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Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands
| U.S. Virgin Islands Governor | |
| General information | |
| Office Type: | Partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $150,000 |
| Term limits: | Two terms[1] |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Four years |
| Selection Method: | Elected |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Albert Bryan | |
| Elections | |
| Next election: | November 3, 2026 |
| Last election: | November 8, 2022 |
| Other U.S. Virgin Islands Executive Offices | |
| Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections | |
The Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands is an elected constitutional officer, the head of the executive branch, and the highest territory office in U.S. Virgin Islands. This office is elected every four years by popular vote.[1][2]
Current officeholder
The current Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands is Albert Bryan (D). Bryan assumed office in 2019.
Authority
The office of governor is established by the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands and is governed by the U.S. Virgin Islands Code.[3][4]
Qualifications
Candidates for governor must be U.S. citizens, be at least 30 years old, and have lived in the U.S. Virgin Islands for at least five years preceding the election.[5]
Elections
The U.S. Virgin Islands elects governors in federal midterm election years (e.g. 2018, 2022, 2026, 2030, etc.) to a four-year term. Governors are elected on a joint ticket with the lieutenant governor.[1][2]
2022
General election
General election for Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Incumbent Albert Bryan defeated Kurt Vialet, Stephen Frett, and Ronald Pickard in the general election for Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Albert Bryan (D) | 56.1 | 12,157 |
 | Kurt Vialet (Independent) | 38.1 | 8,244 | |
| Stephen Frett (Independent Citizen Movement) | 3.4 | 740 | ||
 | Ronald Pickard (Independent) | 1.1 | 243 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 272 | ||
| Total votes: 21,656 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Incumbent Albert Bryan defeated Kent Bernier in the Democratic primary for Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands on August 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Albert Bryan | 65.0 | 4,269 |
| Kent Bernier | 34.4 | 2,255 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 40 | ||
| Total votes: 6,564 | |||
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Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Marrero (R)
Vacancies
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Duties
The duties of the governor are listed in Subchapter IV of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands:[6]
| The Governor shall have general supervision and control of all the departments, bureaus, agencies, and other instrumentalities of the executive branch of the government of the Virgin Islands. He may grant pardons and reprieves and remit fines and forfeitures for offenses against local laws. He may veto any legislation as provided in this chapter. He shall appoint, and may remove, all officers and employees of the executive branch of the government of the Virgin Islands, except as otherwise provided in this or any other Act of Congress, or under the laws of the Virgin Islands, and shall commission all officers that he may be authorized to appoint. He shall be responsible for the faithful execution of the laws of the Virgin Islands and the laws of the United States applicable in the Virgin Islands. Whenever it becomes necessary, in case of disaster, invasion, insurrection, or rebellion or imminent danger thereof, or to prevent or suppress lawless violence, he may summon the posse comitatus or call out the militia or request assistance of the senior military or naval commander of the Armed Forces of the United States in the Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico, which may be given at the discretion of such commander if not disruptive of, or inconsistent with, his Federal responsibilities. He may, in case of rebellion or invasion or imminent danger thereof, when the public safety requires it, proclaim the islands, insofar as they are under the jurisdiction of the government of the Virgin Islands, to be under martial law. The members of the legislature shall meet forthwith on their own initiative and may, by a two-thirds vote, revoke such proclamation. |
Divisions
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State Budget
The Office of the Governor's budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 was $12,509,820.[7]
Compensation
2020
In 2020, the governor received a salary of $150,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2019
In 2019, the governor received a salary of $150,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2018
In 2018, the governor received a salary of $150,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2017
In 2017, the governor received a salary of $150,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2016
In 2016, the governor received a salary of $150,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
Contact information
St. Croix
1105 King Street
St. Croix, VI 00820
Phone: (340) 773-1404
St. Thomas
5047 (21-22) Kongens Gade
St. Thomas, VI 00802-6487
Phone: (340) 774-0001
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute, "48 U.S. Code § 1591. Governor and Lieutenant Governor; election; eligibility; official residence; powers and duties; report," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Elections System of the Virgin Islands, "Qualifications for Offices," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Judicial Branch of the Virgin Islands, "Revised Organic Act of 1954," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Justia, "2019 US Virgin Islands Code Title 3 - Executive," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Elections System of the Virgin Islands, "Qualifications for Offices," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Judicial Branch of the Virgin Islands, "Revised Organic Act of 1954," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ U.S. Virgin Islands, "FY 2023-2024 Proposed Executive Budget," accessed November 21, 2023
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed January 13, 2021
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