Lieutenant Governor of Alaska

Hallway of the third floor of the Alaska State Capitol in May 2019. Signage points the direction to the lieutenant governor's office.

The lieutenant governor of Alaska is the deputy elected official to the governor of the U.S. state of Alaska. Unlike most lieutenant governors in the U.S., the office also maintains the duties of a secretary of state, and indeed was named such until August 25, 1970.^[1] Prior to statehood, the territorial-era Secretary of Alaska, who was appointed by the president of the United States like the governor, functioned as an acting governor or successor-in-waiting. Currently, the lieutenant governor accedes to the governorship in case of a vacancy.^[2] The lieutenant governor runs separately from the governor in the primaries, but after the primaries, the nominees run together as a slate.

Lieutenant Governors of the State of Alaska
No.	Lieutenant Governor		Term in office	Party	Election
—^[3]		Hugh Wade	January 3, 1959 – December 5, 1966	Democratic	1958	William A. Egan
—^[3]		Hugh Wade	January 3, 1959 – December 5, 1966	Democratic	1962	William A. Egan
—^[4]		Keith Harvey Miller	December 5, 1966 – January 29, 1969	Republican	1966 ^[b]	Wally Hickel
1^[5]		Robert W. Ward	January 29, 1969 – December 7, 1970	Republican	1966 ^[b]	Keith Harvey Miller
2		H. A. Boucher	December 7, 1970 – December 2, 1974	Democratic	1970	William A. Egan
3		Lowell Thomas Jr.	December 2, 1974 – December 4, 1978	Republican	1974	Jay Hammond
4		Terry Miller	December 4, 1978 – December 6, 1982	Republican	1978	Jay Hammond
5		Steve McAlpine	December 6, 1982 – December 3, 1990	Democratic	1982	Bill Sheffield
5		Steve McAlpine	December 6, 1982 – December 3, 1990	Democratic	1986	Steve Cowper
6		Jack Coghill	December 3, 1990 – December 5, 1994	Alaskan Independence	1990	Wally Hickel
7		Fran Ulmer	December 5, 1994 – December 2, 2002	Democratic	1994	Tony Knowles
7		Fran Ulmer	December 5, 1994 – December 2, 2002	Democratic	1998	Tony Knowles
8		Loren Leman	December 2, 2002 – December 4, 2006	Republican	2002	Frank Murkowski
9		Sean Parnell	December 4, 2006 – July 26, 2009	Republican	2006 ^[c]	Sarah Palin
—	Vacant		July 26, 2009 – August 10, 2009	—		Sean Parnell
10		Craig Campbell	August 10, 2009 – December 6, 2010	Republican
11		Mead Treadwell	December 6, 2010 – December 1, 2014	Republican	2010
12		Byron Mallott	December 1, 2014 – October 16, 2018	Democratic	2014 ^[d]	Bill Walker
13		Valerie Davidson	October 16, 2018 – December 3, 2018	Independent	2014 ^[d]	Bill Walker
14		Kevin Meyer	December 3, 2018 – Present	Republican	2018 ^[e]	Mike Dunleavy

Notes[]

^ Lieutenant governors have all represented the same party as their governor.
^ Hickel resigned and Miller succeeded him; as commissioner of administration, Ward succeeded Miller.
^ Palin resigned and Parnell succeeded her.^[6] Joe Schmidt, commissioner of the Department of Corrections and Palin's designated replacement for Parnell, refused the position. Campbell was appointed as "Temporary Substitute Lieutenant Governor" on July 26, 2009, and was confirmed by the Alaska Legislature August 10, 2009.^[7]
^ Mallott resigned, citing inappropriate comments he had made to a woman; Davidson, Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, was appointed to succeed him.^[8]
^ Meyer's first term expires on December 5, 2022.

References[]

Constitution

"Constitution of the State of Alaska". Alaska State Legislature. 1956. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.

Specific

^ AK Const. amendments
^ "The Constitution of the State of Alaska". Lieutenant Governor of Alaska. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
^ Didn't hold title of Lieutenant Governor
^ Didn't hold title of Lieutenant Governor
^ First to assume newly established title of Lieutenant Governor. Doing so on August 25, 1970
^ "Sean Parnell". National Governors Association. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
^ Forgey, Pat (August 11, 2009). "Campbell answers concerns, wins strong approval: New lieutenant governor no longer temporary, acting". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
^ DeMarban, Alex (October 17, 2018). "Valerie Davidson, Alaska's new lieutenant governor, has a long history fighting for Native issues". Anchorage Daily News. Anchorage, Alaska. Retrieved October 22, 2018.

External links[]

Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Alaska

[3] Lieutenant governors have all represented the same party as their governor.

[6] Hickel resigned and Miller succeeded him; as commissioner of administration, Ward succeeded Miller.

[10] Palin resigned and Parnell succeeded her.^[6] Joe Schmidt, commissioner of the Department of Corrections and Palin's designated replacement for Parnell, refused the position. Campbell was appointed as "Temporary Substitute Lieutenant Governor" on July 26, 2009, and was confirmed by the Alaska Legislature August 10, 2009.^[7]

[12] Mallott resigned, citing inappropriate comments he had made to a woman; Davidson, Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, was appointed to succeed him.^[8]

[13] Meyer's first term expires on December 5, 2022.

[1] AK Const. amendments

[2] "The Constitution of the State of Alaska". Lieutenant Governor of Alaska. Retrieved August 22, 2019.

[4] Didn't hold title of Lieutenant Governor

[5] Didn't hold title of Lieutenant Governor

[7] First to assume newly established title of Lieutenant Governor. Doing so on August 25, 1970

[8] "Sean Parnell". National Governors Association. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

[9] Forgey, Pat (August 11, 2009). "Campbell answers concerns, wins strong approval: New lieutenant governor no longer temporary, acting". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2018.

[11] DeMarban, Alex (October 17, 2018). "Valerie Davidson, Alaska's new lieutenant governor, has a long history fighting for Native issues". Anchorage Daily News. Anchorage, Alaska. Retrieved October 22, 2018.

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