Lieutenant Governor of Alaska

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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 Governor[a]
—[3]   Hugh Wade January 3, 1959
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December 5, 1966 		Democratic 1958   William A. Egan
1962
—[4] Keith H. Miller.jpg Keith Harvey Miller December 5, 1966
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January 29, 1969 		Republican 1966
[b] 		Wally Hickel
1[5] Robert W. Ward January 29, 1969
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December 7, 1970 		Republican Keith Harvey Miller
2 H. A. Boucher.jpg H. A. Boucher December 7, 1970
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December 2, 1974 		Democratic 1970 William A. Egan
3 Lowell Thomas, Jr. 1975.jpg Lowell Thomas Jr. December 2, 1974
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December 4, 1978 		Republican 1974 Jay Hammond
4 Terry Miller 1973.jpg Terry Miller December 4, 1978
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December 6, 1982 		Republican 1978
5 Steve McAlpine and Ernie Piper.jpg Steve McAlpine December 6, 1982
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December 3, 1990 		Democratic 1982 Bill Sheffield
1986 Steve Cowper
6 JackCoghillatGovernorsPicnic2009.jpg Jack Coghill December 3, 1990
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December 5, 1994 		Alaskan Independence 1990 Wally Hickel
7 Fran Ulmer cropped.jpg Fran Ulmer December 5, 1994
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December 2, 2002 		Democratic 1994 Tony Knowles
1998
8 LorenLeman.jpg Loren Leman December 2, 2002
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December 4, 2006 		Republican 2002 Frank Murkowski
9 Former Governor of Alaska Sean Parnell.jpg Sean Parnell December 4, 2006
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July 26, 2009 		Republican 2006
[c] 		Sarah Palin
— Vacant July 26, 2009
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August 10, 2009 		— Sean Parnell
10 Craig Campbell.jpg Craig Campbell August 10, 2009
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December 6, 2010 		Republican
11 Mead Treadwell, Photo 1.jpg Mead Treadwell December 6, 2010
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December 1, 2014 		Republican 2010
12 Byron Mallott.jpg Byron Mallott December 1, 2014
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October 16, 2018 		Democratic 2014
[d] 		Bill Walker
13 Valerie Davidson October 16, 2018
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December 3, 2018 		Independent
14 Senator Kevin Meyer (cropped).jpg Kevin Meyer December 3, 2018
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Present 		Republican 2018
[e] 		Mike Dunleavy

Notes[]

  1. ^ Lieutenant governors have all represented the same party as their governor.
  2. ^ Hickel resigned and Miller succeeded him; as commissioner of administration, Ward succeeded Miller.
  3. ^ 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]
  4. ^ 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]
  5. ^ 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
  1. ^ AK Const. amendments
  2. ^ "The Constitution of the State of Alaska". Lieutenant Governor of Alaska. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  3. ^ Didn't hold title of Lieutenant Governor
  4. ^ Didn't hold title of Lieutenant Governor
  5. ^ First to assume newly established title of Lieutenant Governor. Doing so on August 25, 1970
  6. ^ "Sean Parnell". National Governors Association. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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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