Lieutenant Governor of Nevada

Public office in Nevada, USA

Lieutenant Governor of Nevada

Nevada state seal

Incumbent
Stavros Anthony

since January 2, 2023

Style| The Honorable
Term length| Four years, two term limit
Inaugural holder| John S. Crosman
1864
Formation| Constitution of Nevada
Succession| First
Website| Office 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

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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

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#  | Image  | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Party

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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

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1. ^ "Article 5, Section 8, Nevada Constitution". Nevada State Legislature. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
2. ^ Jessica Hill (December 5, 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.

## External links

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Lieutenant governors of Nevada

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