List of first gentlemen in the United States
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In the United States, the title of First Gentleman may be accorded to a man who is married to the head of state of a State government, analogously to the unofficial use of "First Lady" for the wife or hostess of a head of state, including the wife of the President of the United States.
To date, no person has been accorded the "First Gentleman" designation as a husband of a U.S. president.
The first man formally to serve as First Gentleman was James E. Ferguson in 1925, a former governor of Texas who was forced from office due to corruption charges, and whose wife Miriam A. Ferguson later won the office. The first man to serve as First Gentleman without having previously served as governor was Thomas Grasso, husband of Connecticut governor Ella T. Grasso. To date, there has never been a man married to a male governor.
Even though Arizona has had the most female governors of any U.S. state with 4 female governors, only two of these governors were married to a first gentleman while in office. Five states have had more than one first gentleman: New Hampshire, with three, and Arizona, Connecticut, Kansas, and Oregon, all numbering two.
By state
| State | First Gentleman | Started role | Governor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | George Wallace | 1967 | Lurleen Wallace |
| Alaska | Todd Palin | 2006 | Sarah Palin |
| Arizona | Terry Hull | 1997 | Jane Dee Hull |
| John Brewer | 2009 | Jan Brewer | |
| Connecticut | Thomas Grasso | 1975 | Ella T. Grasso |
| Lou Rell | 2004 | Jodi Rell | |
| Kansas | Spencer Finney Jr. | 1991 | Joan Finney |
| K. Gary Sebelius | 2003 | Kathleen Sebelius | |
| Kentucky | Bill Collins | 1983 | Martha Layne Collins |
| Louisiana | Raymond Blanco | 2004 | Kathleen Blanco |
| Massachusetts | Chuck Hunt | 2001 | Jane Swift (acting) |
| Michigan | Daniel Mulhern | 2003 | Jennifer Granholm |
| Montana | Harry Martz | 2001 | Judy Martz |
| Nebraska | Bill Orr | 1987 | Kay A. Orr |
| New Hampshire | Albert L. Roy | 1982 | Vesta M. Roy (acting) |
| Bill Shaheen | 1997 | Jeanne Shaheen | |
| Thomas Hassan* | 2013 | Maggie Hassan | |
| New Jersey | John Whitman | 1994 | Christine Todd Whitman |
| New Mexico | Chuck Franco* | 2011 | Susana Martinez |
| North Carolina | Bob Eaves | 2009 | Bev Perdue |
| Ohio | Jeff Hollister | 1998 | Nancy Hollister |
| Oklahoma | Wade Christensen* | 2011 | Mary Fallin |
| Oregon | Frank L. Roberts | 1991 | Barbara Roberts |
| Dan Little* | 2015 | Kate Brown | |
| Rhode Island | Andrew Moffit* | 2015 | Gina Raimondo |
| South Carolina | Michael Haley* | 2011 | Nikki Haley |
| Texas | James E. Ferguson | 1925 | Miriam A. Ferguson |
| Utah | Myron Walker | 2003 | Olene Walker |
| Vermont | Arthur Kunin | 1985 | Madeleine M. Kunin |
| Washington | Michael Gregoire | 2005 | Christine Gregoire |
* Currently serving
Other territories
Puerto Rico
- Ramón Cantero Frau (husband of governor Sila María Calderón)
Washington, D.C.
- James R. Kelly (husband of mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly)
See also
- List of current United States first spouses
- Oh, Jeez seventh episode in the twentieth season of South Park, previously called The Very First Gentleman.