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There are 26 Democrat governors and 24 Republican governors.
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In 7 states and
territories,
lieutenant governors
the same person serves as lieutenant governor and secretary of state.
serve as Senate president by virtue of their office.
New Jersey elected its very
first lieutenant governor in November 2009. There are 36 male secretaries of state and 19 female secretaries of state.
5 governors
—American Samoa, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Texas and Vermont—have served 2 or more previous terms.
In 9 states, the governor and lieutenant governor are from different political parties.
2 governors have just
7
women currently serve as speakers of the house in the states and territories.
recently taken office after the 2009 general elections.
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The 3 largest state legislatures are New Hampshire with 424 total members, Pennsylvania with 253 members and Georgia with 236 members. Senate presidents in West Virginia and Tennessee also retain the title of lieutenant governor.
19 attorneys general are Republican and 31 are Democrat.
38 governors are serving terms that end in 2011.
9 women serve as senate presidents in the states and territories. a complete list of state leadership, visit: capitolideas.csg.org. For
