The Lieutenant Governor performs the same tasks that the Vice
President of the United States does, but on the State level.
1. Attends functions not important enough for the Governor
to.
2. Visits people to clear things up when it would be risky or
impolitic for the Governor to be seen with the person.
3. Attends funerals of opposition party members.
4. Networks for future bid for Governorship.
5. Peddles influence.*
6. Assumes the governorship if the current governor dies or
resigns.
*See Discussion page