lieutenant governor
noun
: a deputy or subordinate governor: such as
a
: an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of an American state
b
: the formal head of the government of a Canadian province appointed by the federal government as the representative of the crown
lieutenant governorship
noun
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He was elected North Carolina’s first Black lieutenant governor in 2020.
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Mark Robinson, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
The lieutenant governor has also received attention in recent years for inflammatory comments about LGBTQ+ issues, among other things.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
Two Republicans are running in the primary for the Mecklenburg County seat currently held by Rachel Hunt, who is running for lieutenant governor.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2024
County election officials then have until Dec. 4 to certify the results of their verification of signatures, and the lieutenant governor, Eleni Kounalakis, must call a recall election between 60 and 80 days from the date of certification of sufficient signatures.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
California’s Democratic secretary of state also declined efforts to remove Trump from its ballot, despite calls from the state’s lieutenant governor to do so.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
The lieutenant governor position is also not historically one that garners a large amount of public attention.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
The couple, in their 30s, were married by a former Minnesota senate minority leader and were given a blessing by the lieutenant governor of Minnesota, Edwin said.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
Duncan served as Georgia's lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2023.
—Rick Klein, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Mark Robinson, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
The lieutenant governor has also received attention in recent years for inflammatory comments about LGBTQ+ issues, among other things.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
Two Republicans are running in the primary for the Mecklenburg County seat currently held by Rachel Hunt, who is running for lieutenant governor.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2024
County election officials then have until Dec. 4 to certify the results of their verification of signatures, and the lieutenant governor, Eleni Kounalakis, must call a recall election between 60 and 80 days from the date of certification of sufficient signatures.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
California’s Democratic secretary of state also declined efforts to remove Trump from its ballot, despite calls from the state’s lieutenant governor to do so.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
The lieutenant governor position is also not historically one that garners a large amount of public attention.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
The couple, in their 30s, were married by a former Minnesota senate minority leader and were given a blessing by the lieutenant governor of Minnesota, Edwin said.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
Duncan served as Georgia's lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2023.
—Rick Klein, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
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