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 July 1, 2024.
State governors
editState | 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, 82 days | 79 years, 260 days | Republican |
Alaska | Mike Dunleavy | May 5, 1961 | December 3, 2018 | 57 years, 212 days | 5 years, 211 days | 63 years, 57 days | Republican |
Arizona | Katie Hobbs | December 28, 1969 | January 2, 2023 | 53 years, 5 days | 1 year, 181 days | 54 years, 186 days | Democratic |
Arkansas | Sarah Huckabee Sanders | August 13, 1982 | January 10, 2023 | 40 years, 150 days | 1 year, 173 days | 41 years, 323 days | Republican |
California | Gavin Newsom | October 10, 1967 | January 7, 2019 | 51 years, 89 days | 5 years, 176 days | 56 years, 265 days | Democratic |
Colorado | Jared Polis | May 12, 1975 | January 8, 2019 | 43 years, 241 days | 5 years, 175 days | 49 years, 50 days | Democratic |
Connecticut | Ned Lamont | January 3, 1954 | January 9, 2019 | 65 years, 6 days | 5 years, 174 days | 70 years, 180 days | Democratic |
Delaware | John Carney | May 20, 1956 | January 17, 2017 | 60 years, 242 days | 7 years, 166 days | 68 years, 42 days | Democratic |
Florida | Ron DeSantis | September 14, 1978 | January 8, 2019 | 40 years, 116 days | 5 years, 175 days | 45 years, 291 days | Republican |
Georgia | Brian Kemp | November 2, 1963 | January 14, 2019 | 55 years, 73 days | 5 years, 169 days | 60 years, 242 days | Republican |
Hawaii | Josh Green | February 11, 1970 | December 5, 2022 | 52 years, 297 days | 1 year, 209 days | 54 years, 141 days | Democratic |
Idaho | Brad Little | February 15, 1954 | January 7, 2019 | 64 years, 326 days | 5 years, 177 days | 70 years, 137 days | Republican |
Illinois | J. B. Pritzker | January 19, 1965 | January 14, 2019 | 53 years, 360 days | 5 years, 169 days | 59 years, 164 days | Democratic |
Indiana | Eric Holcomb | May 2, 1968 | January 9, 2017 | 48 years, 252 days | 7 years, 174 days | 56 years, 60 days | Republican |
Iowa | Kim Reynolds | August 4, 1959 | May 24, 2017 | 57 years, 293 days | 7 years, 38 days | 64 years, 332 days | Republican |
Kansas | Laura Kelly | January 24, 1950 | January 14, 2019 | 68 years, 355 days | 5 years, 169 days | 74 years, 159 days | Democratic |
Kentucky | Andy Beshear | November 29, 1977 | December 10, 2019 | 42 years, 11 days | 4 years, 204 days | 46 years, 215 days | Democratic |
Louisiana | Jeff Landry | December 23, 1970 | January 8, 2024 | 53 years, 16 days | 175 days | 53 years, 191 days | Republican |
Maine | Janet Mills | December 30, 1947 | January 2, 2019 | 71 years, 3 days | 5 years, 181 days | 76 years, 184 days | Democratic |
Maryland | Wes Moore | October 15, 1978 | January 18, 2023 | 44 years, 95 days | 1 year, 165 days | 45 years, 260 days | Democratic |
Massachusetts | Maura Healey | February 8, 1971 | January 5, 2023 | 51 years, 331 days | 1 year, 178 days | 53 years, 144 days | Democratic |
Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer | August 23, 1971 | January 1, 2019 | 47 years, 131 days | 5 years, 182 days | 52 years, 313 days | Democratic |
Minnesota | Tim Walz | April 6, 1964 | January 7, 2019 | 54 years, 276 days | 5 years, 176 days | 60 years, 86 days | Democratic (DFL) |
Mississippi | Tate Reeves | June 5, 1974 | January 14, 2020 | 45 years, 223 days | 4 years, 169 days | 50 years, 26 days | Republican |
Missouri | Mike Parson | September 17, 1955 | June 1, 2018 | 62 years, 257 days | 6 years, 30 days | 68 years, 288 days | Republican |
Montana | Greg Gianforte | April 17, 1961 | January 4, 2021 | 59 years, 262 days | 3 years, 179 days | 63 years, 75 days | Republican |
Nebraska | Jim Pillen | December 31, 1955 | January 5, 2023 | 67 years, 5 days | 1 year, 178 days | 68 years, 183 days | Republican |
Nevada | Joe Lombardo | November 8, 1962 | January 2, 2023 | 60 years, 55 days | 1 year, 181 days | 61 years, 236 days | Republican |
New Hampshire | Chris Sununu | November 5, 1974 | January 5, 2017 | 42 years, 61 days | 7 years, 178 days | 49 years, 239 days | Republican |
New Jersey | Phil Murphy | August 16, 1957 | January 16, 2018 | 60 years, 153 days | 6 years, 167 days | 66 years, 320 days | Democratic |
New Mexico | Michelle Lujan Grisham | October 24, 1959 | January 1, 2019 | 59 years, 69 days | 5 years, 182 days | 64 years, 251 days | Democratic |
New York | Kathy Hochul | August 27, 1958 | August 24, 2021 | 62 years, 362 days | 2 years, 312 days | 65 years, 309 days | Democratic |
North Carolina | Roy Cooper | June 13, 1957 | January 1, 2017 | 59 years, 202 days | 7 years, 182 days | 67 years, 18 days | Democratic |
North Dakota | Doug Burgum | August 1, 1956 | December 15, 2016 | 60 years, 136 days | 7 years, 199 days | 67 years, 335 days | Republican |
Ohio | Mike DeWine | January 5, 1947 | January 14, 2019 | 72 years, 9 days | 5 years, 169 days | 77 years, 178 days | Republican |
Oklahoma | Kevin Stitt | December 28, 1972 | January 14, 2019 | 46 years, 17 days | 5 years, 169 days | 51 years, 186 days | Republican |
Oregon | Tina Kotek | September 30, 1966 | January 9, 2023 | 56 years, 101 days | 1 year, 174 days | 57 years, 275 days | Democratic |
Pennsylvania | Josh Shapiro | June 20, 1973 | January 17, 2023 | 49 years, 211 days | 1 year, 166 days | 51 years, 11 days | Democratic |
Rhode Island | Dan McKee | June 16, 1951 | March 2, 2021 | 69 years, 259 days | 3 years, 121 days | 73 years, 15 days | Democratic |
South Carolina | Henry McMaster | May 27, 1947 | January 24, 2017 | 69 years, 242 days | 7 years, 159 days | 77 years, 35 days | Republican |
South Dakota | Kristi Noem | November 30, 1971 | January 5, 2019 | 47 years, 36 days | 5 years, 178 days | 52 years, 214 days | Republican |
Tennessee | Bill Lee | October 9, 1959 | January 19, 2019 | 59 years, 102 days | 5 years, 164 days | 64 years, 266 days | Republican |
Texas | Greg Abbott | November 13, 1957 | January 20, 2015 | 57 years, 68 days | 9 years, 163 days | 66 years, 231 days | Republican |
Utah | Spencer Cox | July 11, 1975 | January 4, 2021 | 45 years, 177 days | 3 years, 179 days | 48 years, 356 days | Republican |
Vermont | Phil Scott | August 4, 1958 | January 5, 2017 | 58 years, 154 days | 7 years, 178 days | 65 years, 332 days | Republican |
Virginia | Glenn Youngkin | December 9, 1966 | January 15, 2022 | 55 years, 37 days | 2 years, 168 days | 57 years, 205 days | Republican |
Washington | Jay Inslee | February 9, 1951 | January 16, 2013 | 61 years, 342 days | 11 years, 167 days | 73 years, 143 days | Democratic |
West Virginia | Jim Justice | April 27, 1951 | January 16, 2017 | 65 years, 264 days | 7 years, 167 days | 73 years, 65 days | Republican |
Wisconsin | Tony Evers | November 5, 1951 | January 7, 2019 | 67 years, 63 days | 5 years, 176 days | 72 years, 239 days | Democratic |
Wyoming | Mark Gordon | March 14, 1957 | January 7, 2019 | 61 years, 299 days | 5 years, 176 days | 67 years, 109 days | Republican |
Territorial governors
editTerritory | 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, 180 days | 64 years, 180 days | Democratic |
Guam | Lou Leon Guerrero | November 8, 1950 | January 7, 2019 | 68 years, 60 days | 5 years, 176 days | 73 years, 236 days | Democratic |
Northern Mariana Islands | Arnold Palacios | August 22, 1955[2] | January 9, 2023 | 67 years, 140 days | 1 year, 174 days | 68 years, 314 days | Independent |
Puerto Rico | Pedro Pierluisi | April 26, 1959 | January 2, 2021 | 61 years, 251 days | 3 years, 181 days | 65 years, 66 days | New Progressive, Democratic |
United States Virgin Islands | Albert Bryan | February 21, 1968 | January 7, 2019 | 50 years, 320 days | 5 years, 176 days | 56 years, 131 days | Democratic |
Mayors of federal districts
editDistrict | 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, 181 days | 51 years, 334 days | Democratic |
Demographics of state governors
editThis 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, 200 days.
- The median age at inauguration is 63 years, 149 days.
- The median term length is 10 years, 9 days.
- The average age among Republicans is 67 years, 225 days.
- The average age among Democrats is 68 years, 126 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga". National Governors Association. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Arnold Palacios". National Governors Association. Retrieved January 31, 2023.