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{{Politics of the United States}}The following is the planned order of succession for the governorships of the 50 U.S. states and 5 organized territories of the United States, according to the constitutions (and supplemental laws, if any) of each. StatesAlabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • OKlahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming__NOTOC__ |
AlabamaProvided for by Article V, Section 127 of the Constitution of Alabama.[1] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Alabama | Kay Ivey (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor of Alabama | Will Ainsworth (R) |
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| 2 | President pro tempore of the Senate | Del Marsh (R) |
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| 3 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Mac McCutcheon (R) |
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| 4 | Attorney General | Steve Marshall (R) |
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| 5 | Auditor | Jim Zeigler (R) |
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| 6 | Secretary of State | John Merrill (R) |
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| 7 | Treasurer | John McMillan (R) |
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AlaskaProvided for by Article III, Section 10 of the Constitution of Alaska.[2] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Alaska | Mike Dunleavy (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor of Alaska | Kevin Meyer (R) |
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ArizonaProvided for by Article V, Section 6 of the Constitution of Arizona.[3] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Arizona | Doug Ducey (R) | | 1 | Secretary of State | Katie Hobbs (D) |
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| 2 | Attorney General | Mark Brnovich (R) |
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| 3 | Treasurer | Kimberly Yee (R) |
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| 4 | Superintendent of Public Instruction | Kathy Hoffman (D) |
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ArkansasProvided for by Article VI, Section 5 of the Constitution of Arkansas as amended.[4] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Arkansas | Asa Hutchinson (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas | Tim Griffin (R) |
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| 2 | President pro tempore of the Senate | Jonathan Dismang (R) |
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| 3 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Jeremy Gillam (R) |
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CaliforniaProvided for by Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of California and Title 2, Division 3 of the California Codes.[5][6] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of California | Gavin Newsom (D) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Eleni Kounalakis (D) |
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| 2 | President pro tempore of the Senate | Toni Atkins (D) |
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| 3 | Speaker of the Assembly | Anthony Rendon (D) |
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| 4 | Secretary of State | Alex Padilla (D) |
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| 5 | Attorney General | Xavier Becerra (D) |
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| 6 | Treasurer | Fiona Ma (D) |
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| 7 | Controller | Betty Yee (D) |
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| 8 | Superintendent of Public Instruction | Tony Thurmond (NP) |
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| 9 | Insurance Commissioner | Ricardo Lara (D) |
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| 9 | Insurance Commissioner | Ricardo Lara (D) |
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| 10 | Chair of the Board of Equalization | Malia Cohen (D) |
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| 11 | List of 4-7 people named by Governor
(subject to confirmation by the Senate)
in the case of war or enemy-caused disaster. |
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ColoradoProvided for by Article IV, Section 13 of the Constitution of Colorado.[7] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Colorado | Jared Polis (D) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Dianne Primavera (D) |
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| 2 | President pro tempore of the Senate[8] | Leroy Garcia (D) |
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| 3 | Speaker of the House of Representatives[8] | KC Becker (D) |
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| 4 | Minority Leader of the House[8] | Patrick Neville (R) |
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| 5 | Minority Leader of the Senate[9] | Chris Holbert (R) |
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ConnecticutProvided for by Article IV, Sections 18-21 of the Constitution of Connecticut.[10] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Connecticut | Ned Lamont (D) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Susan Bysiewicz (D) |
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| 2 | President pro tempore of the Senate | Martin Looney (D) |
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DelawareProvided for by Article III, Section 20 of the Constitution of Delaware.[11] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Delaware | John Carney (D) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Bethany Hall-Long (D) |
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| 2 | Secretary of State | Jeffrey W. Bullock (D) |
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| 3 | Attorney General | Kathy Jennings (D) |
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| 4 | President pro tempore of the Senate | David McBride (D) |
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| 5 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Peter Schwartzkopf (D) |
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FloridaProvided for by Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution of Florida and Florida Statute 14.055.[12][13] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Florida | Ron DeSantis (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Jeanette Núñez (R) |
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| 2 | Attorney General | Ashley Moody (R) |
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| 3 | Chief Financial Officer | Jimmy Patronis (R) |
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| 4 | Commissioner of Agriculture | Nikki Fried (D) |
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GeorgiaProvided for by Article V, Section 1, Paragraph V of the Constitution of Georgia.[14] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Georgia | Brian Kemp (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Geoff Duncan (R) |
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| 2 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | David Ralston (R) |
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HawaiiProvided for by Article V, Section 4 of the Constitution of Hawaii and Title 4 §26-2 of the Hawaii code.[15][16] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Hawaii | David Ige (D) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Josh Green (D) |
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| 2 | President of the Senate | Ron Kouchi (D) |
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| 3 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Scott Saiki (D) |
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| 4 | Attorney General | Clare E. Connors (D) |
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| 5 | Director of Finance | Roderick Becker |
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| 6 | Comptroller | Curt Otaguro |
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| 7 | Director of Taxation | Linda Chu Takayama |
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| 8 | Director of Human Resources Development | Ryker Wada |
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IdahoProvided for by Article IV, Sections 12-14 of the Constitution of Idaho.[17] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Idaho | Brad Little (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Janice McGeachin (R) |
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| 2 | President pro tempore of the Senate | Brent Hill (R) |
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IllinoisProvided for by Article V, Section 6 of the Constitution of Illinois.[18] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Illinois | J. B. Pritzker (D) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Juliana Stratton (D) |
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| 2 | Attorney General | Kwame Raoul (D) |
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| 3 | Secretary of State | Jesse White (D) |
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IndianaProvided for by Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Indiana.[19] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Indiana | Eric Holcomb (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Suzanne Crouch (R) |
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| 2 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Brian Bosma (R) |
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| 3 | President pro tempore of the Senate | Rodric Bray (R) |
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| 4 | Treasurer | Kelly Mitchell (R) |
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| 5 | Secretary of State | Connie Lawson (R) |
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| 6 | Auditor | Tera Klutz (R) |
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| 7 | Superintendent of Public Instruction | Jennifer McCormick (R) |
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IowaProvided for by Article IV, Sections 17-19 of the Constitution of Iowa.[20] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Iowa | Kim Reynolds (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Adam Gregg (R) |
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| 2 | President of the Senate | Charles Schneider (R) |
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| 3 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Linda Upmeyer (R) |
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KansasProvided for by KSA Statute 75-125[21] and KSA Statute 48-1204.[22] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Kansas | Laura Kelly (D) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Lynn Rogers (D) |
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| 2 | President of the Senate | Susan Wagle (R) |
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| 3 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Ron Ryckman Jr. (R) |
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| Eligible to serve as emergency interim Governor if 1-3 are vacant |
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| 4 | Secretary of State | Scott Schwab (R) |
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| 5 | Attorney General | Derek Schmidt (R) |
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KentuckyProvided for by Sections 84,[23] 85[24] and 87[25] of the Kentucky Constitution. | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Kentucky | Matt Bevin (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Jenean Hampton (R) |
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| 2 | President of the Senate | Robert Stivers (R) |
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| 3 | Attorney General[26] | Andy Beshear (D) |
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| 4 | Auditor[26] | Mike Harmon (R) |
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LouisianaProvided for by Article IV, Section 14 of the Constitution of Louisiana.[27] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Louisiana | John Bel Edwards (D) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Billy Nungesser (R) |
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| 2 | Secretary of State | Kyle Ardoin (R) |
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| 3 | Attorney General | Jeff Landry (R) |
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| 4 | Treasurer | John Schroder (R) |
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| 5 | President of the Senate | John Alario (R) |
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| 5 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Taylor Barras (R) |
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MaineProvided for by Article V, Part 1, Section 14 of the Constitution of Maine.[28] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Maine | Janet Mills (D) | | 1 | President of the Senate | Troy Jackson (D) |
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| 2 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Sara Gideon (D) |
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| 3 | Secretary of State[26] | Matthew Dunlap (D) |
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MarylandProvided for by Article II, Section 6 of the Constitution of Maryland.[29] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Maryland | Larry Hogan (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Boyd Rutherford (R) |
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| 2 | President of the Senate[30] | Thomas V. Miller Jr. (D) |
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MassachusettsProvided for by Part 2, Chapter II, Section III, Article VI of the Constitution of Massachusetts as amended by Article LV.[31] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Massachusetts | Charlie Baker (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Karyn Polito (R) |
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| 2 | Secretary of the Commonwealth | Bill Galvin (D) |
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| 3 | Attorney General | Maura Healey (D) |
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| 4 | Treasurer and Receiver-General | Deb Goldberg (D) |
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| 5 | Auditor | Suzanne M. Bump (D) |
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MichiganProvided for by Article V, Section 26 of the Constitution of Michigan.[32] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer (D) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Garlin Gilchrist (D) |
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| 2 | Secretary of State | Jocelyn Benson (D) |
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| 3 | Attorney General | Dana Nessel (D) |
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MinnesotaProvided for by Article V, Section 5 of the Minnesota Constitution[33] and Minnesota Statute 4.06.[34] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Minnesota | Tim Walz (DFL) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Peggy Flanagan (DFL) |
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| 2 | President of the Senate | Jeremy Miller (R) |
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| 3 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Melissa Hortman (DFL) |
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| 4 | Secretary of State | Steve Simon (DFL) |
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| 5 | Auditor | Julie Blaha (DFL) |
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| 6 | Attorney General | Keith Ellison (DFL) |
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MississippiProvided for by Article V, Section 131 of the Constitution of Mississippi.[35] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Mississippi | Phil Bryant (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Tate Reeves (R) |
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| 2 | President pro tempore of the Senate | Terry C. Burton (R) |
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| 3 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Philip Gunn (R) |
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MissouriProvided for by Article IV, Section 11(a) of the Constitution of Missouri.[36] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Missouri | Mike Parson (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Mike Kehoe (R) |
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| 2 | President pro tempore of the Senate | Dave Schatz (R) |
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| 3 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Elijah Haahr (R) |
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| 4 | Secretary of State | Jay Ashcroft (R) |
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| 5 | Auditor | Nicole Galloway (D) |
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| 6 | Treasurer | Scott Fitzpatrick (R) |
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| 7 | Attorney General | Eric Schmitt (R) |
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MontanaProvided for by Article VI, Section 6 of the Constitution of Montana[37] and Montana Code 2-16-511 to 2-16-513.[38] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Montana | Steve Bullock (D) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Mike Cooney (D) |
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| 2 | President of the Senate | Scott Sales (R) |
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| 3 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Greg Hertz (R) |
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| 4 | Most senior member of the Montana Legislature | Sen. Gene Vuckovich (D) |
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NebraskaProvided for by Article IV, Section 16 of the Constitution of Nebraska.[39] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Nebraska | Pete Ricketts (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Mike Foley (R) |
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| 2 | Speaker of the Legislature | Jim Scheer (R)[40] |
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NevadaProvided for by Nevada Revised Statute 223.080.[41] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Nevada | Steve Sisolak (D) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Kate Marshall (D) |
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| 2 | President pro tempore of the Senate | Kelvin Atkinson (D) |
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| 3 | Speaker of the Assembly | Jason Frierson (D) |
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| 4 | Secretary of State | Barbara Cegavske (R) |
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New HampshireProvided for by Part 2, Article 49 of the Constitution of New Hampshire.[42] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of New Hampshire | Chris Sununu (R) | | 1 | President of the Senate | Donna Soucy (D) |
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| 2 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Steve Shurtleff (D) |
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| 3 | Secretary of State[26] | Bill Gardner (D) |
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| 4 | Treasurer[26] | Bill Dwyer |
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New JerseyProvided for by Article V, Section I, Paragraph 7 of the Constitution of New Jersey[43] and New Jersey Revised Statute 52:14A-4.[44] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of New Jersey | Phil Murphy (D) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Sheila Oliver (D) |
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| 2 | President of the Senate | Stephen M. Sweeney (D) |
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| 3 | Speaker of the General Assembly | Craig Coughlin (D) |
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| Eligible to serve as emergency interim Governor if 1-3 are vacant |
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| 4 | Attorney General | Gurbir Grewal (D) |
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| 5 | Commissioner of Transportation | Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti |
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New MexicoProvided for by Article V, Section 7 of the Constitution of New Mexico[45] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of New Mexico | Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Howie Morales (D) |
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| 2 | Secretary of State | Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D) |
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| 3 | President pro tempore of the Senate | Mary Kay Papen (D) |
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| 4 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Brian Egolf (D) |
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New YorkProvided for by Article IV, Sections 5-6 of the New York Constitution[46] and the Defense Emergency Act of 1951.[47] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of New York | Andrew Cuomo (D) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Kathy Hochul (D) |
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| 2 | Temporary President of the Senate | Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) |
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| 3 | Speaker of the Assembly | Carl Heastie (D) |
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| Eligible to serve as emergency interim Governor if 1-3 are vacant |
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| 4 | Attorney General | Letitia James (D) |
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| 5 | Comptroller | Thomas DiNapoli (D) |
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| 6 | Commissioner of Transportation | Paul Karas (acting) |
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| 7 | Commissioner of Health | Howard A. Zucker |
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| — | Commissioner of Commerce[48] | n/a |
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| — | Industrial Commissioner[48] | n/a |
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| 8 | Chair of the Public Service Commission | John B. Rhodes |
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| 9 | Secretary of State | Rossana Rosado (D) |
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North CarolinaProvided for by Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution of North Carolina[49] and G.S. § 147.11.1.[50] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of North Carolina | Roy Cooper (D) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Dan Forest (R) |
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| 2 | President pro tempore of the Senate | Philip E. Berger (R) |
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| 3 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Tim Moore (R) |
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| 4 | Secretary of State | Elaine Marshall (D) |
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| 5 | Auditor | Beth Wood (D) |
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| 6 | Superintendent of Public Instruction | Mark Johnson (R) |
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| 7 | Attorney General | Josh Stein (D) |
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| 8 | Commissioner of Agriculture | Steve Troxler (R) |
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| 9 | Commissioner of Labor | Cherie Berry (R) |
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| 10 | Commissioner of Insurance | Mike Causey (R) |
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North DakotaProvided for by Article V, Section 11 of the Constitution of North Dakota.[51] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of North Dakota | Doug Burgum (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Brent Sanford (R) |
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| 2 | Secretary of State | Alvin Jaeger (R) |
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OhioProvided for by Article III, Section 15 of the Constitution of Ohio[52] and Title I, Chapter 161 of the Ohio Revised Code.[53] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Ohio | Mike DeWine (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Jon A. Husted (R) |
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| 2 | President of the Senate | Larry Obhof (R) |
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| 3 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Larry Householder (R) |
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| 4 | Secretary of State | Frank LaRose (R) |
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| 5 | Treasurer | Robert Sprague (R) |
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| 6 | Auditor | Keith Faber (R) |
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| 7 | Attorney General | Dave Yost (R) |
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OklahomaAs provided by Article VI, Section 15 of the Constitution of Oklahoma[54] and the Oklahoma Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act. | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Oklahoma | Kevin Stitt | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma | Matt Pinnell |
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| 2 | President Pro Tempore of the Senate | Greg Treat |
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| 3 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Charles McCall |
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| Eligible to serve as emergency interim Governor if 1-3 are vacant |
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| 4 | State Auditor and Inspector | Cindy Byrd |
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| 5 | Attorney General | Michael J. Hunter |
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| 6 | State Treasurer | Randy McDaniel |
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| 7 | Superintendent of Public Instruction | Joy Hofmeister |
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| 8 | Labor Commissioner | Leslie Osborn |
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| 9 | Corporation Commissioner (by length of tenure) | Bob Anthony |
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| 10 | Dana Murphy |
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| 11 | Todd Hiett |
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OregonProvided for by Article V, Section 8a of the Constitution of Oregon[55] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Oregon | Kate Brown (D) | | 1 | Secretary of State | Dennis Richardson (R) |
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| 2 | Treasurer | Tobias Read (D) |
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| 3 | President of the Senate | Peter Courtney (D) |
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| 4 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Tina Kotek (D) |
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PennsylvaniaProvided for by Article IV, Sections 13-14 of the Pennsylvania Constitution[56] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Pennsylvania | Tom Wolf (D) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | John Fetterman (D) |
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| 2 | President pro tempore of the Senate | Joe Scarnati (R) |
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Rhode IslandProvided for by Article IX, Sections 9-10 of the Constitution of Rhode Island[57] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Rhode Island | Gina Raimondo (D) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Daniel McKee (D) |
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| 2 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Nicholas Mattiello (D) |
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South CarolinaProvided for by Article IV, Sections 6 and 11 of the Constitution of South Carolina.[58] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of South Carolina | Henry McMaster (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Kevin L. Bryant (R) |
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| 2 | President of the Senate | Harvey S. Peeler Jr. (R) |
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South DakotaProvided for by Article IV, Section 6 of the Constitution of South Dakota.[59] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of South Dakota | Kristi Noem (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Larry Rhoden (R) |
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TennesseeProvided for by Article III, Section 12 of the Constitution of Tennessee[60] and Acts 1941, Chapter 99 §1.[61] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Tennessee | Bill Lee (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the Senate | Randy McNally (R) |
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| 2 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Glen Casada (R) |
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| 3 | Secretary of State | Tre Hargett (R) |
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| 4 | Comptroller of the Treasury | Justin P. Wilson (R) |
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TexasProvided for by Article IV, Sections 3a and 16-18 of the Constitution of Texas.[62][63] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Texas | Greg Abbott (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Dan Patrick (R) |
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| 2 | President pro tempore of the Senate | Kirk Watson (D) |
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| 3 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Dennis Bonnen (R) |
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| 4 | Attorney General | Ken Paxton (R) |
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| Chief Justices of the Texas Courts of Appeals, in numerical order |
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| 5 | 1st Court of Appeals (Houston) | Sherry Radack (R) |
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| 6 | 2nd Court of Appeals (Fort Worth) | Bonnie Sudderth (R) |
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| 7 | 3rd Court of Appeals (Austin) | Jeff Rose (R) |
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| 8 | 4th Court of Appeals (San Antonio) | Sandee Bryan Marion (R) |
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| 9 | 5th Court of Appeals (Dallas) | Robert Burns III (D) |
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| 10 | 6th Court of Appeals (Texarkana) | Josh Morriss (R) |
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| 11 | 7th Court of Appeals (Amarillo) | Brian Quinn (R) |
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| 12 | 8th Court of Appeals (El Paso) | Ann Crawford McClure (D) |
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| 13 | 9th Court of Appeals (Beaumont) | Steve McKeithen (R) |
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| 14 | 10th Court of Appeals (Waco) | Tom Gray (R) |
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| 15 | 11th Court of Appeals (Eastland) | John M. Bailey (R) |
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| 16 | 12th Court of Appeals (Tyler) | Jim Worthen (R) |
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| 17 | 13th Court of Appeals (Corpus Christi) | Dori Contreras (D) |
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| 16 | 14th Court of Appeals (Houston) | Kem Thompson Frost (R) |
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UtahProvided for by Article VII, Section 11 of the Constitution of Utah[64] and the Emergency Interim Succession Act (C53-2a-803).[65] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Utah | Gary Herbert (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | Spencer Cox (R) |
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| 2 | President of the Senate | J. Stuart Adams (R) |
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| 3 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Brad Wilson (R) |
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| Eligible to serve as emergency interim Governor if 1-3 are vacant |
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| 4 | Attorney General | Sean Reyes (R) |
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| 5 | Treasurer | David Damschen (R) |
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| 6 | Auditor | John Dougall (R) |
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VermontProvided for by Chapter II, Section 20 of the Constitution of Vermont,[66] 3 VSA §1[67] and 20 VSA §183.[68] | # | Office | Current Officer |
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| Governor of Vermont | Phil Scott (R) | | 1 | Lieutenant Governor | David Zuckerman (VPP) |
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| 2 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Mitzi Johnson (D) |
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| 3 | President pro tempore of the Senate | Tim Ashe (D) |
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| 4 | Secretary of State | Jim Condos (D) |
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| 5 | Treasurer | Beth Pearce (D) |
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Organized territoriesFederal districtReferences1. ^
2. ^[https://ltgov.alaska.gov/information/alaskas-constitution/]
3. ^[https://www.azleg.gov/viewDocument/?docName=http://www.azleg.gov/const/5/6.htm]
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6. ^[https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12058.][https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12061.]
7. ^[https://advance.lexis.com/documentpage/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=9c02bff7-3d33-4314-960e-87202bd23ebc&nodeid=AABAAFAAN&nodepath=%2FROOT%2FAAB%2FAABAAF%2FAABAAFAAN&level=3&haschildren=&populated=false&title=Section+13.+SUCCESSION+TO+THE+OFFICE+OF+GOVERNOR+AND+LIEUTENANT+GOVERNOR&config=0143JAAwODgxYWIyNi1mNGJlLTQwYmItYmE4Ni0yOWY2NzQzMjE3MTAKAFBvZENhdGFsb2ecqetP0coiYGhC4QCG46NJ&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fstatutes-legislation%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A5SHC-0BN0-004D-101T-00008-00&ecomp=-_57kkk&prid=6a8b488b-2220-4323-8949-058a56f0cd84]
8. ^1 2 Must be the same party as the outgoing governor. If the current officeholder is not a member of the same party, skip to the next on the list.
9. ^If the Minority Leader of the Senate is not a member of the same party as the outgoing Governor, succession goes back to the President pro tempore of the Senate.
10. ^[https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/Content/constitutions/CTConstitution.htm]
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13. ^[https://www.lawserver.com/law/state/florida/statutes/florida_statutes_14-055]
14. ^[https://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/government/related_article/constitutions/georgia-constitution-of-1983-as-ratified-without-subsequent-amendments#Article%20V]
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16. ^[https://law.justia.com/codes/hawaii/2013/title-4/chapter-26/section-26-2/]
17. ^[https://sos.idaho.gov/elect/stcon/article_IV.html]
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20. ^[https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/ICP/1023054.pdf]
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23. ^[https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/Law/Constitution/Constitution/ViewConstitution?rsn=92]
24. ^[https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/Law/Constitution/Constitution/ViewConstitution?rsn=93]
25. ^[https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/Law/Constitution/Constitution/ViewConstitution?rsn=95]
26. ^1 2 3 4 Only eligible to serve until a new President of the Senate is elected.
27. ^
28. ^
29. ^[https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/43const/html/02art2.html]
30. ^Only eligible to serve until the General Assembly elects a new Governor.
31. ^[https://malegislature.gov/Laws/Constitution#chapterIISectionIII]
32. ^
33. ^[https://www.revisor.mn.gov/constitution/#article_5]
34. ^[https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/4.06]
35. ^
36. ^
37. ^[https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0000/article_0060/part_0010/section_0060/0000-0060-0010-0060.html]
38. ^[https://www.lawserver.com/law/state/montana/mt-code/montana_code_2-16-511]
39. ^[https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/articles.php?article=IV-16]
40. ^The Nebraska Legislature is officially nonpartisan, but Speaker Scheer identifies with the Republican Party.
41. ^[https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-223.html#NRS223Sec080]
42. ^[https://www.nh.gov/glance/governor.htm]
43. ^[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/lawsconstitution/constitution.asp]
44. ^[https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/2017/title-52/section-52-14a-4/]
45. ^
46. ^[https://www.dos.ny.gov/info/pdfs/Constitution%20January%202015%20amd.pdf]
47. ^[https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/DEA]
48. ^1 The New York Defense Emergency Act of 1951 calls for the "Commissioner of Commerce" and the "Industrial Commissioner" to be in the emergency line of succession. However, these departments/positions no longer exist and it is unclear if there have been statutory changes made to accommodate the line of succession.
49. ^[https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Constitution/NCConstitution.html]
50. ^[https://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter_147/GS_147-11.1.pdf]
51. ^[https://www.legis.nd.gov/constit/a05.pdf]
52. ^[https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/laws/ohio-constitution/section?const=3.15]
53. ^
54. ^
55. ^[https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/Pages/OrConst.aspx]
56. ^[https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/consCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&ttl=00&div=0&chpt=4&sctn=13&subsctn=0][https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/consCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&ttl=00&div=0&chpt=4&sctn=14&subsctn=0]
57. ^
58. ^[https://www.scstatehouse.gov/scconstitution/A04.pdf]
59. ^
60. ^
61. ^[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3693073;view=1up;seq=345]
62. ^[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CN/pdf/CN.4.pdf]
63. ^[https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/archive/html/exec/features/0304_01.html]
64. ^[https://le.utah.gov/xcode/ArticleVII/Article_VII,_Section_11.html?v=UC_AVII_S11_1800010118000101]
65. ^[https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53/Chapter2A/C53-2a-P8_1800010118000101.pdf]
66. ^[https://le.utah.gov/xcode/ArticleVII/Article_VII,_Section_11.html?v=UC_AVII_S11_1800010118000101]
67. ^[https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/03/001/00001]
68. ^[https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/20/007/00183]
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