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A governor serves as the chief executive officer in each of the fifty states . Governors can veto state bills, As such, governors are responsible for implementing state laws and overseeing the operation of the state executive branch.
The governor of a US state is elected by the citizens of that state. Ultimately a governor answers to the voters . In addition to the voters, a governor must deal with the state legislature and the state's own supreme court. In certain situations the governor must also deal with the US Supreme Court.
The Governor is answerable to the State Legislature and the voters that put him or her in office in the first place.
The voters and legislative branches
The salary of state governors differs from state to state. The governor of California receives $250,000. The governor of New Hampshire receives $40,000.
Jerry Brown is the governor of California, the most populous US State.
Gray Davis
California
Jerry Brown
The current head of the government of the state of California is Governor Arnold Schwartzenegger.
Obama is the president of the entire United States. The state of California has a governor.
California
The state where he was born and grown up - California.
Earl Warren was the Governor of California.
California became a state on September 9, 1850. The first governor was Peter Hardeman Burnett, who was elected almost a year prior and continued as the governor after statehood. The first governor to BECOME governor AFTER statehood was John McDougal who, as the then Lieutenant Governor, was elevated to Governor when Burnett resigned in 1851. The first governor ELECTED after statehood was granted was California's 3rd governor, John Bigler, who was elected in 1852. California's 2nd Governor, John McDougal was elected as Lieutenant Governor before California became a state and succeed Burnett as governor upon Burnett's resignation - never having been elected as governor.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger The current Governor of California is Jerry Brown. He was the 34th and is now the 39th governor of California. He is the only governor to serve twice as a California Governor. He was first elected in 1975 and he served until 1983. He was recently elected Governor of California again in 2011.