Tennessee Governor

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1 Qualifications
2 Contact information
3 See also
4 External links

The Tennessee Governor is the head of the executive branch of Tennessee's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the state constitution. Additionally, the governor has the power to grant reprieves and pardons and convene special sessions with the state General Assembly. The governor is also the keeper of the Great Seal of the State of Tennessee.

The current officeholder is Phil Bredesen.

Qualifications

at least 30 years old
a citizen of the United States
a citizen of Tennessee for at least 7 years

Contact information

Governor's Office
Tennessee State Capitol
Nashville, TN 37243-0001
Phone: 615.741.2001
Fax: 615.532.9711

External links

Office of the Tennessee Governor

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Current Governors

AL: Bob Riley^‡
AK: Sean Parnell (2010)
AZ: Jan Brewer
AR: Mike Beebe
CA: A. Schwarzenegger^‡
CO: Bill Ritter^Ω
CT: M. Jodi Rell^Ω
DE: Jack Markell
FL: Charlie Crist^Ω
GA: Sonny Perdue^‡

HI: Linda Lingle^‡
ID: Butch Otter
IL: Pat Quinn
IN: Mitch Daniels
IA: Chet Culver
KS: Mark Parkinson^Ω
KY: Steve Beshear
LA: Bobby Jindal
ME: John Baldacci^‡
MD: Martin O'Malley

MA: Deval Patrick
MI: Jennifer Granholm^‡
MN: Tim Pawlenty^Ω
MS: Haley Barbour
MO: Jay Nixon
MT: Brian Schweitzer
NE: Dave Heineman
NV: Jim Gibbons
NH: John Lynch
NJ: Chris Christie

NM: Bill Richardson^‡
NY: David Paterson
NC: Beverly Perdue
ND: John Hoeven
OH: Ted Strickland
OK: Brad Henry^‡
OR: Ted Kulongoski^‡
PA: Ed Rendell^‡
RI: Donald Carcieri^‡
SC: Mark Sanford^‡

SD: Mike Rounds^‡
TN: Phil Bredesen^‡
TX: Rick Perry
UT: Gary R. Herbert
VT: Jim Douglas^Ω
VA: Bob McDonnell
WA: Christine Gregoire
WV: Joe Manchin
WI: Jim Doyle^Ω
WY: Dave Freudenthal^‡

Gubernatorial elections, 2010

^‡ = Final term ends in 2010 because of state's term limits

^Ω = Term ends in 2010, not running for re-election

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