Lieutenant Governor

budget presentation for the Lieutenant Governor’s Office was headed by Ryan Cherry, Lieutenant Governor Hutchinson's Chief of Staff. The budget proposal for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor is $1.18 million (biennium) which includes, but not limited to: five full time employees, operational costs, fiscal and personnel functions. Michael J. Willden, the governor's chief of staff, represented the governor's office for the purposes of this budget hearing. Governor Sandoval is requesting…

The Texas plural executive exists to limit the power of the Texas Governor with the exception of the Secretary of State. The people of the State of Texas and not the governor himself elect all positions of the plural executive with the exception of the Secretary of State. The offices that make up the plural executive are Governor, Lieutenant Governor, The Comptroller of Public Accounts, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of the General Land Office and The Secretary of State. The…

Hutchinson was a lieutenant governor in 1763-1770 and a royal governor to Britain’s Northern colony of Massachusetts during the time of 1771-1774. Hutchinson took harsh measures to help provoke colonial trouble and finally the American Revolution. Hutchinson, being born of a wealthy shopkeeper, dedicated his existence to a public profession as an associate of the Boston Board of Selectmen of Massachusetts Bay. His political career kept growing until he reached a lieutenant governor in 1757-58.…

39th out of the 50 states in the United States (Champagne). Though Texas governors have various executive, legislative, and judicial powers they have little when comparing to other states in the U.S. This is due to the plural form of government the Texas Constitution of 1876 rules for the governors. This form of government poses many problems but also has its benefits. One of which is the allowance for more democracy. The governor of Texas has limited power due to the Plural form of government.…

residents elect Puerto Rico’s local government every election season. Its governmental structure is identical to that of the United States, both systems include the three basic branches of government, the executive, judicial, and legislative branch. The governor who is voted in every four years runs the executive branch. The judicial branch is composed by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico and their chain of lower courts. In addition the island serves as a district of the United States Federal…

Without support from the Democratic party, Governor Cuomo would not have been able to win by this large of a margin, or perhaps at all. The other three elected offices in the executive branch also incorporate political parties. The other statewide elected officials in New York state besides the Governor, are: Lieutenant Governor, Comptroller, and Attorney General. The Lieutenant Governor in New York state is Kathy Hochul, who is a Democrat. The New York state Comptroller…

Bull served as governor council and lieutenant governor in South Carolina (President and Acting Governor of S.C.). According to Carolana.com, “In 1733 Bull assisted James Oglethorpe in the founding of the new providence of Georgia, mapping out the town of Savannah” (President and Acting Governor of S.C.). William Bull administration within South Carolina had many misfortune events such as Yellow Fever, Smallpox…

decisions. There are more recognizable people who help make the Executive Branch run smoothly such as the Governor along with many other elected Office Officials, each taking a crucial part in the decision-making, and fulfilling their duties. The Executive Branch of Texas is structured differently from other Executive Branches. Many people often think of the most recognizable Executive…

The current Governor of Texas is Greg Abbott. The requirement to become a governor of Texas is to be at least 30 years old, be a United State of America citizen, and have lived in Texas five years before the election to become a Governor is held. The powers of a Governor is to be able to veto a bill and when that happens, the bill is not turned in to a law and is returned to the Legislative…

bill it will move on for another vote by the senate (“State & Local Government” 1).The bill then moves on to the governor's office to be signed and approved or vetoed. “SOE” Stands for “state of emergency” This can be declared only by the governor of that state. (Krystal Knapp” 1). During “SOE” a variety of services may be called in to assist. (“krystal Knapp” 1) these services perform many different tasks to assist during “SOE” for example the national guard may be called in to help…