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The lieutenant governor of Idaho is a constitutional statewide elected office in the
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of
Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...
. According to the Idaho Constitution, the officeholder is elected to a four-year term. The current lieutenant governor of Idaho is
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Janice McGeachin Janice K. McGeachin (; born January 18, 1963) is an American far-right politician and businesswoman serving as the 43rd lieutenant governor of Idaho since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she was previously a member of the Idaho Hou ...
, who took office January 7, 2019.


Powers and duties

The power of the lieutenant governor of Idaho derives from Article IV, Sections 12 and 13 of the Idaho Constitution, which provides that the office is first in
line of succession An order of succession or right of succession is the line of individuals necessitated to hold a high office when it becomes vacated such as head of state or an honour such as a title of nobility.governor of Idaho. It also dictates that the lieutenant governor serves as the presiding officer of the
Idaho Senate The Idaho Senate is the upper chamber of the Idaho State Legislature. It consists of 35 Senators elected to two-year terms, each representing a district of the state. The Senate meets at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, Idaho. Composition of ...
. The lieutenant governorship has been a constitutional office in Idaho since statehood in 1890. Prior to 1946 the office was elected to two-year terms. Idaho has had 43 lieutenant governors since 1890. Five people have served twice as Idaho Lieutenant Governor: O. E. Hailey (1927–1929; 1929–1931), G. P. Mix (1931–1933; 1935–1937), Charles C. Gossett (1937–1939; 1941–1943), Donald S. Whitehead (1939–1941; 1947–1951) and
Jim Risch James Elroy Risch ( ; born May 3, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as lieutenant governor of Idaho under governors Dirk Kem ...
(2003–2006; 2007–2009).


List of lieutenant governors of Idaho


Living former lieutenant governors

, there are six surviving former lieutenant governors of Idaho; the oldest being Phil Batt (served 1979–1983, born 1927. The most recent and most recently serving lieutenant governor to die was Mark Ricks (served 2006–2007) on September 29, 2016. ^ Also served as governor


Passages


See also

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Idaho gubernatorial elections Idaho gubernatorial elections have been held since statehood in 1890 to directly elect the Governor of Idaho. After the initial election was held in October 1890, each subsequent election was held every two years in November until 1946. Elections ...
* List of governors of Idaho


References


Idaho Statewide Elected Officers Historical Roster
{{Lists of lieutenant governors by U.S. state
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