List of current United States governors by age
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 March 23, 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 | 6 years, 348 days | 79 years, 160 days | Republican |
Alaska | Mike Dunleavy | May 5, 1961 | December 3, 2018 | 57 years, 212 days | 5 years, 111 days | 62 years, 323 days | Republican |
Arizona | Katie Hobbs | December 28, 1969 | January 2, 2023 | 53 years, 5 days | 1 year, 81 days | 54 years, 86 days | Democratic |
Arkansas | Sarah Huckabee Sanders | August 13, 1982 | January 10, 2023 | 40 years, 150 days | 1 year, 73 days | 41 years, 223 days | Republican |
California | Gavin Newsom | October 10, 1967 | January 7, 2019 | 51 years, 89 days | 5 years, 76 days | 56 years, 165 days | Democratic |
Colorado | Jared Polis | May 12, 1975 | January 8, 2019 | 43 years, 241 days | 5 years, 75 days | 48 years, 316 days | Democratic |
Connecticut | Ned Lamont | January 3, 1954 | January 9, 2019 | 65 years, 6 days | 5 years, 74 days | 70 years, 80 days | Democratic |
Delaware | John Carney | May 20, 1956 | January 17, 2017 | 60 years, 242 days | 7 years, 66 days | 67 years, 308 days | Democratic |
Florida | Ron DeSantis | September 14, 1978 | January 8, 2019 | 40 years, 116 days | 5 years, 75 days | 45 years, 191 days | Republican |
Georgia | Brian Kemp | November 2, 1963 | January 14, 2019 | 55 years, 73 days | 5 years, 69 days | 60 years, 142 days | Republican |
Hawaii | Josh Green | February 11, 1970 | December 5, 2022 | 52 years, 297 days | 1 year, 109 days | 54 years, 41 days | Democratic |
Idaho | Brad Little | February 15, 1954 | January 7, 2019 | 64 years, 326 days | 5 years, 77 days | 70 years, 37 days | Republican |
Illinois | J. B. Pritzker | January 19, 1965 | January 14, 2019 | 53 years, 360 days | 5 years, 69 days | 59 years, 64 days | Democratic |
Indiana | Eric Holcomb | May 2, 1968 | January 9, 2017 | 48 years, 252 days | 7 years, 74 days | 55 years, 326 days | Republican |
Iowa | Kim Reynolds | August 4, 1959 | May 24, 2017 | 57 years, 293 days | 6 years, 304 days | 64 years, 232 days | Republican |
Kansas | Laura Kelly | January 24, 1950 | January 14, 2019 | 68 years, 355 days | 5 years, 69 days | 74 years, 59 days | Democratic |
Kentucky | Andy Beshear | November 29, 1977 | December 10, 2019 | 42 years, 11 days | 4 years, 104 days | 46 years, 115 days | Democratic |
Louisiana | Jeff Landry | December 23, 1970 | January 8, 2024 | 53 years, 16 days | 75 days | 53 years, 91 days | Republican |
Maine | Janet Mills | December 30, 1947 | January 2, 2019 | 71 years, 3 days | 5 years, 81 days | 76 years, 84 days | Democratic |
Maryland | Wes Moore | October 15, 1978 | January 18, 2023 | 44 years, 95 days | 1 year, 65 days | 45 years, 160 days | Democratic |
Massachusetts | Maura Healey | February 8, 1971 | January 5, 2023 | 51 years, 331 days | 1 year, 78 days | 53 years, 44 days | Democratic |
Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer | August 23, 1971 | January 1, 2019 | 47 years, 131 days | 5 years, 82 days | 52 years, 213 days | Democratic |
Minnesota | Tim Walz | April 6, 1964 | January 7, 2019 | 54 years, 276 days | 5 years, 76 days | 59 years, 352 days | Democratic (DFL) |
Mississippi | Tate Reeves | June 5, 1974 | January 14, 2020 | 45 years, 223 days | 4 years, 69 days | 49 years, 292 days | Republican |
Missouri | Mike Parson | September 17, 1955 | June 1, 2018 | 62 years, 257 days | 5 years, 296 days | 68 years, 188 days | Republican |
Montana | Greg Gianforte | April 17, 1961 | January 4, 2021 | 59 years, 262 days | 3 years, 79 days | 62 years, 341 days | Republican |
Nebraska | Jim Pillen | December 31, 1955 | January 5, 2023 | 67 years, 5 days | 1 year, 78 days | 68 years, 83 days | Republican |
Nevada | Joe Lombardo | November 8, 1962 | January 2, 2023 | 60 years, 55 days | 1 year, 81 days | 61 years, 136 days | Republican |
New Hampshire | Chris Sununu | November 5, 1974 | January 5, 2017 | 42 years, 61 days | 7 years, 78 days | 49 years, 139 days | Republican |
New Jersey | Phil Murphy | August 16, 1957 | January 16, 2018 | 60 years, 153 days | 6 years, 67 days | 66 years, 220 days | Democratic |
New Mexico | Michelle Lujan Grisham | October 24, 1959 | January 1, 2019 | 59 years, 69 days | 5 years, 82 days | 64 years, 151 days | Democratic |
New York | Kathy Hochul | August 27, 1958 | August 24, 2021 | 62 years, 362 days | 2 years, 212 days | 65 years, 209 days | Democratic |
North Carolina | Roy Cooper | June 13, 1957 | January 1, 2017 | 59 years, 202 days | 7 years, 82 days | 66 years, 284 days | Democratic |
North Dakota | Doug Burgum | August 1, 1956 | December 15, 2016 | 60 years, 136 days | 7 years, 99 days | 67 years, 235 days | Republican |
Ohio | Mike DeWine | January 5, 1947 | January 14, 2019 | 72 years, 9 days | 5 years, 69 days | 77 years, 78 days | Republican |
Oklahoma | Kevin Stitt | December 28, 1972 | January 14, 2019 | 46 years, 17 days | 5 years, 69 days | 51 years, 86 days | Republican |
Oregon | Tina Kotek | September 30, 1966 | January 9, 2023 | 56 years, 101 days | 1 year, 74 days | 57 years, 175 days | Democratic |
Pennsylvania | Josh Shapiro | June 20, 1973 | January 17, 2023 | 49 years, 211 days | 1 year, 66 days | 50 years, 277 days | Democratic |
Rhode Island | Dan McKee | June 16, 1951 | March 2, 2021 | 69 years, 259 days | 3 years, 21 days | 72 years, 281 days | Democratic |
South Carolina | Henry McMaster | May 27, 1947 | January 24, 2017 | 69 years, 242 days | 7 years, 59 days | 76 years, 301 days | Republican |
South Dakota | Kristi Noem | November 30, 1971 | January 5, 2019 | 47 years, 36 days | 5 years, 78 days | 52 years, 114 days | Republican |
Tennessee | Bill Lee | October 9, 1959 | January 19, 2019 | 59 years, 102 days | 5 years, 64 days | 64 years, 166 days | Republican |
Texas | Greg Abbott | November 13, 1957 | January 20, 2015 | 57 years, 68 days | 9 years, 63 days | 66 years, 131 days | Republican |
Utah | Spencer Cox | July 11, 1975 | January 4, 2021 | 45 years, 177 days | 3 years, 79 days | 48 years, 256 days | Republican |
Vermont | Phil Scott | August 4, 1958 | January 5, 2017 | 58 years, 154 days | 7 years, 78 days | 65 years, 232 days | Republican |
Virginia | Glenn Youngkin | December 9, 1966 | January 15, 2022 | 55 years, 37 days | 2 years, 68 days | 57 years, 105 days | Republican |
Washington | Jay Inslee | February 9, 1951 | January 16, 2013 | 61 years, 342 days | 11 years, 67 days | 73 years, 43 days | Democratic |
West Virginia | Jim Justice | April 27, 1951 | January 16, 2017 | 65 years, 264 days | 7 years, 67 days | 72 years, 331 days | Republican |
Wisconsin | Tony Evers | November 5, 1951 | January 7, 2019 | 67 years, 63 days | 5 years, 76 days | 72 years, 139 days | Democratic |
Wyoming | Mark Gordon | March 14, 1957 | January 7, 2019 | 61 years, 299 days | 5 years, 76 days | 67 years, 9 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, 80 days | 64 years, 80 days | Democratic |
Guam | Lou Leon Guerrero | November 8, 1950 | January 7, 2019 | 68 years, 60 days | 5 years, 76 days | 73 years, 136 days | Democratic |
Northern Mariana Islands | Arnold Palacios | August 22, 1955[2] | January 9, 2023 | 67 years, 140 days | 1 year, 74 days | 68 years, 214 days | Independent |
Puerto Rico | Pedro Pierluisi | April 26, 1959 | January 2, 2021 | 61 years, 251 days | 3 years, 81 days | 64 years, 332 days | New Progressive, Democratic |
United States Virgin Islands | Albert Bryan | February 21, 1968 | January 7, 2019 | 50 years, 320 days | 5 years, 76 days | 56 years, 31 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, 81 days | 51 years, 234 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, 100 days.
- The median age at inauguration is 63 years, 49 days.
- The median term length is 9 years, 275 days.
- The average age among Republicans is 67 years, 125 days.
- The average age among Democrats is 68 years, 26 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 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Arnold Palacios". National Governors Association. Retrieved 31 January 2023.