Their specific duties may vary depending on the state and how the state's constitution is written, Their main responsibility is to step up to the governor's position should the elected governor become incapacitated or die while in office.
The lieutenant governor's position in Virginia is technically a part-time job and, consequently, pays $36,321 per year.
He is the presiding officer of the Texas Senate.
That would be the "Lieutenant Governor".
Their specific duties may vary depending on the state and how the state's constitution is written, Their main responsibility is to step up to the governor's position should the elected governor become incapacitated or die while in office.
The current Lieutenant Governor of Ohio is Mary Taylor. Taylor assumed office as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on January 10, 2011.
mitch landrieu is the lieutenant governor of LA
lieutenant governor
People do not vote for a Lieutenant Governor. He or she is selected by the candidate running for Governor.
State voters elect the lieutenant governor. In most states, the governor and lieutenant governor are elected together on a single ticket, but other states vote for lieutenant governor separately, meaning he or she may be from a different party than the governor.
Brad Owen is the current Lieutenant Governor of Washington State.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JIM CAWLEY was instated as the 32nd Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on January 18th, 2011.
The lieutenant governor is sometimes referred to as the deputy governor or the vice governor.