Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
| Indiana Lieutenant Governor | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 4 years |
| Authority: | Indiana Constitution, Article 5, the Executive Department |
| Selection Method: | Elected |
| Current Officeholder | |
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| Name: | Sue Ellspermann |
| Officeholder Party: | Republican |
| Assumed office: | January 14, 2013 |
| Compensation: | $84,031 |
| Elections | |
| Next election: | November 8, 2016 |
| Last election: | November 6, 2012 |
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Current officeholder
- See also: Current Lieutenant Governors
The 50th and current lieutenant governor is Sue Ellspermann, a Republican elected in 2012.[1]
Authority
The state Constitution addresses the office of the governor in Article 5, the Executive Department.
Under Article 5, Section 2:
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There shall be a Lieutenant Governor, who shall hold his office during four years. |
Qualifications
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Qualifications for the lieutenant governorship are set forth in Article 5, Section 7.
To become lieutenant lieutenant governor of Indiana, a candidate must have been a United States citizen and lived within Indiana for the period of five consecutive years before the election. The candidate must also be at least 30 years old when sworn into office. Under Section 8, the governor may not hold any other state or federal office during his term, and must resign from any such position before being eligible to be sworn in as lieutenant governor.
Before taking the office, the candidate must swear an oath of office administered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana, promising to uphold the constitution and laws of Indiana.
Elections
- See also: Gubernatorial election cycles by state
- See also: Election of lieutenant governors
Indiana elects lieutenant governors in the Presidential elections, that is, in leap years. For Indiana 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 are all lieutenant gubernatorial election years. Legally, the lieutenant gubernatorial inauguration is always set for the second Monday in the January following an election. Thus, January 8, 2013 and January 9, 2017 are inaugural days (§ 9).
If two candidates are tied, a joint session of the General Assembly shall cast ballots to determine the winner, pursuant to Article 5, Section 5.
2012
Incumbent Becky Skillman (R) did not seek re-election. Sue Ellspermann (R), running on a ticket with Mike Pence, defeated Vi Simpson (D), Brad Klopfenstein (L) and George Fish (I) in the November 6, 2012 general election.
| Governor/Lieutenant Governor of Indiana General Election, 2012 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | John Gregg / Vi Simpson | 46.6% | 1,200,016 | |
| Republican |  Mike Pence / Sue Ellspermann |
49.5% | 1,275,424 | |
| Libertarian | Rupert Boneham / Brad Klopfenstein | 4% | 101,868 | |
| Independent | Donnie Harold Harris / George Fish | 0% | 21 | |
| Total Votes | 2,577,329 | |||
| Election Results via Indiana Secretary of State. | ||||
Vacancies
Details of vacancies are addressed under Article 5, Section 10.
If there is a vacancy in the lieutenant governor's office, then the Governor nominates a new Lieutenant Governor, subject to a simple majority confirmation vote in each legislative chamber. Once confirmed, the appointee serves the unexpired portion of the elected term. If the General Assembly is in recess, the Governor may call it into special session.
If the Lieutenant Governor is not absent but is unable or unwilling to discharge the office, the Constitution allows the legislature to set out the means for filling the vacancy.
If the Governor and Lieutenant Governor both vacate their offices, the General Assembly must meet within 48 hours and elect an Acting Governor, who must belong to the same party as the elected Governor, by a simple majority in each chamber. Until then, the Acting Governor and Acting Lieutenant Governor shall be, in order of succession:
- the President Pro Tem of the Senate
- the Speaker of the House of Representatives
- the State Treasurer
- the State Auditor
- the Secretary of State
- the State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Duties
The lieutenant governor also serves as president of the Indiana State Senate. Like the governor the lieutenant governor must uphold the state constitution and laws of Indiana. The lieutenant governor of Indiana serves as acting-governor when the governor becomes incapacitated or, in the state's early history, when the governor was away from the capitol.
She has such other responsibilities and duties as the Governor shall assign.
Divisions
The following five agencies fall under the office of Indiana Lieutenant Governor:[2]
- Agriculture
- Community and Rural Affairs
- Energy
- Housing and Community Development
- Tourism
Compensation
The lieutenant governor's pay is set by law and may not be increased or diminished effective during the current term.
As of 2012, the Indiana Lieutenant Governor was paid an estimated $84,031. This figure comes from the Council of State Governments.
Former officeholders
Since 1816, Indiana has had 50 Lieutenant Governors. Of those 50, 25 have been Republicans, 17 Democrats, 3 Whigs, 2 Jeffersonian Republicans, 1 Democratic Republican, and 1 Independent.[3]
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
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| 1 | Christopher Harrison | November 7, 1816 | December 17, 1818 | Democratic Republican |
| Vacant | December 18, 1818 | December 8, 1819 | ||
| 2 | Ratliff Boon | December 8, 1819 | September 12, 1822 | Jeffersonian Republican |
| Vacant | September 12, 1822 | December 4, 1822 | ||
| 3 | Ratliff Boon | December 4, 1822 | January 30, 1824 | Jeffersonian Republican |
| Vacant | January 31, 1824 | December 7, 1825 | ||
| 4 | John H. Thompson | December 7, 1825 | December 3, 1828 | Jacksonian |
| 5 | Milton Stapp | December 3, 1828 | December 7, 1831 | Independent |
| 6 | David Wallace | December 7, 1831 | December 6, 1837 | Whig |
| 7 | David Hillis | December 6, 1837 | December 9, 1840 | Whig |
| 8 | Samuel Hall | December 9, 1840 | December 6, 1843 | Whig |
| 9 | Jesse D. Bright | December 6, 1843 | December 6, 1845 | Democratic |
| Vacant | December 6, 1845 | December 9, 1846 | ||
| 10 | Paris C. Dunning | December 9, 1846 | December 26, 1848 | Democratic |
| Vacant | December 29, 1848 | December 4, 1849 | ||
| 11 | James H. Lane | December 5, 1849 | January 10, 1853 | Democratic |
| 12 | Ashbel P. Willard | January 10, 1853 | January 12, 1857 | Democratic |
| 13 | Abram A. Hammond | January 12, 1857 | October 3, 1860 | Democratic |
| 14 | Oliver P. Morton | January 14, 1861 | January 16, 1861 | Republican |
| Vacant | January 16, 1861 | January 8, 1865 | ||
| 15 | Conrad Baker | January 9, 1865 | January 23, 1867 | Republican |
| Vacant | January 24, 1867 | January 10, 1869 | ||
| 16 | Will Cumback | January 11, 1869 | January 13, 1873 | Republican |
| 17 | Leonidas Sexton | January 13, 1873 | January 13, 1877 | Republican |
| 18 | Isaac P. Gray | January 13, 1877 | November 2, 1880 | Democratic |
| Vacant | November 3, 1880 | January 9, 1881 | ||
| 19 | Thomas Hanna | January 10, 1881 | January 12, 1885 | Republican |
| 20 | Mahlon D. Manson | January 12, 1885 | August 3, 1886 | Democratic |
| Vacant | August 4, 1886 | January 9, 1887 | ||
| 21 | Robert S. Robertson | January 10, 1887 | January 13, 1889 | Republican |
| 22 | Ira J. Chase | January 14, 1889 | November 24, 1891 | Republican |
| Vacant | November 25, 1891 | January 8, 1893 | ||
| 23 | Mortimer Nye | January 9, 1893 | January 11, 1897 | Democratic |
| 24 | William S. Haggard | January 11, 1897 | January 14, 1901 | Republican |
| 25 | Newton W. Gilbert | January 14, 1901 | January 9, 1905 | Republican |
| 26 | Hugh Thomas Miller | January 9, 1905 | January 11, 1909 | Republican |
| 27 | Frank J. Hall | January 11, 1909 | January 13, 1913 | Democratic |
| 28 | William P. O'Neill | January 13, 1913 | January 8, 1917 | Democratic |
| 29 | Edgar D. Bush | January 8, 1917 | January 10, 1921 | Republican |
| 30 | Emmett F. Branch | January 10, 1921 | April 30, 1924 | Republican |
| Vacant | May 1, 1924 | January 11, 1925 | ||
| 31 | F. Harold Van Orman | January 12, 1925 | January 14, 1929 | Republican |
| 32 | Edgar D. Bush | January 14, 1929 | January 9, 1933 | Republican |
| 33 | M. Clifford Townsend | January 9, 1933 | January 11, 1937 | Democratic |
| 34 | Henry F. Schricker | January 11, 1937 | January 13, 1941 | Democratic |
| 35 | Charles M. Dawson | January 13, 1941 | January 8, 1945 | Republican |
| 36 | Richard T. James | January 8, 1945 | January 10, 1949 | Republican |
| Vacant | April 2, 1948 | April 13, 1948 | ||
| 37 | Rue J. Alexander | April 14, 1948 | January 2, 1949 | Republican |
| 38 | John A. Watkins | January 10, 1949 | January 12, 1953 | Democratic |
| 39 | Harold W. Handley | January 12, 1953 | January 14, 1957 | Republican |
| 40 | Crawford F. Parker | January 14, 1957 | January 9, 1961 | Republican |
| 41 | Richard O. Ristine | January 9, 1961 | January 11, 1965 | Republican |
| 42 | Robert L. Rock | January 11, 1965 | January 13, 1969 | Democratic |
| 43 | Richard E. Folz | January 13, 1969 | January 8, 1973 | Republican |
| 44 | Robert D. Orr | January 8, 1973 | January 12, 1981 | Republican |
| 45 | John M. Mutz | January 12, 1981 | January 9, 1989 | Republican |
| 46 | Frank O'Bannon | January 9, 1989 | January 13, 1997 | Democratic |
| 47 | Joseph E. Kernan | January 13, 1997 | September 12, 2003 | Democratic |
| Vacant | September 13, 2003 | October 20, 2003 | ||
| 48 | Katherine "Kathy" Davis | October 20, 2003 | January 9, 2005 | Democratic |
| 49 | Becky Skillman | January 10, 2005 | January 14, 2013 | Republican |
| 50 | Sue Ellspermann | January 14, 2013 | Present | Republican |
Contact information
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Statehouse
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2797
Phone:317-232-4545
See also
- Indiana Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman
- Governor of Indiana
- Indiana Attorney General
- Indiana Secretary of State
External links
References
Portions of this article were adapted from Wikipedia.
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