Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

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The Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania is the second-highest executive official in the state, presiding over the Senate and succeeding the governor if the office becomes vacant.

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instanceOf lieutenant governorship
politician
politician
public office
state executive office
actsAs acting governor when the governor is out of state or incapacitated
appliesToJurisdiction Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
appointedBy popular vote of Pennsylvania voters
assumedOffice January 17, 2023
chairs Pennsylvania Board of Pardons NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Council NERFINISHED
constitutingInstrument Constitution of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
country United States of America
electedOn same ticket as Governor of Pennsylvania
electionCycle held in even-numbered years concurrent with gubernatorial election
eligibleFor impeachment by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
firstInLineOfSuccessionTo Governor of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
firstOfficeHolder John Latta NERFINISHED
flag Flag of the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
formationDate 1873
hasOfficeHolder Austin Davis NERFINISHED
hasPower to cast tie-breaking votes in the Pennsylvania Senate
hasWebsite official website of the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
holdsOffice Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
former Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
inaugurationTime January following the election
isPartOf Government of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
languageOfOfficialActs English
legalSystem Pennsylvania law
memberOf Pennsylvania Board of Finance and Revenue NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania executive branch NERFINISHED
nominator political parties in primary elections
officeCreatedBy Constitution of Pennsylvania of 1873 NERFINISHED
officeHoldersElectedIn statewide election
officeScope statewide
officeType partisan elected office
officeVacancyFilledBy President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate NERFINISHED
officialSeat Harrisburg, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
oversees Senate procedural rules as presiding officer
positionInGovernment second-highest executive official in Pennsylvania
predecessorOffice Speaker of the Pennsylvania Senate as first in line of succession
presidesOver Pennsylvania State Senate NERFINISHED
removalProcess conviction by the Pennsylvania Senate after impeachment
residence State House at Fort Indiantown Gap NERFINISHED
salaryDeterminedBy Pennsylvania General Assembly NERFINISHED
styleOfAddress The Honorable
succeeds Governor of Pennsylvania when the office becomes vacant
termLength 4 years
termRenewal renewable once consecutively

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Article VI of the Pennsylvania Constitution appliesTo Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Article IV of the Pennsylvania Constitution definesDutiesOf Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Lieutenant Governor as President of the Senate of Pennsylvania
Article IV of the Pennsylvania Constitution definesOfficeOf Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania government executiveOfficer Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Governor of Pennsylvania hasDeputy Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania hasDeputy Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Mark Schweiker positionHeld Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Governor of Pennsylvania precedesInLineOfSuccession Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Senate presidingOfficerIs Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Senate presidingOfficerTitle Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: President of the Pennsylvania Senate