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List of current United States governors by age

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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

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State Governor Date of birth Date of inauguration Age at inauguration Time in office Current age Party
Alabama Kay Ivey (1944-10-15)October 15, 1944 April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10) 72 years, 177 days 8 years, 33 days 80 years, 210 days Republican
Alaska Mike Dunleavy (1961-05-05)May 5, 1961 December 3, 2018 (2018-12-03) 57 years, 212 days 6 years, 161 days 64 years, 8 days Republican
Arizona Katie Hobbs (1969-12-28)December 28, 1969 January 2, 2023 (2023-01-02) 53 years, 5 days 2 years, 131 days 55 years, 136 days Democratic
Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders (1982-08-13)August 13, 1982 January 10, 2023 (2023-01-10) 40 years, 150 days 2 years, 123 days 42 years, 273 days Republican
California Gavin Newsom (1967-10-10)October 10, 1967 January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) 51 years, 89 days 6 years, 126 days 57 years, 215 days Democratic
Colorado Jared Polis (1975-05-12)May 12, 1975 January 8, 2019 (2019-01-08) 43 years, 241 days 6 years, 125 days 50 years, 1 day Democratic
Connecticut Ned Lamont (1954-01-03)January 3, 1954 January 9, 2019 (2019-01-09) 65 years, 6 days 6 years, 124 days 71 years, 130 days Democratic
Delaware Matt Meyer (1971-09-29)September 29, 1971 January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21) 53 years, 114 days 112 days 53 years, 226 days Democratic
Florida Ron DeSantis (1978-09-14)September 14, 1978 January 8, 2019 (2019-01-08) 40 years, 116 days 6 years, 125 days 46 years, 241 days Republican
Georgia Brian Kemp (1963-11-02)November 2, 1963 January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) 55 years, 73 days 6 years, 119 days 61 years, 192 days Republican
Hawaii Josh Green (1970-02-11)February 11, 1970 December 5, 2022 (2022-12-05) 52 years, 297 days 2 years, 159 days 55 years, 91 days Democratic
Idaho Brad Little (1954-02-15)February 15, 1954 January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) 64 years, 326 days 6 years, 127 days 71 years, 87 days Republican
Illinois J. B. Pritzker (1965-01-19)January 19, 1965 January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) 53 years, 360 days 6 years, 119 days 60 years, 114 days Democratic
Indiana Mike Braun (1954-03-24)March 24, 1954 January 13, 2025 (2025-01-13) 70 years, 295 days 120 days 71 years, 50 days Republican
Iowa Kim Reynolds (1959-08-04)August 4, 1959 May 24, 2017 (2017-05-24) 57 years, 293 days 7 years, 354 days 65 years, 282 days Republican
Kansas Laura Kelly (1950-01-24)January 24, 1950 January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) 68 years, 355 days 6 years, 119 days 75 years, 109 days Democratic
Kentucky Andy Beshear (1977-11-29)November 29, 1977 December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10) 42 years, 11 days 5 years, 154 days 47 years, 165 days Democratic
Louisiana Jeff Landry (1970-12-23)December 23, 1970 January 8, 2024 (2024-01-08) 53 years, 16 days 1 year, 125 days 54 years, 141 days Republican
Maine Janet Mills (1947-12-30)December 30, 1947 January 2, 2019 (2019-01-02) 71 years, 3 days 6 years, 131 days 77 years, 134 days Democratic
Maryland Wes Moore (1978-10-15)October 15, 1978 January 18, 2023 (2023-01-18) 44 years, 95 days 2 years, 115 days 46 years, 210 days Democratic
Massachusetts Maura Healey (1971-02-08)February 8, 1971 January 5, 2023 (2023-01-05) 51 years, 331 days 2 years, 128 days 54 years, 94 days Democratic
Michigan Gretchen Whitmer (1971-08-23)August 23, 1971 January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01) 47 years, 131 days 6 years, 132 days 53 years, 263 days Democratic
Minnesota Tim Walz (1964-04-06)April 6, 1964 January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) 54 years, 276 days 6 years, 126 days 61 years, 37 days Democratic–Farmer–Labor[a]
Mississippi Tate Reeves (1974-06-05)June 5, 1974 January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14) 45 years, 223 days 5 years, 119 days 50 years, 342 days Republican
Missouri Mike Kehoe (1962-01-17)January 17, 1962 January 13, 2025 (2025-01-13) 62 years, 362 days 120 days 63 years, 116 days Republican
Montana Greg Gianforte (1961-04-17)April 17, 1961 January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04) 59 years, 262 days 4 years, 129 days 64 years, 26 days Republican
Nebraska Jim Pillen (1955-12-31)December 31, 1955 January 5, 2023 (2023-01-05) 67 years, 5 days 2 years, 128 days 69 years, 133 days Republican
Nevada Joe Lombardo (1962-11-08)November 8, 1962 January 2, 2023 (2023-01-02) 60 years, 55 days 2 years, 131 days 62 years, 186 days Republican
New Hampshire Kelly Ayotte (1968-06-27)June 27, 1968 January 8, 2025 (2025-01-08) 56 years, 195 days 125 days 56 years, 320 days Republican
New Jersey Phil Murphy (1957-08-16)August 16, 1957 January 16, 2018 (2018-01-16) 60 years, 153 days 7 years, 117 days 67 years, 270 days Democratic
New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham (1959-10-24)October 24, 1959 January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01) 59 years, 69 days 6 years, 132 days 65 years, 201 days Democratic
New York Kathy Hochul (1958-08-27)August 27, 1958 August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24) 62 years, 362 days 3 years, 262 days 66 years, 259 days Democratic
North Carolina Josh Stein (1966-09-13)September 13, 1966 January 1, 2025 (2025-01-01) 58 years, 110 days 132 days 58 years, 242 days Democratic
North Dakota Kelly Armstrong (1976-10-08)October 8, 1976 December 15, 2024 (2024-12-15) 48 years, 68 days 149 days 48 years, 217 days Republican
Ohio Mike DeWine (1947-01-05)January 5, 1947 January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) 72 years, 9 days 6 years, 119 days 78 years, 128 days Republican
Oklahoma Kevin Stitt (1972-12-28)December 28, 1972 January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) 46 years, 17 days 6 years, 119 days 52 years, 136 days Republican
Oregon Tina Kotek (1966-09-30)September 30, 1966 January 9, 2023 (2023-01-09) 56 years, 101 days 2 years, 124 days 58 years, 225 days Democratic
Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro (1973-06-20)June 20, 1973 January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17) 49 years, 211 days 2 years, 116 days 51 years, 327 days Democratic
Rhode Island Dan McKee (1951-06-16)June 16, 1951 March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02) 69 years, 259 days 4 years, 72 days 73 years, 331 days Democratic
South Carolina Henry McMaster (1947-05-27)May 27, 1947 January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24) 69 years, 242 days 8 years, 109 days 77 years, 351 days Republican
South Dakota Larry Rhoden (1959-02-05)February 5, 1959 January 25, 2025 (2025-01-25) 65 years, 355 days 108 days 66 years, 97 days Republican
Tennessee Bill Lee (1959-10-09)October 9, 1959 January 19, 2019 (2019-01-19) 59 years, 102 days 6 years, 114 days 65 years, 216 days Republican
Texas Greg Abbott (1957-11-13)November 13, 1957 January 20, 2015 (2015-01-20) 57 years, 68 days 10 years, 113 days 67 years, 181 days Republican
Utah Spencer Cox (1975-07-11)July 11, 1975 January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04) 45 years, 177 days 4 years, 129 days 49 years, 306 days Republican
Vermont Phil Scott (1958-08-04)August 4, 1958 January 5, 2017 (2017-01-05) 58 years, 154 days 8 years, 128 days 66 years, 282 days Republican
Virginia Glenn Youngkin (1966-12-09)December 9, 1966 January 15, 2022 (2022-01-15) 55 years, 37 days 3 years, 118 days 58 years, 155 days Republican
Washington Bob Ferguson (1965-02-23)February 23, 1965 January 15, 2025 (2025-01-15) 59 years, 327 days 118 days 60 years, 79 days Democratic
West Virginia Patrick Morrisey (1967-12-21)December 21, 1967 January 13, 2025 (2025-01-13) 57 years, 23 days 120 days 57 years, 143 days Republican
Wisconsin Tony Evers (1951-11-05)November 5, 1951 January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) 67 years, 63 days 6 years, 126 days 73 years, 189 days Democratic
Wyoming Mark Gordon (1957-03-14)March 14, 1957 January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) 61 years, 299 days 6 years, 126 days 68 years, 60 days Republican

Territorial governors

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Territory Governor Date of birth Date of inauguration Age at inauguration Time in office Current age Party
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
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

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is affiliated with the national Democratic Party.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Arnold Palacios". National Governors Association. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Governing the District of Columbia: Overview and Timeline (Report). Congressional Research Service. January 29, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Martin, Douglas (October 28, 2003). "Walter Washington, 88, Former Mayor of Washington, Dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 27, 2024.