Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
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| Lieutenant Governor of the State of Kansas | |
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since January 10, 2011 | |
| Term length | Four years, renewable once |
| Formation | February 9, 1861 |
The Lieutenant Governor of Kansas is the lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Kansas. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four-year term. He or she is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of Kansas state government.
The lieutenant governor succeeds to the officer of governor if the office becomes vacant, and also serve as acting governor if the governor is incapacitated or absent from the state.
Constitutional requirements
The Constitution of Kansas provides that the Lieutenant Governor must satisfy the same constitutional qualifications as the Governor. The Lieutenant Governor must be a citizen of the State of Kansas, at least 31 years of age and a resident of the United States for ten years.
Powers and Duties
The Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, similar to the Vice President of the United States, the main function of the Lieutenant Governor lies in the executive branch as the immediate successor to the Governorship in the event of a vacancy. In case of impeachment of the Governor, or of his death, failure to qualify, resignation, the Governorship, with its compensation and responsibilities, shall devolve upon the Lieutenant Governor for the residue of the term. In the event of the Governor’s absences from the State, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the office, the Lieutenant Governor shall become the “Acting Governor” until the Governor returns to the state or the disability is removed.
Office Holders
Kansas Lieutenant Governors
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| Lt. Governor | Term | Party |
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| Joseph Pomeroy Root | 1861–1863 | Republican |
| Thomas Andrew Osborn | 1863–1865 | Republican |
| James McGrew | 1865–1867 | Republican |
| Nehemiah Green | 1867–1868 | Republican |
| Charles Vernon Eskridge | 1869–1871 | Republican |
| Peter Percival Elder | 1871–1873 | Republican |
| Elias Sleeper Stover | 1873–1875 | Republican |
| Melville Judson Salter | 1875–1877 | Republican |
| Lyman Underwood Humphrey | 1877–1881 | Republican |
| David Wesley Finney | 1881–1885 | Republican |
| Alexander Pancoast Riddle | 1885–1889 | Republican |
| Andrew Jackson Felt | 1889–1893 | Republican |
| Percy Daniels | 1893–1895 | Populist |
| James Armstrong Troutman | 1895–1897 | Republican |
| Alexander Miller Harvey | 1897–1899 | Populist |
| Harry E. Richter | 1899–1903 | Republican |
| David John Hanna | 1903–1907 | Republican |
| William James Fitzgerald | 1907–1911 | Republican |
| Richard Joseph Hopkins | 1911–1913 | Republican |
| Sheffield Ingalls | 1913–1915 | Republican |
| William Yoast Morgan | 1915–1919 | Republican |
| Charles Solomon Huffman | 1919–1923 | Republican |
| Ben Sanford Paulen | 1923–1925 | Republican |
| De Lanson Alson Newton Chase | 1925–1929 | Republican |
| Jacob W. Graybill | 1929–1933 | Republican |
| Charles W. Thompson | 1933–1937 | Republican |
| William M. Lindsay | 1937–1939 | Democratic |
| Carl E. Friend | 1939–1943 | Republican |
| Jess C. Denious | 1943–1947 | Republican |
| Frank Leslie Hagaman | 1947–1950 | Republican |
| Fred Hall | 1951–1955 | Republican |
| John McCuish | 1955–1957 | Republican |
| Joseph W. Henkle, Sr. | 1957–1961 | Democratic |
| Harold H. Chase | 1961–1965 | Republican |
| John Crutcher | 1965–1969 | Republican |
| James H. DeCoursey, Jr. | 1969–1971 | Democratic |
| Reynolds Shultz | 1971–1973 | Republican |
| Dave Owen | 1973–1975 | Republican |
| Shelby Smith | 1975–1979 | Republican |
| Paul V. Dugan | 1979–1983 | Democratic |
| Thomas R. Docking | 1983–1987 | Democratic |
| Jack D. Walker | 1987–1991 | Republican |
| Jim Francisco | 1991–1995 | Democratic |
| Sheila Frahm | 1995–1996 | Republican |
| Gary Sherrer | 1996–2003 | Republican |
| John E. Moore | 2003–2007 | Democratic |
| Mark Parkinson | 2007–2009 | Democratic |
| Troy Findley | 2009–2011 | Democratic |
| Jeff Colyer | 2011–Present | Republican |
Living former U.S. Lieutenant Governors of Kansas
As of August 2014[update], thirteen former U.S. lieutenant governors of Kansas are alive, the oldest being John Crutcher (served 1965–1969, born 1916). The most recent death of a former U.S. lieutenant governor was that of Jack D. Walker (served 1987–1991, born 1922), on September 1, 2005.
| Lt. Governor | Lt. Gubernatorial term | Date of birth (and age) |
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| John Crutcher | 1965–1969 | December 19, 1916 |
| James H. DeCoursey, Jr. | 1969–1971 | July 7, 1932 |
| Dave Owen | 1973–1975 | August 10, 1938 |
| Shelby Smith | 1975–1979 | August 8, 1927 |
| Paul V. Dugan | 1979–1983 | January 1, 1939 |
| Thomas R. Docking | 1983–1987 | August 10, 1954 |
| Jim Francisco | 1991–1995 | October 10, 1937 |
| Sheila Frahm | 1995–1996 | March 22, 1945 |
| Gary Sherrer | 1996–2003 | September 3, 1940 |
| John E. Moore | 2003–2007 | July 13, 1943 |
| Mark Parkinson | 2007–2009 | June 24, 1957 |
| Troy Findley | 2009–2011 | July 11, 1964 |
