Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
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The lieutenant governor of Colorado is the second-highest-ranking member of the executive department of the Colorado state government, below only the Governor of Colorado. The lieutenant governor, who acts as governor in his absence and succeeds to the governorship in case of vacancy, is elected on a partisan ticket with the governor.
The present lieutenant governor is Joseph A. Garcia, a Democrat.
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[edit] List of Lieutenant Governors of the State of Colorado
# | Name | From | To | Party | Notes |
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1 | Lafayette Head | 1877 | 1879 | Republican | |
2 | Horace Austin Warner Tabor | 1879 | 1883 | Republican | |
3 | William H. Meyer | 1883 | 1885 | Republican | |
4 | Peter W. Breene | 1885 | 1887 | Republican | |
5 | Norman H. Meldrum | 1887 | 1889 | Democratic | |
6 | William Grover Smith | 1889 | 1891 | Republican | |
7 | William Story | 1891 | 1893 | Republican | |
8 | David Hopkinson Nichols | 1893 | 1895 | Populist | |
9 | Jared L. Brush | 1895 | 1899 | Republican | Namesake of Brush, Colorado. |
10 | Francis Patrick Carney | 1899 | 1901 | Populist | |
11 | David Courtney Coates | 1901 | 1902 | Democratic | |
12 | Warren A. Haggott | 1902 | 1903 | Republican | |
13 | Jesse F. McDonald | 1903 | 1905 | Republican | |
14 | Arthur Cornforth | 1905 | 1905 | Republican | |
15 | Fred W. Parks | 1905 | 1907 | Republican | |
16 | Erastus Harper | 1907 | 1909 | Republican | |
17 | Stephen R. Fitzgarrald | 1909 | 1915 | Democratic | |
18 | Moses E. Lewis | 1915 | 1917 | Republican | |
19 | James A. Pulliam | 1917 | 1919 | Democratic | |
20 | George Stepham | 1919 | 1921 | Republican | |
21 | Earl Cooley | 1921 | 1923 | Republican | |
22 | Robert F. Rockwell | 1923 | 1925 | Republican | |
23 | Sterling Byrd Lacy | 1925 | 1927 | Democratic | |
24 | George Milton Corlett | 1927 | 1931 | Republican | |
25 | Edwin C. Johnson | 1931 | 1932 | Democratic | |
26 | Raymond Herbert Talbot | 1933 | 1937 | Democratic | |
27 | Frank J. Hayes | 1937 | 1939 | Democratic | |
28 | John Charles Vivian | 1939 | 1943 | Republican | Elected to serve as Governor 1943-1947. |
29 | William Eugene Higby | 1943 | 1947 | Republican | |
30 | Homer L. Pearson | 1947 | 1949 | Democratic | |
31 | Walter Walford Johnson | 1949 | 1950 | Democratic | Served as Governor 1950-1951 following the resignation of Governor William Lee Knous. |
32 | Charles P. Murphy | 1950 | 1950 | Republican | |
33 | Gordon L. Allott | 1950 | 1955 | Republican | |
34 | Stephen L.R. McNichols | 1955 | 1957 | Democratic | Elected to serve as Governor 1957-1963. |
35 | Frank L. Hays | 1957 | 1959 | Republican | |
36 | Robert Lee Knous | 1959 | 1967 | Democratic | |
37 | Mark Anthony Hogan | 1967 | 1971 | Democratic | |
38 | John David Vanderhoof | 1971 | 1973 | Republican | Served as Governor 1973-1975 following resignation of Governor John Arthur Love. |
39 | Ted L. Strickland | 1973 | 1975 | Republican | |
40 | George L. Brown | 1975 | 1979 | Democratic | |
41 | Nancy E. Dick | 1979 | 1987 | Democratic | |
42 | Mike Callihan | 1987 | 1994 | Democratic | |
43 | Samuel H. Cassidy | 1994 | 1995 | Democratic | |
44 | Gail S. Schoettler | 1995 | 1999 | Democratic | |
45 | Joe Rogers | 1999 | 2003 | Republican | |
46 | Jane E. Norton | 2003 | 2007 | Republican | |
47 | Barbara O'Brien | 2007 | 2011 | Democratic | |
48 | Joseph A. Garcia | 2011 | Democratic |
[edit] Living former lt. governors
As of January 2011[update], ten former lt. governors were alive. The oldest living lt. governor is John D. Vanderhoof (1971–1973, born 1922). The most recent lt. governor to die was George L. Brown (1975–1979), on April 1, 2006.
Lt. Governor | Lt. Gubernatorial term | Date of birth |
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Mark A. Hogan | 1967–1971 | January 27, 1931 |
John D. Vanderhoof | 1971–1973 | May 27, 1922 |
Nancy E. Dick | 1979–1987 | July 22, 1930 |
Mike Callihan | 1987–1994 | August 7, 1947 |
Samuel H. Cassidy | 1994–1995 | January 16, 1950 |
Gail Schoettler | 1995–1999 | October 21, 1943 |
Joe Rogers | 1999–2003 | July 8, 1964 |
Jane E. Norton | 2003–2007 | October 12, 1954 |
Barbara O'Brien | 2007–2011 | April 18, 1950 |
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