Lieutenant Governor of Washington

Lieutenant Governor of Washington

Seal of the Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent
Brad Owen
since January 15, 1997
Term length 4 Years
Inaugural holder Charles E. Laughton
Formation November 11, 1889
Succession First
Salary $93,948 (2010)[1]
Website www.ltgov.wa.gov

The Lieutenant Governor of Washington is an elected office in the U.S. state of Washington. The current incumbent is Brad Owen, a Democrat who has served since 1997. The Lieutenant Governor serves as President of the Washington State Senate and accedes to the governorship in case of a vacancy.

There have been 15 holders of the office, three of whom have ascended to the office of Governor of Washington. Prior to statehood, there were 10 Territorial Secretaries of State of Washington that acted in the Territorial Governor's absence, but were unable to ascend to Governor.[2]

List of Lieutenant Governors of Washington State

# Name Took office Left office Party Notes
1   Charles E. Laughton 1889 1893 Republican
2 F.H. Luce 1893 1897 Republican
3 Thurston Daniels 1897 1901 Populist
4 Henry McBride 1901 December 26, 1901 Republican Became Governor upon the death of John Rankin Rogers
5 Charles E. Coon 1905 1909 Republican
6 Marion E. Hay 1909 March 28, 1909 Republican Became Governor upon the death of Samuel G. Cosgrove
7 Louis Folwell Hart 1913 June 14, 1919 Republican Became Governor upon the death of Ernest Lister
8 William J. Coyle 1921 1925 Republican
9 W. Lon Johnson 1925 1929 Republican
10 John Arthur Gellatly 1929 1933 Republican
11 Victor A. Meyers 1933 1953 Democratic
12 Emmett T. Anderson 1953 1957 Republican
13 John A. Cherberg 1957 1989 Democratic
14 Joel Pritchard 1989 1997 Republican
15 Brad Owen 1997 Incumbent Democratic

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References

  1. ^ "2009-10 Salary Schedule, Adopted May 19, 2009" (PDF). Washington Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials. http://www.salaries.wa.gov/documents/2009-10FINALSalarySchedule5-19-09withRationaleStatement.pdf. Retrieved July 3, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO THE BEGINNING OF WASHINGTON'S STATEHOOD, NOVEMBER 11, 1889.