List of current United States governors
The following is a list of incumbent governors of the states and territories of the United States as well as the Mayor of the District of Columbia. Among the states, there are 33 Republicans, 16 Democrats, and 1 independent (Alaska) holding the office of governor. Additionally, there are 2 Republicans (Guam and Northern Mariana Islands), 1 Democrat (American Samoa) and 1 independent (U.S. Virgin Islands) holding offices in the U.S. territories; furthermore Ricky Rosselló (Puerto Rico) is registered with the New Progressive Party but nationally affiliated as a Democrat. The Mayor of the District of Columbia, Muriel Bowser, is a Democrat.
Generally, the governor of a U.S. state is the head of state and head of government or chief executive officer of their respective state.
State governors
The current term ends in January of the given year for every state except for Alaska, Hawaii, North Dakota, and Kentucky, where the term ends in December of that year's election. The notation "(term limits)" after the year indicates that the current governor is ineligible to seek re-election in that year; the notation "(retiring)" indicates that the current governor has announced his or her intention not to seek re-election at the end of the term nor to run for another office.
Territorial governors
The following hold the gubernatorial offices of the United States territories.
Democratic (1) Republican (2) New Progressive (1) Independent (1) | ||||||||
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Territory | Photo | Governor | Party | Prior Public Experience | Inauguration | End of Term | Past Governors | |
Lolo Matalasi Moliga | Democratic [note 2] |
American Samoa Senate, American Samoa House of Representatives | January 3, 2013 | 2021 | List | |||
Eddie Baza Calvo | Republican | Legislature of Guam | January 3, 2011 | 2019 (term limits) | List | |||
Ralph Torres | Republican | Lieutenant Governor, Northern Mariana Islands Legislature | December 29, 2015 | 2019 | List | |||
Ricardo Rosselló | New Progressive, Democratic | No prior public experience | January 2, 2017 | 2021 | List | |||
Kenneth Mapp | Independent | Lieutenant Governor, Legislature of the Virgin Islands | January 5, 2015 | 2019 | List | |||
Mayor of the District of Columbia
The following holds the mayoralty of the District of Columbia.
Democratic (1) Republican (0) Independent (0) | ||||||||
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District | Photo | Mayor | Party | Prior Public Experience | Inauguration | End of Term | Past Mayors | |
Muriel Bowser | Democratic | Council of the District of Columbia | January 2, 2015 | 2019 | List | |||
See also
- Governor (United States)
- Seals of Governors of the U.S. States
- Flags of Governors of the U.S. States
- List of current United States lieutenant governors
- List of current United States governors by previous experience
- List of female governors in the United States
- List of current United States first spouses
- National Governors Association
- Oldest living United States governors
- List of U.S. state governors born outside the United States
- List of minority governors and lieutenant governors in the United States
- List of current United States governors by age
Notes
References
- ↑ NY gubernatorial terms begin at mid-night New Year's Day.
- ↑ "West Virginia Governor to Switch from Democrat to Republican". New York Times. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
External links
- http://www.nga.org/cms/home.html National Governors Association