Lieutenant Governor of Kansas

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Lieutenant Governor of
the State of Kansas
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David Toland official photo (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
David Toland
since January 2, 2021
Government of Kansas
Term length Four years, renewable once
FormationFebruary 9, 1861

The lieutenant governor of Kansas is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of Kansas state government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four-year term. The lieutenant governor succeeds to the office of governor if the office becomes vacant, and also serves as acting governor if the governor is incapacitated or absent from the state.

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Constitutional requirements

The Constitution of Kansas provides that the Lieutenant Governor must satisfy the same constitutional qualifications as the Governor – that is, none.

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, death, failure to qualify or resignation of the governor, 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. [1]

List of officeholders

ImageLieutenant GovernorTermParty
Joseph Pomeroy Root 1861–1863Republican
ThosAOsborn.gif Thomas A. Osborn 1863–1865
James McGrew 1865–1867
NehemiahGreen.gif Nehemiah Green 1867–1868
Charles Vernon Eskridge 1869–1871
Peter Percival Elder 1871–1873
Elias S. Stover (1892).jpg Elias S. Stover 1873–1875
Melville J. Salter 1875–1877
LUHumphrey.jpg Lyman U. Humphrey 1877–1881
David Wesley Finney 1881–1885
Sketch of Alexander P. Riddle.png Alexander P. Riddle 1885–1889
Andrew Jackson Felt 1889–1893
Percy Daniels 1893–1895Populist
James Armstrong Troutman 1895–1897Republican
Alexander Miller Harvey 1897–1899Populist
Harry E. Richter 1899–1903Republican
David John Hanna 1903–1907
William James Fitzgerald 1907–1911
Richard Joseph Hopkins 1911–1913
Sheffield Ingalls.jpg Sheffield Ingalls 1913–1915
W.Y. Morgan LCCN2014714864.jpg William Yoast Morgan 1915–1919
Charles Solomon Huffman 1919–1923
BenPaulen.jpg Benjamin S. Paulen 1923–1925
De Lanson Alson Newton Chase 1925–1929
Jacob W. Graybill 1929–1933
Charles W. Thompson 1933–1937
William M. Lindsay 1937–1939Democratic
Carl E. Friend 1939–1943Republican
Jess C. Denious 1943–1947
Frank Hagaman (1949).png Frank L. Hagaman 1947–1950
Fred Hall (cropped).jpg Fred Hall 1951–1955
John McCuish (Kansas governor).jpg John McCuish 1955–1957
Joseph W. Henkle Sr. 1957–1961Democratic
Harold H. Chase 1961–1965Republican
John Crutcher 1965–1969
James H. DeCoursey Jr. 1969–1971Democratic
Reynolds Shultz 1971–1973Republican
Dave Owen 1973–1975
Shelby Smith 1975–1979
Paul Dugan 1979–1983Democratic
Thomas Docking 1983–1987
Jack D. Walker 1987–1991Republican
Jim Francisco 1991–1995Democratic
SenatorFrahm(R-KS).jpg Sheila Frahm 1995–1996Republican
Garry Sherrer of Kansas.png Gary Sherrer 1996–2003
John E. Moore 2003–2007Democratic
Mark Parkinson.jpg Mark Parkinson 2007–2009
TroyWindfarm (cropped).JPG Troy Findley 2009–2011
Jeff Colyer official portrait (cropped).jpg Jeff Colyer 2011–2018Republican
Tracey Mann official portrait (cropped).jpg Tracey Mann 2018–2019
Lynn Rogers official photo (cropped).jpg Lynn Rogers 2019–2021Democratic
David Toland official photo (cropped).jpg David Toland 2021–present

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References

  1. Article I, Section 11 of the Constitution of Kansas  (1859)