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Current ethnic minority governors

This is a list of minority governors and lieutenant state governors in the United States. In the United States, an ethnic minority is anyone who has at least one parent who is not of non-Hispanic white descent (such as African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic and Latino Americans, or Native Americans). Ethnic minorities currently constitute around 38% of the total population. Lieutenant governor-equivalent roles (positions next in the line of succession absent an office of the lieutenant governor, such as secretary of state or senate president) are not currently included.

List of ethnic-minority Governors

  Denotes incumbent Governor
  • Italics denotes acting Governor
Portrait Name Ethnicity Party State Term start Term end Notes
Pinckney Pinchback
(1837–1921) 		African American Republican Louisiana December 9, 1872 January 13, 1873 Elevated from Lieutenant Governor.
Term ended.
Romualdo Pacheco[1]
(1831–1899) 		Mexican American Republican California February 27, 1875 December 9, 1875 Elevated from Lieutenant Governor.
Term ended.
Ezequiel De Baca[2]
(1864–1917) 		Mexican American Democratic New Mexico January 3, 1917 February 18, 1917 Died in office
Octaviano Larrazolo[3]
(1859–1930) 		Mexican American Republican New Mexico January 1, 1919 January 1, 1921 Lost renomination
George Ariyoshi
(born 1926) 		Japanese American Democratic Hawaii October 17, 1973 December 2, 1986 Elevated to Acting Governor from Lieutenant Governor until elected in his own right from December 2, 1974.
Term limited.
Jerry Apodaca
(born 1934) 		Mexican American Democratic New Mexico January 1, 1975 January 1, 1979 Term limited
Raúl Castro[4]
(1916–2015) 		Mexican American Democratic Arizona January 6, 1975 October 20, 1977 Resigned to become United States Ambassador to Argentina
Victor G. Atiyeh
(1923–2014) 		Syrian American Republican Oregon January 8, 1979 January 12, 1987 Term Limited
Toney Anaya[5]
(born 1941) 		Mexican American Democratic New Mexico January 1, 1983 January 1, 1987 Term limited
John Sununu[6]
(born 1939) 		Palestinian American Republican New Hampshire January 6, 1983 January 4, 1989 Retired
John Waihee[7]
(born 1946) 		Native Hawaiian Democratic Hawaii December 2, 1986 December 2, 1994 Term limited
Bob Martinez[8]
(born 1934) 		Spanish American Republican Florida January 6, 1987 January 8, 1991 Lost reelection
Douglas Wilder[9]
(born 1931) 		African American Democratic Virginia January 13, 1990 January 15, 1994 Term limited
Ben Cayetano[7]
(born 1939) 		Filipino American Democratic Hawaii December 2, 1994 December 2, 2002 Term limited
Gary Locke[10]
(born 1950) 		Chinese American Democratic Washington January 15, 1997 January 12, 2005 Retired
Bill Richardson[11]
(born 1947) 		Mexican American Democratic New Mexico January 1, 2003 January 1, 2011 Term limited
Deval Patrick
(born 1956) 		African American Democratic Massachusetts January 4, 2007 January 8, 2015 Retired
Bobby Jindal[12]
(born 1971) 		Indian American Republican Louisiana January 14, 2008 January 11, 2016 Term limited
David Paterson
(born 1954) 		African American Democratic New York March 17, 2008 December 31, 2010 Elevated to office from Lieutenant Governor.
Retired
Susana Martinez
(born 1959) 		Mexican American Republican New Mexico January 1, 2011 present
Brian Sandoval
(born 1963) 		Mexican American Republican Nevada January 3, 2011 present
Nikki Haley
(born 1972) 		Indian American Republican South Carolina January 12, 2011 January 24, 2017 Resigned to become to United States Ambassador to the United Nations
David Ige
(born 1957) 		Okinawan American Democratic Hawaii December 1, 2014 present
File:Christopher T Sununu.jpg Chris Sununu
(born 1974) 		Palestinian American Republican New Hampshire January 5, 2017 present

Territorial governors

Several governors of U.S. territories have been ethnic minorities. Many of these officials were appointed before elections were instituted in these jurisdictions. This list includes Mayors of the District of Columbia, who is the chief executive of that jurisdiction, and Presidents of the Philippines from 1935 to 1946, which was the transitional executive of the Philippine Commonwealth before it gained full independence from the United States.

  Denotes incumbent Governor
  • Italics denotes acting Governor
Portrait Name Ethnicity Party Territory Term start Term end Notes
Miguel Otero
(1859–1944) 		Mexican American Republican New Mexico July 14, 1897 January 22, 1906 Appointment ended
Frank Portusach
(1864–1919) 		Spanish American Independent Guam June 22, 1898 December 12, 1898 Deposed[13]
Joaquín Pérez
(1860–1939) 		Chamorro Independent Guam February 13, 1899 April 20, 1899 Appointment ended
William Coe Samoan Independent Guam April 20, 1899 May 9, 1899 Appointment ended
José Benedicto Puerto Rican Independent Puerto Rico May 16, 1921 July 30, 1921 Appointment ended
Juan Huyke
(1880–1961) 		Puerto Rican Independent Puerto Rico March 2, 1923 April 1, 1923 Appointment ended
Manuel Quezon
(1878–1944) 		Spanish Filipino style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color |Nacionalista Philippines November 15, 1935 August 1, 1944 Died in office
José Colón Puerto Rican Independent Puerto Rico May 12, 1939 September 11, 1939 Appointment ended
José Gallardo
(1897–1976) 		Puerto Rican Independent Puerto Rico November 28, 1940 February 3, 1941 Appointment ended
July 24, 1941 September 19, 1941 Appointment ended
Sergio Osmeña
(1878–1961) 		Visayan style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color |Nacionalista Philippines August 1, 1944 May 28, 1946 Elevated from Vice President
Lost election to full term
William Hastie
(1904–1976) 		African American Democratic U.S. Virgin Islands May 7, 1946 October 21, 1949 Resigned to become Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Manuel Roxas
(1892–1948) 		Hiligaynon style="background:Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color |Liberal Philippines May 28, 1946 July 4, 1946 Became an independent sovereign state
Jesús Piñero[14]
(1897–1952) 		Puerto Rican Popular Democratic/
Democratic 		Puerto Rico September 2, 1946 January 2, 1949 Appointment ended
Luis Muñoz Marín
(1898–1980) 		Puerto Rican Popular Democratic/
Independent 		Puerto Rico January 2, 1949 January 2, 1965 Retired
Morris de Castro
(1902–1966) 		Panamanian American Democratic U.S. Virgin Islands October 21, 1949 April 9, 1954 Elevated to Acting Governor from Secretary until appointed in his own right from March 4, 1950
Resigned appointment
Archie Alexander
(1888–1958) 		African American Republican U.S. Virgin Islands April 9, 1954 August 18, 1955 Resigned appointment
Walter Gordon
(1894–1976) 		African American Republican U.S. Virgin Islands October 8, 1955 September 25, 1958 Resigned to become Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands
Peter Coleman[15]
(1919–1997) 		Samoan Republican American Samoa October 15, 1956 May 24, 1961 Appointment ended
January 3, 1978 January 3, 1985 Lost reelection
January 2, 1989 January 3, 1993 Retired
Manuel Leon Guerrero
(1914–1985) 		Chamorro Democratic Guam January 20, 1963 July 20, 1969 Elevated to Acting Governor from Secretary until appointed in his own right from March 9, 1963
Appointment ended
Roberto Sánchez Vilella[16]
(1913–1997) 		Puerto Rican Popular Democratic/
Democratic (1965–1968) 		Puerto Rico January 2, 1965 January 2, 1969 Lost renomination
People's (1968–1969) Lost reelection
Walter Washington
(1915–2003) 		African American Democratic District of Columbia November 7, 1967 January 2, 1979 Appointed as Mayor-Commissioner before being elected in his own right from January 2, 1975
Lost renomination
Luis Ferré
(1904–2003) 		Puerto Rican New Progressive/
Republican 		Puerto Rico January 2, 1969 January 2, 1973 Lost reelection
Cyril King
(1921–1978) 		African American rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Independent Citizens Movement/meta/color |Independent Citizens Movement U.S. Virgin Islands February 1, 1969 July 1, 1969 Elevated to Acting Governor from Lieutenant Governor.
Appointment ended
January 6, 1975 January 2, 1978 Died in office
Melvin Evans
(1917–1984) 		African American Republican U.S. Virgin Islands July 1, 1969 January 6, 1975 Appointed Governor before being elected in his own right from January 1, 1971
Lost reelection
Carlos Camacho
(1924–1979) 		Chamorro Republican Guam July 20, 1969 January 6, 1975 Appointed Governor before being elected in his own right from January 4, 1971
Lost reelection
Rafael Hernández Colón
(born 1936) 		Puerto Rican Popular Democratic/
Democratic 		Puerto Rico January 2, 1973 January 2, 1977 Lost reelection
January 2, 1985 January 2, 1993 Retired
Ricky Bordallo
(1927–1990) 		Chamorro Democratic Guam January 6, 1975 January 1, 1979 Lost reelection
January 3, 1983 January 5, 1987 Lost reelection
Carlos Romero Barceló
(born 1932) 		Puerto Rican New Progressive/
Democratic 		Puerto Rico January 2, 1977 January 2, 1985 Lost reelection
Juan Luis
(1940–2011) 		Puerto Rican style="background:Template:Independent Citizens Movement/meta/color |Independent Citizens Movement (1978–1979) U.S. Virgin Islands January 2, 1978 January 5, 1987 Elevated to Governor from Lieutenant Governor.
Later elected in his own right.
Term limited
Independent (1979–1987)
Carlos Camacho
(born 1937) 		Chamorro Democratic Northern Mariana Islands January 9, 1978 January 11, 1982 Lost reelection
Paul Calvo
(born 1934) 		Chamorro Republican Guam January 1, 1979 January 3, 1983 Lost reelection
Marion Barry
(1936–2014) 		African American Democratic District of Columbia January 2, 1979 January 2, 1991 Retired
January 2, 1995 January 2, 1999 Retired
Pedro Tenorio
(born 1934) 		Chamorro Republican Northern Mariana Islands January 11, 1982 January 8, 1990 Retired
January 12, 1998 January 14, 2002 Retired
A. P. Lutali
(1919–2002) 		Samoan Democratic American Samoa January 3, 1985 January 2, 1989 Lost reelection
January 3, 1993 January 3, 1997 Lost renomination
Joseph Ada[17]
(born 1943) 		Chamorro Republican Guam January 5, 1987 January 2, 1995 Term limited
Alexander Farrelly
(1923–2002) 		African American Democratic U.S. Virgin Islands January 5, 1987 January 2, 1995 Term limited
Lorenzo Guerrero
(1935–2006) 		Chamorro Republican Northern Mariana Islands January 8, 1990 January 10, 1994 Lost reelection
Sharon Pratt
(born 1944) 		African American Democratic District of Columbia January 2, 1991 January 2, 1995 Lost renomination
Pedro Rosselló
(born 1944) 		Puerto Rican New Progressive/
Democratic 		Puerto Rico January 2, 1993 January 2, 2001 Retired
Froilan Tenorio
(born 1939) 		Chamorro Democratic Northern Mariana Islands January 10, 1994 January 12, 1998 Lost reelection
Carl Gutierrez
(born 1941) 		Chamorro Democratic Guam January 2, 1995 January 6, 2003 Term limited
Roy Schneider
(born 1939) 		African American Republican U.S. Virgin Islands January 2, 1995 January 4, 1999 Lost reelection
Tauese Sunia[18]
(1941–2003) 		Samoan Democratic American Samoa January 3, 1997 March 26, 2003 Died in office
Anthony Williams
(born 1951) 		African American Democratic District of Columbia January 2, 1999 January 2, 2007 Retired
Charles Turnbull
(born 1935) 		African American Democratic U.S. Virgin Islands January 4, 1999 January 1, 2007 Term limited
Sila Calderón
(born 1942) 		Puerto Rican Popular Democratic/
Democratic 		Puerto Rico January 2, 2001 January 2, 2005 Retired
Juan Babauta[19]
(born 1953) 		Chamorro Republican Northern Mariana Islands January 14, 2002 January 9, 2006 Lost reelection
Felix Perez Camacho
(born 1957) 		Chamorro Republican Guam January 6, 2003 January 3, 2011 Term limited
Togiola Tulafono
(born 1947) 		Samoan Democratic American Samoa March 26, 2003 January 3, 2013 Elevated to Acting Governor from Lieutenant Governor until April 7, 2003
Later elected in his own right
Term limited
Aníbal Acevedo Vilá
(born 1962) 		Puerto Rican Popular Democratic/
Democratic 		Puerto Rico January 2, 2005 January 2, 2009 Lost reelection
Benigno Fitial
(born 1945) 		Carolinian Covenant (2006–2011) Northern Mariana Islands January 9, 2006 February 20, 2013 Impeached
Republican (2011–2013)
John de Jongh
(born 1957) 		African American Democratic U.S. Virgin Islands January 1, 2007 January 5, 2015 Term limited
Adrian Fenty
(born 1970) 		African American Democratic District of Columbia January 2, 2007 January 2, 2011 Lost renomination
Luis Fortuño
(born 1960) 		Puerto Rican New Progressive/
Republican 		Puerto Rico January 2, 2009 January 2, 2013 Lost reelection
Vincent Gray
(born 1942) 		African American Democratic District of Columbia January 2, 2011 January 2, 2015 Lost renomination
Eddie Calvo
(born 1961) 		Chamorro Republican Guam January 3, 2011 present
Alejandro García Padilla
(born 1971) 		Puerto Rican Popular Democratic/
Democratic 		Puerto Rico January 2, 2013 January 2, 2017 Retired
Lolo Moliga
(born 1949) 		Samoan Democratic American Samoa January 3, 2013 present
Eloy Inos
(1949–2015) 		Chamorro Covenant (2013) Northern Mariana Islands February 20, 2013 December 29, 2015 Elevated from Lieutenant Governor
Died in office
Republican (2013–2015)
Muriel Bowser
(born 1972) 		African American Democratic District of Columbia January 2, 2015 present
Kenneth Mapp[20]
(born 1955) 		African American Independent U.S. Virgin Islands January 5, 2015 present
Ralph Torres
(born 1979) 		Chamorro Republican Northern Mariana Islands December 29, 2015 present Elevated from Lieutenant Governor
Ricky Rosselló
(born 1979) 		Puerto Rican New Progressive/
Democratic 		Puerto Rico January 2, 2017 present

List of ethnic-minority Lieutenant Governors

  Denotes incumbent lieutenant governor
  • Italics denotes acting lieutenant governor
Portrait Name Ethnicity Party State Term start Term end Notes
Pablo de la Guerra
(1819–1874) 		Mexican American Democratic California January 7, 1861 January 10, 1862 Retired
Oscar Dunn
(1826–1871) 		African American Republican Louisiana June 27, 1868 November 22, 1871 Died
Alonzo Ransier[21]
(1834–1882) 		African American Republican South Carolina December 3, 1870 December 7, 1872 Retired to run successfully for South Carolina's 2nd congressional district
Pinckney Pinchback
(1837–1921) 		African American Republican Louisiana December 6, 1871 December 9, 1872 Elevated to Governor
Romualdo Pacheco[22]
(1831–1899) 		Mexican American Republican California December 8, 1871 February 27, 1875 Elevated to Governor
Richard Gleaves
(1819–1907) 		African American Republican South Carolina December 7, 1872 December 14, 1876 Lost reelection
Caesar Antoine
(1836–1921) 		African American Republican Louisiana May 22, 1873 April 24, 1877 Lost reelection
Albert Estopinal[23]
(1845–1919) 		Spanish American Democratic Louisiana May 8, 1900 May 10, 1904 Retired
Ezequiel De Baca
(1864–1917) 		Mexican American Democratic New Mexico January 6, 1912 January 1, 1917 Retired to run successfully for Governor
José Baca Mexican American Democratic New Mexico January 1, 1923 May 24, 1924 Died
Louis de Baca Mexican American Democratic New Mexico January 1, 1935 January 1, 1937 Retired
Ceferino Quintana Mexican American Democratic New Mexico January 1, 1941 January 1, 1943 Retired
Joseph Montoya[24]
(1915–1978) 		Mexican American Democratic New Mexico January 1, 1947 January 1, 1951 Lost reelection
January 1, 1955 April 9, 1957 Retired to run successfully for New Mexico's at-large congressional district
Tibo Chávez Mexican American Democratic New Mexico January 1, 1951 January 1, 1955 Lost reelection
James Kealoha
(1908–1983) 		Native Hawaiian Republican Hawaii August 21, 1959 December 2, 1962 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the nomination to Governor
William Richardson
(1919–2010) 		Japanese American Democratic Hawaii December 2, 1962 December 2, 1966 Resigned to become Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court
George Ariyoshi
(born 1926) 		Japanese American Democratic Hawaii December 2, 1970 December 2, 1974 Served as Acting Governor
Retired to run successfully for Governor
Roberto Mondragón
(born 1940) 		Mexican American Democratic New Mexico January 1, 1971 January 1, 1975 Retired
January 1, 1979 January 1, 1983 Retired
Nelson Doi
(1922–2015) 		Japanese American Democratic Hawaii December 2, 1974 December 2, 1978 Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Mayor of Honolulu
Mervyn Dymally[25]
(1926–2012) 		African American Democratic California January 6, 1975 January 8, 1979 Lost reelection
George Brown
(1926–2006) 		African American Democratic Colorado January 14, 1975 January 10, 1979 Retired
Jean King
(1925–2013) 		Japanese American Democratic Hawaii December 2, 1978 December 2, 1982 Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor
Mike Curb
(born 1944) 		Mexican American Republican California January 8, 1979 January 3, 1983 Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor
John Waihee
(born 1946) 		Native Hawaiian Democratic Hawaii December 2, 1982 December 2, 1986 Retired to run successfully for Governor
Shien Woo
(born 1937) 		Chinese American Democratic Delaware January 15, 1985 January 20, 1989 Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senator of Delaware
Douglas Wilder
(born 1931) 		African American Democratic Virginia January 18, 1986 January 12, 1990 Retired to run successfully for Governor
Ben Cayetano
(born 1939) 		Filipino American Democratic Hawaii December 2, 1986 December 2, 1994 Retired to run successfully for Governor
Casey Luna
(born 1931) 		Mexican American Democratic New Mexico January 1, 1991 January 1, 1995 Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor
Mazie Hirono[26]
(born 1947) 		Japanese American Democratic Hawaii December 2, 1994 December 2, 2002 Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor
Cruz Bustamante
(born 1953) 		Mexican American Democratic California January 4, 1999 January 8, 2007 Retired to run unsuccessfully for California Insurance Commissioner
Joe Rogers
(1964–2013) 		African American Republican Colorado January 12, 1999 January 14, 2003 Retired
Loren Leman
(born 1950) 		Native Alaskan Republican Alaska December 2, 2002 December 4, 2006 Retired
Duke Aiona
(born 1955) 		Native Hawaiian
Chinese American 		Republican Hawaii December 4, 2002 December 6, 2010 Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor
Jennette Bradley
(born 1952) 		African American Republican Ohio January 13, 2003 January 5, 2005 Resigned to become Ohio Treasurer
Michael Steele[27]
(born 1958) 		African American Republican Maryland January 15, 2003 January 17, 2007 Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senator of Maryland
David Paterson
(born 1954) 		African American Democratic New York January 1, 2007 March 17, 2008 Elevated to Governor
Anthony Brown
(born 1961) 		African American Democratic Maryland January 17, 2007 January 21, 2015 Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor
Mona Pasquil
(born 1962) 		Filipino American Democratic California November 4, 2009 April 27, 2010 Retired
Abel Maldonado
(born 1967) 		Mexican American Republican California April 27, 2010 January 10, 2011 Lost reelection
John Sanchez
(born 1963) 		Mexican American Republican New Mexico January 1, 2011 present
Jennifer Carroll
(born 1959) 		African American Republican Florida January 4, 2011 March 12, 2013 Resigned
Joe García
(born 1957) 		Mexican American Democratic Colorado January 11, 2011 May 12, 2016 Resigned
Shan Tsutsui
(born 1971) 		Japanese American Democratic Hawaii December 27, 2012 present
Carlos López-Cantera
(born 1973) 		Cuban American Republican Florida February 3, 2014 present
Byron Mallott
(born 1943) 		Native Alaskan (Tlingit) Democratic Alaska December 1, 2014 present
Evelyn Sanguinetti
(born 1970) 		Cuban American
Ecuadorian American 		Republican Illinois January 12, 2015 present
Boyd Rutherford
(born 1957) 		African American Republican Maryland January 21, 2015 present
Jenean Hampton
(born 1958) 		African American Republican Kentucky December 8, 2015 present
Cyrus Habib
(born 1981) 		Iranian American Democratic Washington January 11, 2017 present
Justin Fairfax
(born 1979) 		African American Democratic Virginia January 13, 2018 present
Sheila Oliver
(born 1952) 		African American Democratic New Jersey January 16, 2018 present

Territorial lieutenant governors

Portrait Name Ethnicity Party State Term start Term end Notes
Sergio Osmeña
(1878–1961) 		Visayan style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color |Nacionalista Philippines November 15, 1935 August 1, 1944 Elevated to President
Elpidio Quirino[28]
(1890–1956) 		Ilocano style="background:Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color |Liberal Philippines May 28, 1946 July 4, 1946 Became an independent sovereign state
Morris de Castro
(1902–1966) 		Panamanian American Democratic U.S. Virgin Islands 1945 March 4, 1950 Elevated to Acting Governor from October 21, 1949
Later appointed in his own right
Cyril King
(1921–1978) 		African American Democratic (1961–1968) U.S. Virgin Islands January 1, 1961 July 1, 1969 Elevated to Acting Governor from February 1, 1969
Appointment ended
style="background:Template:Independent Citizens Movement/meta/color |Independent Citizens Movement (1968–1969)
Carson Guerrero
(1914–1985) 		Chamorro Democratic Guam May 20, 1961 March 9, 1963 Elevated to Acting Governor from January 20, 1962
Later appointed in his own right
Kurt Moylan
(born 1939) 		Native Hawaiian
Chinese American 		Republican Guam July 20, 1969 January 6, 1975 Appointed Secretary before being elected Lieutenant Governor in his own right from January 4, 1971
Lost reelection
Claude Molloy African American style="background:Template:Independent Citizens Movement/meta/color |Independent Citizens Movement U.S. Virgin Islands February 20, 1973 April 5, 1973 Term ended
Addie Ottley African American Democratic (1973–1974) U.S. Virgin Islands April 5, 1973 January 6, 1975 Lost reelection
Republican (1974–1975)
Juan Luis
(1940–2011) 		African American style="background:Template:Independent Citizens Movement/meta/color |Independent Citizens Movement U.S. Virgin Islands January 6, 1975 January 2, 1978 Elevated to Governor
Rudy Sablan
(1931–1995) 		Chamorro Democratic Guam January 6, 1975 January 1, 1979 Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor
Henry Millin
(1923–2004) 		African American Democratic U.S. Virgin Islands January 2, 1978 January 1983 Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor
Tufele Liamatua
(1940–2011) 		Samoan Republican American Samoa January 3, 1978 January 3, 1985 Lost reelection
Francisco Ada
(1934–2011) 		Chamorro Democratic Northern Mariana Islands January 9, 1978 January 11, 1982 Lost reelection
Joseph Ada[29]
(born 1943) 		Chamorro Republican Guam January 1, 1979 January 3, 1983 Retired to run successfully for the Guam Legislature
Pete Tenorio[30]
(born 1941) 		Chamorro Republican Northern Mariana Islands January 11, 1982 January 8, 1990 Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor
Julio Brady
(1942–2015) 		African American Democratic (1983–1986) U.S. Virgin Islands January 1983 January 5, 1987 Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor
Republican (1986–1987)
Eddie Reyes
(born 1919) 		Chamorro Democratic Guam January 3, 1983 January 5, 1987 Lost reelection
Eni Faleomavaega
(1943–2017) 		Samoan Democratic American Samoa January 3, 1985 January 2, 1989 Retired to run successfully for American Samoa's at-large congressional district
Frank Blas
(1941–2016) 		Chamorro Republican Guam January 5, 1987 January 2, 1995 Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor
Derek Hodge
(1941–2011) 		African American Democratic U.S. Virgin Islands January 5, 1987 January 2, 1995 Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor
Galea'i Poumele
(1926–1992) 		Samoan Republican American Samoa January 2, 1989 July 27, 1992 Died in office
Benjamin Manglona
(1938–2016) 		Chamorro Republican Northern Mariana Islands January 8, 1990 January 10, 1994 Lost reelection
Gaioi Galeai Samoan Republican American Samoa August 1992 January 3, 1993 Retired
Tauese Sunia
(1941–2003) 		Samoan Democratic American Samoa January 3, 1993 January 3, 1997 Retired to run successfully for Governor
Jesse Borja
(born 1948) 		Chamorro Democratic Northern Mariana Islands January 10, 1994 January 12, 1998 Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor
Kenneth Mapp[31]
(born 1955) 		African American Republican U.S. Virgin Islands January 2, 1995 January 4, 1999 Retired
Togiola Tulafono
(born 1947) 		Samoan Democratic American Samoa January 3, 1997 April 7, 2003 Elevated to Acting Governor from March 26, 2003
Later appointed and then elected in his own right
Jesus Sablan
(born 1952) 		Chamorro Republican Northern Mariana Islands January 12, 1998 January 14, 2002 Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor
Gerard James
(born 1953) 		African American Democratic U.S. Virgin Islands January 4, 1999 January 6, 2003 Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor
Diego Benavente
(born 1959) 		Chamorro Republican Northern Mariana Islands January 14, 2002 January 9, 2006 Lost reelection
Kaleo Moylan
(born 1966) 		Native Hawaiian
Chinese American 		Republican Guam January 6, 2003 January 1, 2007 Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor
Vargrave Richards
(born 1950) 		African American Democratic U.S. Virgin Islands January 6, 2003 January 1, 2007 Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor
Faoa Sunia
(born 1943) 		Samoan Democratic American Samoa April 11, 2003 January 3, 2013 Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor
Timothy Villagomez
(born 1962) 		Chamorro Covenant Northern Mariana Islands January 9, 2006 April 24, 2009 Resigned
Mike Cruz
(born 1958) 		Chamorro Republican Guam January 1, 2007 January 3, 2011 Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor
Gregory Francis
(born 1951) 		African American Democratic U.S. Virgin Islands January 1, 2007 January 5, 2015 Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor
Eloy Inos
(1949–2015) 		Chamorro Covenant Northern Mariana Islands May 1, 2009 February 20, 2013 Elevated to Governor
Lemanu Mauga
(born 1949/1950) 		Samoan Democratic American Samoa January 3, 2013 present
Jude Hofschneider
(born 1966) 		Chamorro Republican Northern Mariana Islands February 20, 2013 January 12, 2015 Retired to run successfully for the Northern Mariana Islands Senate
Osbert Potter
(born 1956) 		African American Independent U.S. Virgin Islands January 5, 2015 present
Ralph Torres
(born 1979) 		Chamorro Republican Northern Mariana Islands January 12, 2015 December 29, 2015 Elevated to Governor
Victor Hocog
(born 1953) 		Chamorro Republican Northern Mariana Islands December 29, 2015 present

See also

References

  1. ^ Previously served as California Treasurer and U.S. Representative from California's 4th congressional district.
  2. ^ Previously served as Lieutenant Governor.
  3. ^ Previously served as U.S. Senator from New Mexico.
  4. ^ Previously served as United States Ambassador to Bolivia and United States Ambassador to El Salvador and later served as United States Ambassador to Argentina.
  5. ^ Previously served as New Mexico Attorney General.
  6. ^ Later served as White House Chief of Staff.
  7. ^ a b Previously served as Lieutenant Governor.
  8. ^ Later served as Director of the National Drug Control Policy.
  9. ^ Previously served as Lieutenant Governor.
  10. ^ Later served as United States Secretary of Commerce and United States Ambassador to China.
  11. ^ Previously served as United States Secretary of Energy, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and U.S. Representative from New Mexico's 3rd congressional district.
  12. ^ Previously served as U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 1st congressional district.
  13. ^ A Spanish Filipino, José Sisto, served from December 12, 1898 – February 1, 1899 in the Spanish government's name, despite tacit acknowledgment by the Americans until the 1898 Treaty of Paris.
  14. ^ Previously served as Resident Commissioner.
  15. ^ Previously served as Acting High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
  16. ^ Previously served as Puerto Rico Secretary of State.
  17. ^ Previously served as Lieutenant Governor.
  18. ^ Previously served as Lieutenant Governor.
  19. ^ Previously served as Resident Representative.
  20. ^ Previously served as Lieutenant Governor.
  21. ^ Later served as U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 2nd congressional district.
  22. ^ Previously served as California Treasurer and later served as U.S. Representative from California's 4th congressional district.
  23. ^ Later served as U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 1st congressional district.
  24. ^ Later served as U.S. Representative from New Mexico's at-large congressional district and U.S. Senator from New Mexico.
  25. ^ Later served as U.S. Representative from California's 31st congressional district.
  26. ^ Later served as U.S. Senator from Hawaii.
  27. ^ Later served as Chair of the Republican National Committee.
  28. ^ Later served as President post-independence.
  29. ^ Later served as Governor.
  30. ^ Later served as Resident Representative.
  31. ^ Later served as Governor.
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