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Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Constitutional officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Constitutional officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Lieutenant Governor |
| body | the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
| insignia | Flag of Pennsylvania.svg |
| insigniacaption | Flag of Pennsylvania |
| image | AustinDavis.jpg |
| imagesize | 200px |
| incumbent | Austin Davis |
| incumbentsince | January 17, 2023 |
| residence | Private |
| State House (1971–2019) | |
| termlength | Four years, renewable once consecutively |
| formation | 1873 |
| succession | First |
| inaugural | John Latta |
| salary | $157,765 (2014) |
| website |
The lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania is a constitutional officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The lieutenant governor is elected for a four-year term in the same year as the governor. Each party picks a candidate for lieutenant governor independently of the gubernatorial primary. The winners of the party primaries are then teamed together as a single ticket for the fall general election. The lieutenant governor presides in the Pennsylvania State Senate and is first in the line of succession to the governor; in the event the governor dies, resigns, or otherwise leaves office, the lieutenant governor becomes governor. The lieutenant governor casts tie breaking votes in the State Senate.
The office of lieutenant governor was created by the Constitution of 1873. As with the governor's position, the Constitution of 1968 made lieutenant governors eligible to succeed themselves for one additional four-year term. The position's only official duties are serving as president of the State Senate and chairing the Board of Pardons and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Council. Lieutenant governors often work on additional projects and have a full schedule of community and speaking events.
Until 2019, Pennsylvania was the only state that provided an official residence, State House at Fort Indiantown Gap, for its lieutenant governor. Constructed in 1940 and previously the governor's "summer residence", it became available for Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor in 1968 when the current governor's residence was completed in Harrisburg.
The current lieutenant governor is Austin Davis, who took office on January 17, 2023.
List of lieutenant governors
;Parties
| # | Image | Name | Term | Governor(s) served under | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[File:John Latta.png | 60px]] | John Latta | 1875–1879 | John F. Hartranft | Democratic | |
| 2 | [[File:CharlesWarrenStone.jpg | 60px]] | Charles Warren Stone | 1879–1883 | Henry M. Hoyt | Republican | |
| 3 | [[File:Chauncey Forward Black (1839–1904), Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1883 to 1887.jpg | 60px]] | Chauncey Forward Black | 1883–1887 | Robert E. Pattison | Democratic | |
| 4 | [[File:William Tecumseh Davies (1831–1912), Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1887–91.jpg | 60px]] | William T. Davies | 1887–1891 | James A. Beaver | Republican | |
| 5 | [[File:Louis Arthur Watres (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Louis Arthur Watres | 1891–1895 | Robert E. Pattison | Republican | |
| 6 | [[File:Walter Lyon (1853–1933), Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1895–1899.jpg | 60px]] | Walter Lyon | 1895–1899 | Daniel H. Hastings | Republican | |
| 7 | [[File:John P S Gobin.jpg | 60px]] | John P. S. Gobin | 1899–1903 | William A. Stone | Republican | |
| 8 | [[File:William M Brown (circa 1903).jpg | 60px]] | William M. Brown | 1903–1907 | Samuel W. Pennypacker | Republican | |
| 9 | [[File:A Snapshot of Pennsylvania Governor Edwin S. Stuart, Lieutenant Governor Robert S. Murphy, and General Horace Porter at the University of Pittsburgh Cornerstone Laying, October 2, 1908 (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Robert S. Murphy | 1907–1911 | Edwin Sydney Stuart | Republican | |
| 10 | [[File:JohnMerrimanReynolds.jpg | 60px]] | John M. Reynolds | 1911–1915 | John K. Tener | Republican | |
| 11 | [[File:Francis Bernard McClain.png | 60px]] | Frank B. McClain | 1915–1919 | Martin Grove Brumbaugh | Republican | |
| 12 | [[File:Edward E Beidleman (cropped).png | 60px]] | Edward E. Beidleman | 1919–1923 | William Cameron Sproul | Republican | |
| 13 | [[File:David J. Davis (1870–1942), Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1923 to 1927.jpg | 60px]] | David J. Davis | 1923–1927 | Gifford Pinchot | Republican | |
| 14 | [[File:Arthur H. James (Pennsylvania governor).jpg | 60px]] | Arthur H. James | 1927–1931 | John Stuchell Fisher | Republican | |
| 15 | [[File:Edward C. Shannon.jpg | 60px]] | Edward C. Shannon | 1931–1935 | Gifford Pinchot | Republican | |
| 16 | [[File:Thos. Kennedy LCCN2014714901.jpg | 60px]] | Thomas Kennedy | 1935–1939 | George Howard Earle III | Democratic | |
| 17 | Samuel S. Lewis | 1939–1943 | Arthur James | Republican | |||
| 18 | [[File:John C. Bell Jr. (Pennsylvania governor).jpg | 60px]] | John Cromwell Bell Jr. | 1943–1947 | Edward Martin | Republican | |
| 19 | [[File:Daniel B. Strickler (Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor).jpg | 60px]] | Daniel B. Strickler | 1947–1951 | James H. Duff | Republican | |
| 20 | [[File:Lloyd H. Wood (1896–1964), Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1955.jpg | 60px]] | Lloyd H. Wood | 1951–1955 | John S. Fine | Republican | |
| 21 | [[File:Roy E. Furman (1901–1977), Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania (1955–1959) and Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1936–1938).jpg | 60px]] | Roy E. Furman | 1955–1959 | George M. Leader | Democratic | |
| 22 | [[File:John Morgan Davis (1906–1984), Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1959 to 1963.jpg | 60px]] | John Morgan Davis | 1959–1963 | David L. Lawrence | Democratic | |
| 23 | [[File:GovShaferMay67 N2.tif | 60px]] | Raymond P. Shafer | 1963–1967 | William Scranton | Republican | |
| 24 | [[File:Raymond J Broderick.png | 60px]] | Raymond J. Broderick | 1967–1971 | Raymond P. Shafer | Republican | |
| 25 | [[File:Ernest P. Kline.png | 60px]] | Ernest P. Kline | 1971–1979 | Milton Shapp | Democratic | |
| 26 | [[File:William Scranton III.png | 60px]] | William Scranton III | 1979–1987 | Dick Thornburgh | Republican | |
| 27 | [[File:Mark Singel.jpg | 60px]] | Mark Singel | 1987–1995 | Robert P. Casey | Democratic | |
| 28 | [[File:Mark S Schweiker 2001.jpg | 60px]] | Mark S. Schweiker | 1995–2001 | Tom Ridge | Republican | |
| 29 | Robert C. Jubelirer | 2001–2003 | Mark S. Schweiker | Republican | |||
| 30 | [[File:Catherine Baker Knoll headshot.jpg | 60px]] | Catherine Baker Knoll | 2003–2008 | Ed Rendell | Democratic | |
| 31 | [[File:Joe Scarnati.jpg | 60px]] | Joseph B. Scarnati III | 2008–2011 | Ed Rendell | Republican | |
| 32 | [[File:Jim Cawley.JPG | 60px]] | Jim Cawley | 2011–2015 | Tom Corbett | Republican | |
| 33 | [[File:Liet. Gov. Michael Stack (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Mike Stack | 2015–2019 | Tom Wolf | Democratic | |
| 34 | [[File:Lt. Gov. John Fetterman Portrait (46874790005) (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | John Fetterman | 2019–2023 | Tom Wolf | Democratic | |
| 35 | [[File:AustinDavis.jpg | 60px]] | Austin Davis | 2023–present | Josh Shapiro | Democratic |
List of acting lieutenant governors
- Jake Corman – From May 17, 2022, to May 23, 2022, Corman served as acting lieutenant governor while lieutenant governor John Fetterman had a pacemaker implanted and recovered.
- Kim Ward – John Fetterman resigned as lieutenant governor to serve in the United States Senate on January 3, 2023, Ward served as acting lieutenant governor until January 17, 2023, when lieutenant governor-elect Austin Davis was sworn in.
Vice-presidents of Pennsylvania
From 1777 to 1790 the executive branch of Pennsylvania's state government was headed by a Supreme Executive Council consisting of a representative of each county and of the City of Philadelphia. The vice president of the Council—also known as the vice-president of Pennsylvania—held a position analogous to the modern office of lieutenant governor. Presidents and vice-presidents were elected to one-year terms and could serve up to three years—the full length of their regular term as counsellor. Ten men served as vice-president during the time of the Council's existence.
- George Bryan 1777–1779
- Matthew Smith 1779
- William Moore 1779–1781
- James Potter 1781–1782
- James Ewing 1782–1784
- James Irvine 1784–1785
- Charles Biddle 1785–1787
- Peter Muhlenberg 1787–1788
- David Redick 1788
- George Ross 1788–1790
References
References
- Dawson, Mike. (February 20, 2014). "Jay Paterno seeking election as Pa. lieutenant governor". [[Centre Daily Times]].
- (January 21, 2005). "Pennsylvania Election Process". [[The Morning Call]].
- "The Constitution of Pennsylvania: Article IV §13 — When Lieutenant Governor to act as Governor.". [[Pennsylvania General Assembly]].
- "The Constitution of Pennsylvania: Article IV §14 — Vacancy in office of Lieutenant Governor". [[Pennsylvania General Assembly]].
- "RG-64, Records of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Agency History". Pennsylvania State Archives.
- Walmer, Daniel. (April 21, 2017). "Pa. has US's only Lt. Gov. mansion. Is it worth the cost?". Gannett.
- Murphy, Jan. (December 18, 2019). "Pa. lawmakers are looking to change the picking and the perks of future lieutenant governors". [[The Patriot-News]].
- White, Jaxon. (December 30, 2023). "Shapiro purchased automatic dog door, massage sofa and big-screen TVs for Governor's Residence". [[LNP (newspaper).
- (May 17, 2022). "Lt. Gov. Fetterman Submits Written Declaration to General Assembly". Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
- (May 18, 2022). "Jake Corman to temporarily take over as acting lieutenant governor". Advanced Local Media LLC.
- (January 3, 2023). "The Pa. Legislature returns: Three storylines to follow today {{!}} Tuesday Morning Coffee". Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
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