List of current United States governors by previous experience

This is a list of current United States governors by previous experience. As of 2018, 12 governors (both state and territorial) have served as Lieutenant Governor immediately prior to their service as Governor, 6 have served in the U.S. House of Representatives, 5 as state attorney general, 5 as mayor, 4 in the state upper house,[1] 2 in appointed state government positions, 3 in the state lower house, 2 as state treasurer, 2 as U.S. attorney, 2 in the U.S. Senate, and 1 each in an appointed federal government position, as county executive, as district attorney, as a district court judge, as a member of a state executive body, as national party chair, and as state secretary of state. Additionally, 10 have had no previous government experience.

State governors

State Image Governor Party Term Position 1 Position 2 Position 3 Position 4 Position 5
Kay Ivey
   Republican 2017–
[2]		 Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
(2011–2017)		 Alabama State Treasurer
(2003–2011)
Bill Walker
   Independent 2014– Mayor of Valdez
(1979–1980)		 Member of the Valdez City Council
(1977–1979)
Doug Ducey
   Republican 2015– Treasurer of Arizona
(2011–2015)
Asa Hutchinson
   Republican 2015– Undersecretary for Border and Transportation Security
(2003–2005)		 Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration
(2001–2003)		 Member of the United States House of Representatives
(1997–2001)		 Chair of the Arkansas Republican Party
(1990-1995)		 United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas
(1982-1985)
Jerry Brown
   Democratic 2011– Attorney General of California
(2007–2011)		 Mayor of Oakland
(1999–2007)		 Chair of the California Democratic Party
(1989–1991)		 Governor of California
(1975–1983)		 Secretary of State of California
(1971–1975)
John Hickenlooper
   Democratic 2011– Mayor of Denver
(2003–2011)
Dannel Malloy
   Democratic 2011– Mayor of Stamford
(1995–2009)
John Carney
   Democratic 2017– Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
(2011–2017)		 Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
(2001–2009)
Rick Scott
   Republican 2011– No prior office
Nathan Deal
   Republican 2011– Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
(1993–2010)		 Member of the Georgia Senate
(1981–1993)
David Ige
   Democratic 2014– Member of the Hawaii Senate
(1995–2014)		 Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
(1985–1995)
Butch Otter
   Republican 2007– Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
(2001–2007)		 Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
(1987–2001)		 Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
(1973–1979)
Bruce Rauner
   Republican 2015– No prior office
Eric Holcomb
   Republican 2017– Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
(2016–2017)		 Chief of Staff to Senator Dan Coats
(2013-2015)		 Chair of the Indiana Republican Party
(2010-2013)		 Campaign Manager to the Mitch Daniels gubernatorial campaign
(2007-2008)		 Aide to Governor Mitch Daniels
(2003-2011)
Kim Reynolds
   Republican 2017–
[2]		 Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
(2011–2017)		 Member of the Iowa Senate
(2009–2010)
Jeff Colyer
   Republican 2018– Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
(2011–2018)		 Member of the Kansas Senate
(2009–2011)		 Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
(2007–2009)
Matt Bevin
   Republican 2015– No prior office
John Bel Edwards
   Democratic 2016– Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
(2008–2015)
Minority Leader (2012–2015)
Paul LePage
   Republican 2011– Mayor of Waterville
(2003–2011)		 Member of the Waterville City Council
(1999-2003)
Larry Hogan
   Republican 2015– Maryland Secretary of Appointments
(2003-2007)
Charlie Baker
   Republican 2015– Board of Selectmen of Swampscott, Massachusetts
(2004–2007)		 Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance
(1994–1998)		 Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services
(1992–1994)
Rick Snyder
   Republican 2011– No prior office
Mark Dayton
   Democratic-Farmer-Labor 2011– United States Senator
(2001–2007)		 Minnesota State Auditor
(1991–1995)
Phil Bryant
   Republican 2012– Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
(2008–2012)		 Auditor of Mississippi
(1996–2008)		 Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
(1990–1996)
Mike Parson
   Republican 2018–
[2]		 Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
(2017–2018)		 Member of the Missouri Senate
(2011–2017)		 Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
(2005–2011)		 Sheriff of Polk County
(1993–2005)
Steve Bullock
   Democratic 2013– Attorney General of Montana
(2009–2013)
Pete Ricketts
   Republican 2015– No prior office
Brian Sandoval
   Republican 2011– Judge of the District Court for the District of Nevada
(2005–2009)		 Nevada Attorney General
(2003–2005)		 Member of the Nevada Gaming Commission
(1998–2001)
Chair (1999–2001)		 Member of the Nevada Assembly
(1994–1998)
Chris Sununu   Republican 2017– Member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire
(2011–2017)
Phil Murphy
   Democratic 2018– United States Ambassador to Germany
(2009–2013)		 Finance Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
(2006–2009)
Susana Martinez
   Republican 2011– District Attorney for the 3rd Judicial District
(Doña Ana County)
(1997–2011)
Andrew Cuomo
   Democratic 2011– Attorney General of New York
(2007–2011)		 United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(1997–2001)		 Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Community Planning and Development
(1993–1997)
Roy Cooper
   Democratic 2017– North Carolina Attorney General
(2001–2017)		 Member of the North Carolina Senate
(1991–2001)		 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
(1987–1991)
Doug Burgum
   Republican 2017– No prior office
John Kasich
   Republican 2011– Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
(1983–2001)
Chair of the Budget Committee (1995–2001)		 Member of the Ohio Senate
(1979–1983)
Mary Fallin
   Republican 2011– Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
(2007–2011)		 Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
(1995–2007)		 Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
(1990–1995)
Kate Brown
   Democratic 2015–
[2]		 Oregon Secretary of State
(2009–2015)		 Member of the Oregon Senate
(1997–2009)		 Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
(1991–1997)
Tom Wolf
   Democratic 2015– Secretary of Revenue of Pennsylvania
(2007–2008)
Gina Raimondo
   Democratic 2015– General Treasurer of Rhode Island
(2011–2015)
Henry McMaster
   Republican 2017–
[2]		 Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
(2015–2017)		 Attorney General of South Carolina
(2003–2011)		 Chair of the South Carolina Republican Party
(1994–2001)		 United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina
(1981–1985)
Dennis Daugaard
   Republican 2011– Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
(2003–2011)		 Member of the South Dakota Senate
(1997–2003)
Bill Haslam
   Republican 2011– Mayor of Knoxville
(2003–2011)
Greg Abbott
   Republican 2015– Texas Attorney General
(2002–2015)		 Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
(1995–2001)
Gary Herbert
   Republican 2009–
[2]		 Lieutenant Governor of Utah
(2005–2009)		 Member of the Utah County Commission
(1991–2005)
Phil Scott
   Republican 2017– Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
(2011–2017)		 Member of the Vermont Senate
(2001–2011)
Ralph Northam
   Democratic 2018– Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
(2014–2018)		 Member of the Virginia Senate
(2008–2014)
Jay Inslee
   Democratic 2013– Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
(1993–1995)
(1999–2012)		 Member of the Washington House of Representatives
(1989–1993)
Jim Justice
   Republican 2017– No prior office
Scott Walker
   Republican 2011– Milwaukee County Executive
(2002–2010)		 Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
(1993–2002)
Matt Mead
   Republican 2011– U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming
(2001–2007)

Territorial governors

State Image Governor Party Term Position 1 Position 2 Position 3 Position 4 Position 5
Lolo Matalasi Moliga   Democratic 2013– Member of the American Samoa Senate
(?–2009)
President of the Senate (2004–2008)		 Member of the American Samoa House of Representatives
(?–?, 8 years)[3]
Muriel Bowser   Democratic 2015– Member of the Council of the District of Columbia
(2007–2015)
Eddie Calvo   Republican 2011– Member of the Legislature of Guam
(1999–2011)
Vice Speaker (2007–2008)
Ralph Torres   Republican 2015–[4] Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
(2015)		 Member of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate
(2011–2015)
President of the Senate (2013–2015)		 Member of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
(2009–2011)
Ricky Rosselló   New Progressive 2017– No prior office
Kenneth Mapp   Independent 2015– Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands
(1995–1999)		 Member of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands
(1983–1995)

See also

References

  1. ↑ including Muriel Bowser who served on the Council of the District of Columbia
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Succeeded to the governorship after resignation of previous Governor.
  3. ↑ Exact dates unavailable.
  4. ↑ Succeeded to the governorship after death of previous Governor.
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