The following is a list of current United States governors by age. This list includes the 50 state governors, the five territorial governors, as well as the mayor of Washington, D.C. in office as of May 30, 2024.
State governors edit
State | Governor | Date of birth | Date of inauguration |
Age at inauguration |
Time in office | Current age |
Party |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | Kay Ivey | October 15, 1944 | April 10, 2017 | 72 years, 177 days | 7 years, 50 days | 79 years, 228 days | Republican |
Alaska | Mike Dunleavy | May 5, 1961 | December 3, 2018 | 57 years, 212 days | 5 years, 179 days | 63 years, 25 days | Republican |
Arizona | Katie Hobbs | December 28, 1969 | January 2, 2023 | 53 years, 5 days | 1 year, 149 days | 54 years, 154 days | Democratic |
Arkansas | Sarah Huckabee Sanders | August 13, 1982 | January 10, 2023 | 40 years, 150 days | 1 year, 141 days | 41 years, 291 days | Republican |
California | Gavin Newsom | October 10, 1967 | January 7, 2019 | 51 years, 89 days | 5 years, 144 days | 56 years, 233 days | Democratic |
Colorado | Jared Polis | May 12, 1975 | January 8, 2019 | 43 years, 241 days | 5 years, 143 days | 49 years, 18 days | Democratic |
Connecticut | Ned Lamont | January 3, 1954 | January 9, 2019 | 65 years, 6 days | 5 years, 142 days | 70 years, 148 days | Democratic |
Delaware | John Carney | May 20, 1956 | January 17, 2017 | 60 years, 242 days | 7 years, 134 days | 68 years, 10 days | Democratic |
Florida | Ron DeSantis | September 14, 1978 | January 8, 2019 | 40 years, 116 days | 5 years, 143 days | 45 years, 259 days | Republican |
Georgia | Brian Kemp | November 2, 1963 | January 14, 2019 | 55 years, 73 days | 5 years, 137 days | 60 years, 210 days | Republican |
Hawaii | Josh Green | February 11, 1970 | December 5, 2022 | 52 years, 297 days | 1 year, 177 days | 54 years, 109 days | Democratic |
Idaho | Brad Little | February 15, 1954 | January 7, 2019 | 64 years, 326 days | 5 years, 145 days | 70 years, 105 days | Republican |
Illinois | J. B. Pritzker | January 19, 1965 | January 14, 2019 | 53 years, 360 days | 5 years, 137 days | 59 years, 132 days | Democratic |
Indiana | Eric Holcomb | May 2, 1968 | January 9, 2017 | 48 years, 252 days | 7 years, 142 days | 56 years, 28 days | Republican |
Iowa | Kim Reynolds | August 4, 1959 | May 24, 2017 | 57 years, 293 days | 7 years, 6 days | 64 years, 300 days | Republican |
Kansas | Laura Kelly | January 24, 1950 | January 14, 2019 | 68 years, 355 days | 5 years, 137 days | 74 years, 127 days | Democratic |
Kentucky | Andy Beshear | November 29, 1977 | December 10, 2019 | 42 years, 11 days | 4 years, 172 days | 46 years, 183 days | Democratic |
Louisiana | Jeff Landry | December 23, 1970 | January 8, 2024 | 53 years, 16 days | 143 days | 53 years, 159 days | Republican |
Maine | Janet Mills | December 30, 1947 | January 2, 2019 | 71 years, 3 days | 5 years, 149 days | 76 years, 152 days | Democratic |
Maryland | Wes Moore | October 15, 1978 | January 18, 2023 | 44 years, 95 days | 1 year, 133 days | 45 years, 228 days | Democratic |
Massachusetts | Maura Healey | February 8, 1971 | January 5, 2023 | 51 years, 331 days | 1 year, 146 days | 53 years, 112 days | Democratic |
Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer | August 23, 1971 | January 1, 2019 | 47 years, 131 days | 5 years, 150 days | 52 years, 281 days | Democratic |
Minnesota | Tim Walz | April 6, 1964 | January 7, 2019 | 54 years, 276 days | 5 years, 144 days | 60 years, 54 days | Democratic (DFL) |
Mississippi | Tate Reeves | June 5, 1974 | January 14, 2020 | 45 years, 223 days | 4 years, 137 days | 49 years, 360 days | Republican |
Missouri | Mike Parson | September 17, 1955 | June 1, 2018 | 62 years, 257 days | 5 years, 364 days | 68 years, 256 days | Republican |
Montana | Greg Gianforte | April 17, 1961 | January 4, 2021 | 59 years, 262 days | 3 years, 147 days | 63 years, 43 days | Republican |
Nebraska | Jim Pillen | December 31, 1955 | January 5, 2023 | 67 years, 5 days | 1 year, 146 days | 68 years, 151 days | Republican |
Nevada | Joe Lombardo | November 8, 1962 | January 2, 2023 | 60 years, 55 days | 1 year, 149 days | 61 years, 204 days | Republican |
New Hampshire | Chris Sununu | November 5, 1974 | January 5, 2017 | 42 years, 61 days | 7 years, 146 days | 49 years, 207 days | Republican |
New Jersey | Phil Murphy | August 16, 1957 | January 16, 2018 | 60 years, 153 days | 6 years, 135 days | 66 years, 288 days | Democratic |
New Mexico | Michelle Lujan Grisham | October 24, 1959 | January 1, 2019 | 59 years, 69 days | 5 years, 150 days | 64 years, 219 days | Democratic |
New York | Kathy Hochul | August 27, 1958 | August 24, 2021 | 62 years, 362 days | 2 years, 280 days | 65 years, 277 days | Democratic |
North Carolina | Roy Cooper | June 13, 1957 | January 1, 2017 | 59 years, 202 days | 7 years, 150 days | 66 years, 352 days | Democratic |
North Dakota | Doug Burgum | August 1, 1956 | December 15, 2016 | 60 years, 136 days | 7 years, 167 days | 67 years, 303 days | Republican |
Ohio | Mike DeWine | January 5, 1947 | January 14, 2019 | 72 years, 9 days | 5 years, 137 days | 77 years, 146 days | Republican |
Oklahoma | Kevin Stitt | December 28, 1972 | January 14, 2019 | 46 years, 17 days | 5 years, 137 days | 51 years, 154 days | Republican |
Oregon | Tina Kotek | September 30, 1966 | January 9, 2023 | 56 years, 101 days | 1 year, 142 days | 57 years, 243 days | Democratic |
Pennsylvania | Josh Shapiro | June 20, 1973 | January 17, 2023 | 49 years, 211 days | 1 year, 134 days | 50 years, 345 days | Democratic |
Rhode Island | Dan McKee | June 16, 1951 | March 2, 2021 | 69 years, 259 days | 3 years, 89 days | 72 years, 349 days | Democratic |
South Carolina | Henry McMaster | May 27, 1947 | January 24, 2017 | 69 years, 242 days | 7 years, 127 days | 77 years, 3 days | Republican |
South Dakota | Kristi Noem | November 30, 1971 | January 5, 2019 | 47 years, 36 days | 5 years, 146 days | 52 years, 182 days | Republican |
Tennessee | Bill Lee | October 9, 1959 | January 19, 2019 | 59 years, 102 days | 5 years, 132 days | 64 years, 234 days | Republican |
Texas | Greg Abbott | November 13, 1957 | January 20, 2015 | 57 years, 68 days | 9 years, 131 days | 66 years, 199 days | Republican |
Utah | Spencer Cox | July 11, 1975 | January 4, 2021 | 45 years, 177 days | 3 years, 147 days | 48 years, 324 days | Republican |
Vermont | Phil Scott | August 4, 1958 | January 5, 2017 | 58 years, 154 days | 7 years, 146 days | 65 years, 300 days | Republican |
Virginia | Glenn Youngkin | December 9, 1966 | January 15, 2022 | 55 years, 37 days | 2 years, 136 days | 57 years, 173 days | Republican |
Washington | Jay Inslee | February 9, 1951 | January 16, 2013 | 61 years, 342 days | 11 years, 135 days | 73 years, 111 days | Democratic |
West Virginia | Jim Justice | April 27, 1951 | January 16, 2017 | 65 years, 264 days | 7 years, 135 days | 73 years, 33 days | Republican |
Wisconsin | Tony Evers | November 5, 1951 | January 7, 2019 | 67 years, 63 days | 5 years, 144 days | 72 years, 207 days | Democratic |
Wyoming | Mark Gordon | March 14, 1957 | January 7, 2019 | 61 years, 299 days | 5 years, 144 days | 67 years, 77 days | Republican |
Territorial governors edit
Territory | Governor | Date of birth | Date of inauguration | Age at inauguration | Time in office | Current age |
Party |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
American Samoa | Lemanu Peleti Mauga | January 3, 1960[1] | January 3, 2021 | 61 years, 0 days | 3 years, 148 days | 64 years, 148 days | Democratic |
Guam | Lou Leon Guerrero | November 8, 1950 | January 7, 2019 | 68 years, 60 days | 5 years, 144 days | 73 years, 204 days | Democratic |
Northern Mariana Islands | Arnold Palacios | August 22, 1955[2] | January 9, 2023 | 67 years, 140 days | 1 year, 142 days | 68 years, 282 days | Independent |
Puerto Rico | Pedro Pierluisi | April 26, 1959 | January 2, 2021 | 61 years, 251 days | 3 years, 149 days | 65 years, 34 days | New Progressive, Democratic |
United States Virgin Islands | Albert Bryan | February 21, 1968 | January 7, 2019 | 50 years, 320 days | 5 years, 144 days | 56 years, 99 days | Democratic |
Mayors of federal districts edit
District | Mayor | Date of birth | Date of inauguration | Age at inauguration | Time in office | Current age | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Columbia | Muriel Bowser | August 2, 1972 | January 2, 2015 | 42 years, 153 days | 9 years, 149 days | 51 years, 302 days | Democratic |
Demographics of state governors edit
This article needs to be updated.(January 2022) |
Note: The following information for currently serving state governors is correct as of 2021.
- Statistics (not counting territorial governors):
- The median age is 67 years, 168 days.
- The median age at inauguration is 63 years, 117 days.
- The median term length is 9 years, 343 days.
- The average age among Republicans is 67 years, 193 days.
- The average age among Democrats is 68 years, 94 days.
- Age Ranges:
- 10 governors are in their 70s;
- 21 governors are in their 60s;
- 12 governors are in their 50s; and
- 7 governors are in their 40s.
- Political Party:
- 28 Republicans (56%)
- 22 Democrats (44%)
- Sex:
- 41 Males (82%)
- 9 Females (18%)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga". National Governors Association. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Arnold Palacios". National Governors Association. Retrieved January 31, 2023.