List of Governors of Idaho

Governor of Idaho

Seal of the State of Idaho
Incumbent
C. L. "Butch" Otter
since January 1, 2007
Residence The Idaho House
Term length Four years, no term limit
Inaugural holder George L. Shoup
Formation July 3, 1890
Deputy Brad Little
Salary $117,00 (2013)[1]
Website gov.idaho.gov

The Governor of Idaho is the head of the executive branch of Idaho's state government[2] and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.[3] The governor has the duty to see state laws are executed, power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Idaho Legislature.[3]

Idaho Territory had 16 territorial governors appointed by the President of the United States from the territory's organization in 1863 until the formation of the state of Idaho in 1890. Four of these never took office, resigning before reaching the territory.

Thirty individuals have held the office of governor of Idaho since the state's admission to the Union in 1890, two of whom—C. A. Bottolfsen and Cecil D. Andrus—served non-consecutive terms. The state's first governor, George Laird Shoup, had the shortest term of three months, and Cecil D. Andrus served as governor the longest at 14 years. Four governors resigned, but none has died while in office. There have been 20 Republican and 12 Democratic governors. The current governor is C. L. "Butch" Otter, who took office on January 1, 2007.[4]

Governors

Governors of the Territory of Idaho

Governors of the State of Idaho

Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890. Since then, the state has had 30 governors, two of whom served non-consecutive terms. The terms for governor and lieutenant governor are four years, commencing on the first Monday in the January following the election. Prior to 1946, the offices were elected to terms of two years.[5] If the office of governor is vacant or the governor is out of state or unable to discharge his duties, the lieutenant governor acts as governor until such time as the disability is removed.[6] If both the offices of governor and lieutenant governor are unable to fulfill their duties, the President pro tempore of the Idaho Senate is next in line, and then the Speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives.[7] After the change to four-year terms, self-succession (re-election) was not initially allowed; newly elected Governor Smylie, formerly the state's attorney general, successfully lobbied the 1955 legislature to propose an amendment to the state constitution to allow gubernatorial re-election, which was approved by voters in the 1956 general election.[8][9] There is no limit to the number of terms a governor may serve.[10]

      Democratic (12)       Republican (20)

#[lower-alpha 1] Governor Took office Left office Party Lt. Governor Terms[lower-alpha 2]
1   George Laird Shoup October 1, 1890 December 18, 1890 Republican   N. B. Willey 1⁄2[lower-alpha 3]
2 N. B. Willey December 18, 1890 January 2, 1893 Republican John S. Gray 1⁄2[lower-alpha 4]
3 William J. McConnell January 2, 1893 January 4, 1897 Republican F. B. Willis 2
F. J. Mills
4 Frank Steunenberg January 4, 1897 January 7, 1901 Democratic George F. Moore[lower-alpha 5] 2[lower-alpha 6]
J. H. Hutchinson[lower-alpha 7]
5 Frank W. Hunt January 7, 1901 January 5, 1903 Democratic Thomas F. Terrell 1
6 John T. Morrison January 5, 1903 January 2, 1905 Republican James M. Stevens 1
7 Frank R. Gooding January 2, 1905 January 4, 1909 Republican Burpee L. Steeves 2
Ezra A. Burrell
8 James H. Brady January 4, 1909 January 2, 1911 Republican Lewis H. Sweetser 1
9 James H. Hawley January 2, 1911 January 6, 1913 Democratic Lewis H. Sweetser 1
10 John M. Haines January 6, 1913 January 4, 1915 Republican Herman H. Taylor 1
11 Moses Alexander January 4, 1915 January 6, 1919 Democratic Herman H. Taylor[lower-alpha 8] 2
Ernest L. Parker
12 D. W. Davis January 6, 1919 January 1, 1923 Republican Charles C. Moore 2
13 Charles C. Moore January 1, 1923 January 3, 1927 Republican H. C. Baldridge 2
14 H. C. Baldridge January 3, 1927 January 5, 1931 Republican O. E. Hailey 2
W. B. Kinne[lower-alpha 9]
O. E. Hailey
15 C. Ben Ross January 5, 1931 January 4, 1937 Democratic G. P. Mix 3
George E. Hill
G. P. Mix
16 Barzilla W. Clark January 4, 1937 January 2, 1939 Democratic Charles C. Gossett 1
17 C. A. Bottolfsen January 2, 1939 January 6, 1941 Republican Donald S. Whitehead 1
18 Chase A. Clark January 6, 1941 January 4, 1943 Democratic Charles C. Gossett 1
19 C. A. Bottolfsen January 4, 1943 January 1, 1945 Republican Edwin Nelson 1
20 Charles C. Gossett January 1, 1945 November 17, 1945 Democratic Arnold Williams 1⁄2[lower-alpha 10]
21 Arnold Williams November 17, 1945 January 6, 1947 Democratic A. R. McCabe 1⁄2[lower-alpha 4]
22 C. A. Robins January 6, 1947 January 1, 1951 Republican Donald S. Whitehead 1[lower-alpha 11]
23 Leonard B. Jordan January 1, 1951 January 3, 1955 Republican Edson H. Deal 1
24 Robert E. Smylie January 3, 1955 January 2, 1967 Republican J. Berkeley Larsen 3
W. E. Drevlow[lower-alpha 12]
25 Don Samuelson January 2, 1967 January 4, 1971 Republican Jack M. Murphy 1
26 Cecil D. Andrus January 4, 1971 January 24, 1977 Democratic Jack M. Murphy[lower-alpha 8] 11⁄2[lower-alpha 13]
John V. Evans
27 John V. Evans January 24, 1977 January 5, 1987 Democratic William J. Murphy 21⁄2[lower-alpha 14]
Phil Batt[lower-alpha 8]
David H. Leroy[lower-alpha 8]
28 Cecil D. Andrus January 5, 1987 January 2, 1995 Democratic C.L. "Butch" Otter[lower-alpha 8] 2
29 Phil Batt January 2, 1995 January 4, 1999 Republican C.L. "Butch" Otter 1
30 Dirk Kempthorne January 4, 1999 May 26, 2006 Republican C.L. "Butch" Otter[lower-alpha 15] 11⁄2[lower-alpha 16]
Jack Riggs
Jim Risch
31 Jim Risch May 26, 2006 January 1, 2007 Republican Mark Ricks 1⁄2[lower-alpha 4]
32 Butch Otter January 1, 2007 Incumbent Republican Jim Risch 3[lower-alpha 17]
Brad Little

Other high offices held

Sixteen of Idaho's governors have served higher federal offices or as governors of other states. Nine have served in the U.S. Senate, eight of those representing Idaho, and three have served in the U.S. House, one representing Idaho, one New York, and one the territories of Idaho and Washington. Idaho shares a governor with Arizona Territory, and one was appointed to Washington Territory but never took office. Two governors have been U.S. Secretaries of the Interior, and one served as ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. Six governors (marked with *) resigned to take a new office, including both territorial delegates, both Secretaries of the Interior, and two senators.

In addition, two people who were appointed governor of Idaho Territory but never took office held other high offices. Gilman Marston, appointed governor in 1870, was a representative and senator from New Hampshire,[18] and John Philo Hoyt, appointed in 1878, was Governor of Arizona Territory.[19]

All representatives and senators mentioned represented Idaho except where noted.

Governor Gubernatorial
term		 Other offices held Sources
William H. Wallace 1863–1864 Appointed Governor of Washington Territory,
but did not take office (1861),
Delegate from Washington Territory (1861–1863),
Delegate from Idaho Territory* (1864–1865)		 [20]
Caleb Lyon 1864–1866 Representative from New York (1853–1855) [21]
Thomas M. Bowen 1871 Senator from Colorado (1883–1889) [22]
Thomas W. Bennett 1871–1875 Delegate from Idaho Territory* (1875–1876) [23]
David P. Thompson 1875–1876 Minister to the Ottoman Empire (1892–1893) [24]
John N. Irwin 1883 Governor of Arizona Territory (1890–1892) [25]
George Laird Shoup 1889–1890 Senator* (1890–1901) [12]
William J. McConnell 1893–1897 Senator (1890–1891) [26]
Frank R. Gooding 1905–1909 Senator (1921–1928) [27]
James H. Brady 1909–1911 Senator (1913–1918) [28]
Charles C. Gossett 1945 Senator* (1945–1946) [29]
Leonard B. Jordan 1951–1955 Senator (1962–1973) [30]
Cecil D. Andrus 1971–1977
1987–1995		 Secretary of the Interior* (1977–1981) [15]
Dirk Kempthorne 1999–2006 Senator (1993–1999),
Secretary of the Interior* (2006–2009)		 [17]
Jim Risch 2006–2007 Senator (2009–present) [31]
C.L. "Butch" Otter 2007–present Representative (2001–2007) [16]

Living former U.S. governors of Idaho

As of May 2015, there are four former U.S. governors of Idaho who are currently living at this time, the oldest U.S. governor of Idaho being Phil Batt (1995–1999, born 1927). The most recent death of a former U.S. governor of Idaho and also the most recently serving U.S. governor of Idaho to have died, was that of John V. Evans (1977–1987), at age 89 on July 8, 2014.

Governor Gubernatorial term Date of birth (and age)
Cecil D. Andrus 1971–1977
1987–1995		 August 25, 1931
Phil Batt 1995–1999 March 4, 1927
Dirk Kempthorne 1999–2006 October 29, 1951
Jim Risch 2006–2007 May 3, 1943

Notes

  1. ↑ Based on C.L. "Butch" Otter saying he would be the 32nd governor of the state,[11] the official count includes repeat governors.
  2. ↑ The fractional terms of some governors are not to be understood absolutely literally; rather, they are meant to show single terms during which multiple governors served, due to resignations, deaths and the like.
  3. ↑ Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.[12]
  4. 1 2 3 As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term.
  5. ↑ Moore was part of a fusion ticket that was also endorsed by the Populist Party.[13]
  6. ↑ Steunenberg was part of a fusion ticket that was also endorsed by the Populist Party.[13]
  7. ↑ Hutchinson was part of a fusion ticket that was also endorsed by the Silver Republican Party.[13]
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Represented the Republican Party.
  9. ↑ Died in office.[13]
  10. ↑ Gossett resigned to let Lieutenant Governor Williams succeed him and then appoint him to the United States Senate.[14]
  11. ↑ Robins served the first term after terms were lengthened to four years.
  12. ↑ Represented the Democratic Party.
  13. ↑ Resigned to be United States Secretary of the Interior.[15]
  14. ↑ As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term, and was subsequently elected in his own right.
  15. ↑ Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States House of Representatives.[16]
  16. ↑ Resigned to be United States Secretary of the Interior.[17]
  17. ↑ Governor Otter's third term expires on January 5, 2019.

References

General
Constitution
Specific
  1. ↑ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ ID Const. art. IV, § 5
  3. 1 2 ID Const. art. IV, § 4
  4. ↑ "Election 2010: Idaho's governors race pits well-known governor against a relative unknown". Idaho Statesman (Boise). August 31, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Idaho Constitutional Amendment History". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  6. ↑ ID Const. art. IV, § 12
  7. ↑ ID Const. art. IV, § 14
  8. ↑ "Idaho voters adopt three amendments". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 7, 1956. p. 1.
  9. ↑ Corlett, John (March 31, 1963). "It's mystery why law barring self-succession not repealed". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 5.
  10. ↑ "Idaho Makes Term Limits History". National Conference of State Legislatures. February 1, 2002. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Otter uses on-duty firefighters for 9/11 campaign event: Candidate holds press conference after state ceremony". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. September 12, 2006.
  12. 1 2 "Shoup, George Laird". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Executive Branch" (PDF). Idaho Bluebook. State of Idaho. pp. 70–71. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Idaho Shake-Up Draws Criticism". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 30, 1945. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  15. 1 2 "Idaho Governor Cecil Dale Andrus". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on September 3, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  16. 1 2 "Otter, C. L. (Butch)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  17. 1 2 "Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne". National Governor's Association. Archived from the original on September 3, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  18. ↑ "Martson, Gilman". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  19. ↑ "Hoyt, John Philo". The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Volume XI. New York City: James T. White & Company. 1901. p. 556. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  20. ↑ "Wallace, William Henson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  21. ↑ "Lyon, Caleb". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  22. ↑ "Bowen, Thomas Mead". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  23. ↑ "Bennett, Thomas Warren". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  24. ↑ "Chiefs of Mission between 1778 to 2008". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  25. ↑ Goff, John S. (1978). Arizona Territorial Officials Volume II: The Governors 1863–1912. Arizona: Black Mountain Press. pp. 118–119. OCLC 5100411.
  26. ↑ "McConnell, William John". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  27. ↑ "Gooding, Frank Robert". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  28. ↑ "Brady, James Henry". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  29. ↑ "Gossett, Charles Clinton". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  30. ↑ "Jordan, Leonard Beck". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  31. ↑ "Risch, James". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 29, 2010.

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