Lieutenant Governor of Nevada

Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
Nevada state seal
since January 2, 2023
StyleThe Honorable
Term lengthFour years, two term limit
Inaugural holderJohn S. Crosman
1864
FormationConstitution of Nevada
WebsiteOffice of the Lieutenant Governor

The lieutenant governor of Nevada is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Nevada. The lieutenant governor maintains an office in Carson City, Nevada at the Nevada State Capitol and is elected separately from the Governor, and may therefore be from a different party than the Governor. The incumbent lieutenant governor is Stavros Anthony, a Republican. He was sworn in in January 2023. The governor has the authority to appoint a replacement to fill the balance of the term in any vacant constitutional office, including that of the lieutenant governor, subject to Senate confirmation.[1]

Powers and duties

Constitutionally, the lieutenant governor is first in the line of succession to the office of governor and is ex officio president of the Senate. In this capacity, the lieutenant governor serves as acting governor whenever the governor is out of state and succeeds to the executive office upon the permanent incapacitation of the governor.[2] Moreover, as Senate president, the lieutenant governor presides over the Senate's daily proceedings whenever the Legislature is in session and may cast a tie-breaking vote.[3][4] However, given the Senate is currently composed of an odd number of senators, ties are a rare occurrence.

In addition, the lieutenant governor has a number of statutory duties. For example, the lieutenant governor chairs the Commission on Tourism and the Advisory Board on Outdoor Recreation and serves as vice chair of the Board of Directors of the Department of Transportation. Likewise, the lieutenant governor is a member on the governor's Cabinet, the Board of Economic Development, the Executive Branch Audit Committee, and the Commission on Homeland Security.[5]

List of lieutenant governors of Nevada

# Image Name Took office Left office Party
1 John S. Crosman 1864 1867 Republican
2 James S. Slingerland 1867 1871 Republican
3 Frank Denver 1871 1875 Democratic
4 Jewett W. Adams 1875 January 1, 1883 Democratic
5 Charles E. Laughton January 1, 1883 January 3, 1887 Republican
6 Henry C. Davis January 3, 1887 August 22, 1889 Republican
7 Samuel W. Chubbuck September 1889 November 1889 Republican
8 Frank Bell 1889 1890 Republican
9 Joseph Poujade 1891 1895 Republican
10 Reinhold Sadler 1895 April 10, 1896 Silver
11 James R. Judge 1899 1903 Silver
12 Lemuel Allen 1903 1907 Silver-Democrat
13 Denver S. Dickerson January 1907 May 22, 1908 Silver-Democrat
14 Gilbert C. Ross 1911 1915 Democratic
15 Maurice J. Sullivan January 4, 1915 January 3, 1927 Democratic
16 Morley Griswold January 3, 1927 March 21, 1934 Republican
17 Fred S. Alward January 7, 1935 January 2, 1939 Democratic
18 Maurice J. Sullivan January 2, 1939 January 3, 1943 Democratic
19 Vail Pittman January 3, 1943 July 24, 1945 Democratic
20 Clifford A. Jones January 1947 January 1, 1955 Democratic
21 Rex Bell January 1, 1955 July 4, 1962 Republican
22 Maude Frazier July 4, 1962 January 1, 1963 Democratic
23 Paul Laxalt January 1, 1963 January 2, 1967 Republican
24 Edward Fike January 2, 1967 January 4, 1971 Republican
25 Harry Reid January 4, 1971 January 5, 1975 Democratic
26 Robert E. Rose January 5, 1975 January 1, 1979 Democratic
27 Myron E. Leavitt January 1, 1979 January 3, 1983 Democratic
28 Bob Cashell January 3, 1983 January 5, 1987 Republican
29 Bob Miller January 5, 1987 January 3, 1989 Democratic
30 Sue Wagner January 7, 1991 January 2, 1995 Republican
31 Lonnie Hammargren January 2, 1995 January 4, 1999 Republican
32 Lorraine Hunt January 4, 1999 January 20, 2007 Republican
33 Brian Krolicki January 20, 2007 January 5, 2015 Republican
34 Mark Hutchison January 5, 2015 January 7, 2019 Republican
35 Kate Marshall January 7, 2019 September 17, 2021 Democratic
36 Lisa Cano Burkhead December 16, 2021 January 2, 2023 Democratic
37 Stavros Anthony January 2, 2023 Incumbent Republican

References

  1. ^ "Article 5, Section 8, Nevada Constitution". Nevada State Legislature. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Jessica Hill (5 December 2021). "Why hasn't a lieutenant governor been appointed in Nevada?". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Article 5, Section 17, Nevada Constitution". Nevada State Legislature. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Article 5, Section 18, Nevada Constitution". Nevada State Legislature. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "About the Office of the Lt. Governor". Nevada State Legislature. Retrieved March 8, 2022.