National Lieutenant Governors Association

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The National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) is the non-profit, nonpartisan professional association for elected or appointed officials who are first in line of succession to the governors in the 50 U.S. states and the five organized territories. (The first official in the line of succession is generally established in the state or territorial constitution).

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Lieutenant governors

In 43 states and four territories, this official is a statewide elected lieutenant governor (In 2010 New Jersey elected its first lieutenant governor). In three states and one territory, this official is the state secretary of state. In four states, the president of the state senate (the upper house of the state legislature) is first in line of succession; two of these officials (Tennessee and West Virginia) may statutorily use the title lieutenant governor.

Of the elected lieutenant governors (including New Jersey), 25 are elected on a ticket in the general election with the gubernatorial candidate as a running mate. Most states allow the governor to designate his or her running mate, but in some states, the governor and lieutenant governor run separately in the primary election and are "paired" for the general election. In 18 other states, the lieutenant governor and the governor are elected separately and as a result may be of different political parties. Lieutenant governors typically are acting governor when the governor is out of state. Thirty lieutenant governor are presidents of the state Senate, and of these half may cast tie-breaking votes (mirroring the Federal government of the United States, in which the Vice President of the United States is the president of the United States Senate).

History

The NLGA was founded in 1962, as the National Conference of Lieutenant Governors (NCLG). The organization's first meeting was on December 4, 1962. In 1966, NCLG affiliated with the Council of State Governments (CSG) and was staffed through CSG from 1983 to 1988 with Edward Feigenbaum as director. In 1988, NCLG became financially independent. Gail Manning ran the organization's operations and was named director in 1991; she served until 2002.

In 2002, Julia Hurst became executive director. The same year, the organization adopted its current name and a new logo and launched its website.

The Association was incorporated in Kentucky in January 2013 and assumed independent corporate status and operations July 1, 2013.

Functions

NLGA provides members the opportunity to network, meet, foster interstate cooperation, gain policy knowledge, hone professional skills, share policy work, and promote the effectiveness of the office of lieutenant governor. [1] NLGA does adopt national policy resolutions on subjects of importance to the membership. NLGA Articles provide for the Chairmanship to rotate annually between a Democrat and Republican. The Chair Elect is of the opposite party to the chair and assumes the role of Chair the following year.

The association office is located in Covington, Kentucky. [1] The full membership meets twice a year, annually in Washington, DC for its Federal-State Relations meeting and annually in the summer in a select host state.

In 2007, NLGA was given the prestigious 'Associations Advance America' recognition by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). [2] NLGA was determined to have one of the six best association programs in the nation for 'Ending Cervical Cancer in our Lifetime,' a nationwide health care campaign. NLGA has also been recognized for work by Women in Government, the American Cardiology Association, and the American Iron and Steel Institute. [3]

List of chairs of the NLGA

Chairs of the National Lieutenant Governors Association [4]
TermOfficeholderState
1962–1963 Samuel H. Shapiro Illinois
1963–1964 Harold H. Chase Kansas
1964–1965 Robert Evander McNair South Carolina
1965–1966 John William Brown Ohio
1966–1967 Harry Lee Waterfield Kentucky
1967–1968 Malcolm Wilson New York
1968–1969 John Cherberg Washington
1969–1970 Raymond J. Broderick Pennsylvania
1970–1971 George Nigh Oklahoma
1971–1972 Roger W. Jepsen Iowa
1972 Thomas Lee Judge Montana
1972–1973 Martin J. Schreiber Wisconsin
1973–1974 Ed Reinecke California
1974–1975 Julian Carroll Kentucky
1975 Blair Lee III Maryland
1975–1976 Eugene Bookhammer Delaware
1976–1977 William P. Hobby Jr. Texas
1977–1978 Robert D. Orr Indiana
1978–1979 Thomas P. O'Neill III Massachusetts
1979–1980 William C. Phelps Missouri
1980–1981 Charles S. Robb Virginia
1981–1982 Mike Curb California
1982–1983 Martha Layne Collins Kentucky
1983–1984 William W. Scranton III Pennsylvania
1984–1985 Zell Miller Georgia
1985–1986 John Mutz Indiana
1986–1987 Winston Bryant Arkansas
1987–1988 George Ryan Illinois
1988–1989 Stephen McAlpine Alaska
1989–1990 Bobby Brantley Florida
1990–1991 Jim Folsom Jr. Alabama
1991–1992 Scott McCallum Wisconsin
1992–1993 Frank O'Bannon Indiana
1993–1994 Joanell Dyrstad Minnesota
1994–1995 Melinda Schwegmann Louisiana
1995–1996 Joy Corning Iowa
1996–1997 Kim Robak Nebraska
1997–1998 Mary Fallin Oklahoma
1998–1999 Ronnie Musgrove Mississippi
1999–2000 Olene S. Walker Utah
2000–2001 Steve Henry Kentucky
2001–2002 Gary Sherrer Kansas
2002–2003 Charles J. Fogarty Rhode Island
2003–2004 Karl Ohs Montana
2004–2005 John Carney Delaware
2005–2006 Jane E. Norton Colorado
2006–2007 John D. Cherry Michigan
2007–2008 Jack Dalrymple North Dakota
2008–2009 Barbara Lawton Wisconsin
2009–2010 Bill Bolling Virginia
2010–2011 Anthony Brown Maryland
2011–2012 Rick Sheehy Nebraska
2012–2013 Tim Murray Massachusetts
2013–2014 Todd Lamb Oklahoma
2014–2015 Nancy Wyman Connecticut
2015–2016 Kim Reynolds Iowa
2016–2017 Dan McKee Rhode Island
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020 Billy Nungesser Louisiana
2020–2021 Bethany Hall-Long Delaware
2021–2022 Mike Foley Nebraska

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Lieutenant Governors Association - Homepage" . Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  2. ↑ "2007 Summit Award Winning Programs". The Center for Association Leadership. Archived from the original on November 29, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Women in Government Honors Significant Efforts to Help Eliminate Cervical Cancer" (PDF). Women in Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Chairs of NLGA" (DOC). National Lieutenant Governors Association. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
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