Lieutenant Governor of the State of Kansas
Great Seal of the State of Kansas
Incumbent Troy Findley since May 15, 2009
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Formation	February 9, 1861

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

Contents 1 Constitutional Requirements 2 Powers and Duties 3 Office Holders 3.1 Kansas Lieutenant Governors 4 External links

[edit] Constitutional Requirements

To hold the office, the Lieutenant Governor must satisfy the same constitutional qualifications as the Governor. The Lieutenant Governor must be a citizen of the State of Kansas, at least thirty-one years of age and a resident of the United States for ten years.

[edit] 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 of the Governor, or of his death, failure to qualify, resignation, 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.

[edit] Office Holders

Kansas Lieutenant Governors

Kansas

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Kansas

Constitution United States Constitution Kansas Constitution Executive Government Governor: Mark Parkinson Lieutenant Governor: Troy Findley Secretary of State: Ron Thornburgh Attorney General: Stephen Six State Treasurer: Dennis McKinney Insurance Commissioner: Sandy Praeger Corporation Commission State Cabinet Legislature Legislature: Kansas Legislature Senate President of the Senate : Stephen Morris House of Representatives Speaker of the House: Mike O'Neal Judiciary Courts of Kansas Supreme Court Court of Appeals Court of Impeachment Political Parties Political parties Democratic Party Republican Party Political party strength Divisions Counties Cities and Towns Federal Relations Federal representation Senate Sam Brownback (R) Pat Roberts (R) House of Representatives 1: Jerry Moran (R) 2: Lynn Jenkins (R) 3: Dennis Moore (D) 4: Todd Tiahrt (R) Politics of the United States

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Name	Term	Party
Joseph Pomeroy Root	1861-1863	Republican
Thomas Andrew Osborn	1863-1865	Republican
James McGrew	1865-1867	Republican
Nehemiah Green	1867-1868	Republican
Charles Vernon Eskridge	1869-1871	Republican
Peter Percival Elder	1871-1873	Republican
Elias Sleeper Stover	1873-1875	Republican
Melville Judson Salter	1875-1877	Republican
Lyman Underwood Humphrey	1877-1881	Republican
David Wesley Finney	1881-1885	Republican
Alexander Pancoast Riddle	1885-1889	Republican
Andrew Jackson Felt	1889-1893	Republican
Percy Daniels	1893-1895	Populist
James Armstrong Troutman	1895-1897	Republican
Alexander Miller Harvey	1897-1899	Populist
Harry E. Richter	1899-1903	Republican
David John Hanna	1903-1907	Republican
William James Fitzgerald	1907-1911	Republican
Richard Joseph Hopkins	1911-1913	Republican
Sheffield Ingalls	1913-1915	Republican
William Yoast Morgan	1915-1919	Republican
Charles Solomon Huffman	1919-1923	Republican
Ben Sanford Paulen	1923-1925	Republican
De Lanson Alson Newton Chase	1925-1929	Republican
Jacob W. Graybill	1929-1933	Republican
Charles W. Thompson	1933-1937	Republican
William M. Lindsay	1937-1939	Democratic
Carl E. Friend	1939-1943	Republican
Jess C. Denious	1943-1947	Republican
Frank L. Hagaman	1947-1950	Republican
Fred Hall	1951-1955	Republican
John McCuish	1955-1957	Republican
Joseph W. Henkle, Sr.	1957-1961	Democratic
Harold H. Chase	1961-1965	Republican
John Crutcher	1965-1969	Republican
James H. DeCoursey, Jr.	1969-1971	Democratic
Reynolds Shultz	1971-1973	Republican
Dave Owen	1973-1975	Republican
Shelby Smith	1975-1979	Republican
Paul V. Dugan	1979-1983	Democratic
Thomas R. Docking	1983-1987	Democratic
Jack D. Walker	1987-1991	Republican
James Francisco	1991-1995	Democratic
Sheila Frahm	1995-1996	Republican
Gary Sherrer	1996-2003	Republican
John E. Moore	2003-2007	Democratic
Mark Parkinson	2007-2009	Democratic
Troy Findley	2009-Present	Democratic

[edit] External links

• http://www.kansas.gov
• http://www.kshs.org/

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