List of current United States governors by age
Appearance
The following is a list of current United States governors by age. This list includes the 50 state governors, the five territorial governors, as well as the mayor of Washington, D.C. in office as of May 13, 2025.
State governors
[edit]State | Governor | Date of birth | Date of inauguration | Age at inauguration | Time in office | Current age | Party | |
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Alabama | Kay Ivey | October 15, 1944 | April 10, 2017 | 72 years, 177 days | 8 years, 33 days | 80 years, 210 days | Republican | |
Alaska | Mike Dunleavy | May 5, 1961 | December 3, 2018 | 57 years, 212 days | 6 years, 161 days | 64 years, 8 days | Republican | |
Arizona | Katie Hobbs | December 28, 1969 | January 2, 2023 | 53 years, 5 days | 2 years, 131 days | 55 years, 136 days | Democratic | |
Arkansas | Sarah Huckabee Sanders | August 13, 1982 | January 10, 2023 | 40 years, 150 days | 2 years, 123 days | 42 years, 273 days | Republican | |
California | Gavin Newsom | October 10, 1967 | January 7, 2019 | 51 years, 89 days | 6 years, 126 days | 57 years, 215 days | Democratic | |
Colorado | Jared Polis | May 12, 1975 | January 8, 2019 | 43 years, 241 days | 6 years, 125 days | 50 years, 1 day | Democratic | |
Connecticut | Ned Lamont | January 3, 1954 | January 9, 2019 | 65 years, 6 days | 6 years, 124 days | 71 years, 130 days | Democratic | |
Delaware | Matt Meyer | September 29, 1971 | January 21, 2025 | 53 years, 114 days | 112 days | 53 years, 226 days | Democratic | |
Florida | Ron DeSantis | September 14, 1978 | January 8, 2019 | 40 years, 116 days | 6 years, 125 days | 46 years, 241 days | Republican | |
Georgia | Brian Kemp | November 2, 1963 | January 14, 2019 | 55 years, 73 days | 6 years, 119 days | 61 years, 192 days | Republican | |
Hawaii | Josh Green | February 11, 1970 | December 5, 2022 | 52 years, 297 days | 2 years, 159 days | 55 years, 91 days | Democratic | |
Idaho | Brad Little | February 15, 1954 | January 7, 2019 | 64 years, 326 days | 6 years, 127 days | 71 years, 87 days | Republican | |
Illinois | J. B. Pritzker | January 19, 1965 | January 14, 2019 | 53 years, 360 days | 6 years, 119 days | 60 years, 114 days | Democratic | |
Indiana | Mike Braun | March 24, 1954 | January 13, 2025 | 70 years, 295 days | 120 days | 71 years, 50 days | Republican | |
Iowa | Kim Reynolds | August 4, 1959 | May 24, 2017 | 57 years, 293 days | 7 years, 354 days | 65 years, 282 days | Republican | |
Kansas | Laura Kelly | January 24, 1950 | January 14, 2019 | 68 years, 355 days | 6 years, 119 days | 75 years, 109 days | Democratic | |
Kentucky | Andy Beshear | November 29, 1977 | December 10, 2019 | 42 years, 11 days | 5 years, 154 days | 47 years, 165 days | Democratic | |
Louisiana | Jeff Landry | December 23, 1970 | January 8, 2024 | 53 years, 16 days | 1 year, 125 days | 54 years, 141 days | Republican | |
Maine | Janet Mills | December 30, 1947 | January 2, 2019 | 71 years, 3 days | 6 years, 131 days | 77 years, 134 days | Democratic | |
Maryland | Wes Moore | October 15, 1978 | January 18, 2023 | 44 years, 95 days | 2 years, 115 days | 46 years, 210 days | Democratic | |
Massachusetts | Maura Healey | February 8, 1971 | January 5, 2023 | 51 years, 331 days | 2 years, 128 days | 54 years, 94 days | Democratic | |
Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer | August 23, 1971 | January 1, 2019 | 47 years, 131 days | 6 years, 132 days | 53 years, 263 days | Democratic | |
Minnesota | Tim Walz | April 6, 1964 | January 7, 2019 | 54 years, 276 days | 6 years, 126 days | 61 years, 37 days | Democratic–Farmer–Labor[a] | |
Mississippi | Tate Reeves | June 5, 1974 | January 14, 2020 | 45 years, 223 days | 5 years, 119 days | 50 years, 342 days | Republican | |
Missouri | Mike Kehoe | January 17, 1962 | January 13, 2025 | 62 years, 362 days | 120 days | 63 years, 116 days | Republican | |
Montana | Greg Gianforte | April 17, 1961 | January 4, 2021 | 59 years, 262 days | 4 years, 129 days | 64 years, 26 days | Republican | |
Nebraska | Jim Pillen | December 31, 1955 | January 5, 2023 | 67 years, 5 days | 2 years, 128 days | 69 years, 133 days | Republican | |
Nevada | Joe Lombardo | November 8, 1962 | January 2, 2023 | 60 years, 55 days | 2 years, 131 days | 62 years, 186 days | Republican | |
New Hampshire | Kelly Ayotte | June 27, 1968 | January 8, 2025 | 56 years, 195 days | 125 days | 56 years, 320 days | Republican | |
New Jersey | Phil Murphy | August 16, 1957 | January 16, 2018 | 60 years, 153 days | 7 years, 117 days | 67 years, 270 days | Democratic | |
New Mexico | Michelle Lujan Grisham | October 24, 1959 | January 1, 2019 | 59 years, 69 days | 6 years, 132 days | 65 years, 201 days | Democratic | |
New York | Kathy Hochul | August 27, 1958 | August 24, 2021 | 62 years, 362 days | 3 years, 262 days | 66 years, 259 days | Democratic | |
North Carolina | Josh Stein | September 13, 1966 | January 1, 2025 | 58 years, 110 days | 132 days | 58 years, 242 days | Democratic | |
North Dakota | Kelly Armstrong | October 8, 1976 | December 15, 2024 | 48 years, 68 days | 149 days | 48 years, 217 days | Republican | |
Ohio | Mike DeWine | January 5, 1947 | January 14, 2019 | 72 years, 9 days | 6 years, 119 days | 78 years, 128 days | Republican | |
Oklahoma | Kevin Stitt | December 28, 1972 | January 14, 2019 | 46 years, 17 days | 6 years, 119 days | 52 years, 136 days | Republican | |
Oregon | Tina Kotek | September 30, 1966 | January 9, 2023 | 56 years, 101 days | 2 years, 124 days | 58 years, 225 days | Democratic | |
Pennsylvania | Josh Shapiro | June 20, 1973 | January 17, 2023 | 49 years, 211 days | 2 years, 116 days | 51 years, 327 days | Democratic | |
Rhode Island | Dan McKee | June 16, 1951 | March 2, 2021 | 69 years, 259 days | 4 years, 72 days | 73 years, 331 days | Democratic | |
South Carolina | Henry McMaster | May 27, 1947 | January 24, 2017 | 69 years, 242 days | 8 years, 109 days | 77 years, 351 days | Republican | |
South Dakota | Larry Rhoden | February 5, 1959 | January 25, 2025 | 65 years, 355 days | 108 days | 66 years, 97 days | Republican | |
Tennessee | Bill Lee | October 9, 1959 | January 19, 2019 | 59 years, 102 days | 6 years, 114 days | 65 years, 216 days | Republican | |
Texas | Greg Abbott | November 13, 1957 | January 20, 2015 | 57 years, 68 days | 10 years, 113 days | 67 years, 181 days | Republican | |
Utah | Spencer Cox | July 11, 1975 | January 4, 2021 | 45 years, 177 days | 4 years, 129 days | 49 years, 306 days | Republican | |
Vermont | Phil Scott | August 4, 1958 | January 5, 2017 | 58 years, 154 days | 8 years, 128 days | 66 years, 282 days | Republican | |
Virginia | Glenn Youngkin | December 9, 1966 | January 15, 2022 | 55 years, 37 days | 3 years, 118 days | 58 years, 155 days | Republican | |
Washington | Bob Ferguson | February 23, 1965 | January 15, 2025 | 59 years, 327 days | 118 days | 60 years, 79 days | Democratic | |
West Virginia | Patrick Morrisey | December 21, 1967 | January 13, 2025 | 57 years, 23 days | 120 days | 57 years, 143 days | Republican | |
Wisconsin | Tony Evers | November 5, 1951 | January 7, 2019 | 67 years, 63 days | 6 years, 126 days | 73 years, 189 days | Democratic | |
Wyoming | Mark Gordon | March 14, 1957 | January 7, 2019 | 61 years, 299 days | 6 years, 126 days | 68 years, 60 days | Republican |
Territorial governors
[edit]Territory | Governor | Date of birth | Date of inauguration | Age at inauguration | Time in office | Current age | Party | |
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American Samoa | Pula Nikolao Pula | December 31, 1955 | January 3, 2025 | 69 years, 3 days | 130 days | 69 years, 133 days | Republican | |
Guam | Lou Leon Guerrero | November 8, 1950 | January 7, 2019 | 68 years, 60 days | 6 years, 126 days | 74 years, 186 days | Democratic | |
Northern Mariana Islands | Arnold Palacios | August 22, 1955[2] | January 9, 2023 | 67 years, 140 days | 2 years, 124 days | 69 years, 264 days | Republican | |
Puerto Rico | Jenniffer González-Colón | August 5, 1976 | January 2, 2025 | 48 years, 150 days | 131 days | 48 years, 281 days | New Progressive | |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Albert Bryan | February 21, 1968 | January 7, 2019 | 50 years, 320 days | 6 years, 126 days | 57 years, 81 days | Democratic |
Federal district mayor
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The District of Columbia is a federal district that elects a mayor that has similar powers to those of a state or territorial governor.[3] The cities of Washington and Georgetown within the district elected their own mayors until 1871, when their governments were consolidated into a reorganized District of Columbia by a Congressional act.[4] The district's chief executive from 1871 to 1874 was a governor appointed by the president of the United States; the office was replaced by a board of commissioners with three members appointed by the president—two residents and a representative from the United States Army Corps of Engineers.[4][5] The Board of Commissioners was originally a temporary body but was made permanent in 1878 with one member selected to serve as the Board President, in effect the city's chief executive.[6] The system was replaced in 1967 by a single mayor–commissioner and home rule in the District of Columbia was fully restored in 1975 under a reorganized government led by an elected mayor.[7]
District | Mayor | Date of birth | Date of inauguration | Age at inauguration | Time in office | Current age | Party | |
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District of Columbia | Muriel Bowser | August 2, 1972 | January 2, 2015 | 42 years, 153 days | 10 years, 131 days | 52 years, 284 days | Democratic |
Demographics of state governors
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Note: The following information for currently serving state governors is correct as of 2021.
- Statistics (not counting territorial governors):
- The median age is 68 years, 150 days.
- The median age at inauguration is 64 years, 99 days.
- The median term length is 10 years, 325 days.
- The average age among Republicans is 68 years, 175 days.
- The average age among Democrats is 69 years, 76 days.
- Age Ranges:
- 10 governors are in their 70s;
- 21 governors are in their 60s;
- 12 governors are in their 50s; and
- 7 governors are in their 40s.
- Political Party:
- 28 Republicans (56%)
- 22 Democrats (44%)
- Sex:
- 41 Males (82%)
- 9 Females (18%)
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is affiliated with the national Democratic Party.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Erlandson, Henry (January 25, 2020). "Why is Minnesota's Democratic Party called the DFL?". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "Arnold Palacios". National Governors Association. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ Nirappil, Fenit (June 21, 2017). "Can a change of titles make DC seem more stately? Ask Gov. Bowser". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ a b Governing the District of Columbia: Overview and Timeline (Report). Congressional Research Service. January 29, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ Davis, Henry E. (December 29, 1899). "The Political Development of the District of Columbia". Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 1: 215. JSTOR 24526084.
- ^ Frommer, Frederic (June 21, 2022). "D.C. elected its own mayors in the 1800s — until Congress stepped in". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (October 28, 2003). "Walter Washington, 88, Former Mayor of Washington, Dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 27, 2024.