This is a list of current United States lieutenant governors by age. Also included are the age of the lieutenant governor at inauguration, and the length of their gubernatorial term to date.
State | Lieutenant Governor | Date of birth | Date of inauguration | Age at inauguration | Length of term to date | Current age | Party |
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Alabama | Will Ainsworth | March 22, 1981 | January 14, 2019 | 37 years, 298 days | 5 years, 161 days | 43 years, 93 days | Republican |
Alaska | Nancy Dahlstrom | August 13, 1957 | December 5, 2022 | 65 years, 114 days | 1 year, 201 days | 66 years, 315 days | Republican |
Arkansas | Leslie Rutledge | June 9, 1976 | January 10, 2023 | 46 years, 215 days | 1 year, 165 days | 48 years, 14 days | Republican |
California | Eleni Kounalakis | March 3, 1966 | January 7, 2019 | 52 years, 310 days | 5 years, 168 days | 58 years, 112 days | Democratic |
Colorado | Dianne Primavera | January 28, 1950 | January 8, 2019 | 68 years, 345 days | 5 years, 167 days | 74 years, 147 days | Democratic |
Connecticut | Susan Bysiewicz | September 29, 1961 | January 9, 2019 | 57 years, 102 days | 5 years, 166 days | 62 years, 268 days | Democratic |
Delaware | Bethany Hall-Long | November 12, 1963 | January 17, 2017 | 53 years, 66 days | 7 years, 158 days | 60 years, 224 days | Democratic |
Florida | Jeanette Núñez | June 6, 1972 | January 8, 2019 | 46 years, 216 days | 5 years, 167 days | 52 years, 17 days | Republican |
Georgia | Geoff Duncan | April 1, 1975 | January 14, 2019 | 43 years, 288 days | 5 years, 161 days | 49 years, 83 days | Republican |
Hawaii | Sylvia Luke | December 15, 1967 | December 5, 2022 | 54 years, 355 days | 1 year, 201 days | 56 years, 191 days | Democratic |
Idaho | Scott Bedke | April 27, 1958 | January 2, 2023 | 64 years, 250 days | 1 year, 173 days | 66 years, 57 days | Republican |
Illinois | Juliana Stratton | September 8, 1965 | January 14, 2019 | 53 years, 128 days | 5 years, 161 days | 58 years, 289 days | Democratic |
Indiana | Suzanne Crouch | February 27, 1952 | January 9, 2017 | 64 years, 317 days | 7 years, 166 days | 72 years, 117 days | Republican |
Iowa | Adam Gregg | April 26, 1983 | January 18, 2019 | 35 years, 267 days | 5 years, 157 days | 41 years, 58 days | Republican |
Kansas | David Toland | May 4, 1977 | January 2, 2021 | 43 years, 243 days | 3 years, 173 days | 47 years, 50 days | Democratic |
Kentucky | Jacqueline Coleman | June 9, 1982 | December 10, 2019 | 37 years, 184 days | 4 years, 196 days | 42 years, 14 days | Democratic |
Louisiana | Billy Nungesser | January 10, 1959 | January 11, 2016 | 57 years, 1 day | 8 years, 164 days | 65 years, 165 days | Republican |
Maryland | Aruna Miller | November 6, 1964 | January 18, 2023 | 58 years, 73 days | 1 year, 157 days | 59 years, 230 days | Democratic |
Massachusetts | Kim Driscoll | August 12, 1966 | January 5, 2023 | 56 years, 146 days | 1 year, 170 days | 57 years, 316 days | Democratic |
Michigan | Garlin Gilchrist | September 25, 1982 | January 1, 2019 | 36 years, 98 days | 5 years, 174 days | 41 years, 272 days | Democratic |
Minnesota | Peggy Flanagan | September 22, 1979 | January 7, 2019 | 39 years, 107 days | 5 years, 168 days | 44 years, 275 days | Democratic (DFL) |
Mississippi | Delbert Hosemann | June 30, 1947 | January 14, 2020 | 72 years, 198 days | 4 years, 161 days | 76 years, 359 days | Republican |
Missouri | Mike Kehoe | January 17, 1962 | June 18, 2018 | 56 years, 152 days | 6 years, 5 days | 62 years, 158 days | Republican |
Montana | Kristen Juras | October 16, 1955 | January 4, 2021 | 65 years, 80 days | 3 years, 171 days | 68 years, 251 days | Republican |
Nebraska | Joe Kelly | March 17, 1956 | January 5, 2023 | 66 years, 294 days | 1 year, 170 days | 68 years, 98 days | Republican |
Nevada | Stavros Anthony | January 13, 1957 | January 2, 2023 | 65 years, 354 days | 1 year, 173 days | 67 years, 162 days | Republican |
New Jersey | Tahesha Way | December 7, 1971 | September 8, 2023 | 51 years, 275 days | 289 days | 52 years, 199 days | Democratic |
New Mexico | Howie Morales | January 5, 1973 | January 1, 2019 | 45 years, 361 days | 5 years, 174 days | 51 years, 170 days | Democratic |
New York | Antonio Delgado | January 28, 1977 | May 25, 2022 | 45 years, 117 days | 2 years, 29 days | 47 years, 147 days | Democratic |
North Carolina | Mark Robinson | August 8, 1968 | January 9, 2021 | 52 years, 154 days | 3 years, 166 days | 55 years, 320 days | Republican |
North Dakota | Brent Sanford | December 23, 1971 | December 15, 2016 | 44 years, 358 days | 7 years, 191 days | 52 years, 183 days | Republican |
Ohio | Jon Husted | August 25, 1967 | January 14, 2019 | 51 years, 142 days | 5 years, 161 days | 56 years, 303 days | Republican |
Oklahoma | Matt Pinnell | October 19, 1971 | January 14, 2019 | 47 years, 87 days | 5 years, 161 days | 52 years, 248 days | Republican |
Pennsylvania | Austin Davis | October 4, 1989 | January 17, 2023 | 33 years, 105 days | 1 year, 158 days | 34 years, 263 days | Democratic |
Rhode Island | Sabina Matos | February 13, 1974 | April 14, 2021 | 47 years, 60 days | 3 years, 70 days | 50 years, 131 days | Democratic |
South Carolina | Pamela Evette | August 28, 1967 | January 9, 2019 | 51 years, 134 days | 5 years, 166 days | 56 years, 300 days | Republican |
South Dakota | Larry Rhoden | February 5, 1959 | January 5, 2019 | 59 years, 334 days | 5 years, 170 days | 65 years, 139 days | Republican |
Tennessee | Randy McNally | January 30, 1944 | January 10, 2017 | 72 years, 346 days | 7 years, 165 days | 80 years, 145 days | Republican |
Texas | Dan Patrick | April 4, 1950 | January 20, 2015 | 64 years, 291 days | 9 years, 155 days | 74 years, 80 days | Republican |
Utah | Deidre Henderson | September 4, 1974 | January 4, 2021 | 46 years, 122 days | 3 years, 171 days | 49 years, 293 days | Republican |
Vermont | David Zuckerman | August 16, 1971 | January 5, 2023 | 51 years, 142 days | 1 year, 170 days | 52 years, 312 days | Vermont Progressive Party |
Virginia | Winsome Sears | March 11, 1964 | January 15, 2022 | 57 years, 310 days | 2 years, 160 days | 60 years, 104 days | Republican |
Washington | Denny Heck | July 29, 1952 | January 13, 2021 | 68 years, 168 days | 3 years, 162 days | 71 years, 330 days | Democratic |
West Virginia | Craig Blair | October 17, 1959 | January 13, 2021 | 61 years, 88 days | 3 years, 162 days | 64 years, 250 days | Republican |
Wisconsin | Sara Rodriguez | July 25, 1975 | January 3, 2023 | 47 years, 162 days | 1 year, 172 days | 48 years, 334 days | Democratic |
State | Lieutenant Governor | Date of birth | Date of inauguration | Age at inauguration | Length of term to date | Current age | Party |
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