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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
lieutenant governorship
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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
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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
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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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Article IV of the Pennsylvania Constitution
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definesDutiesOf
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Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
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this entity surface form:
Lieutenant Governor as President of the Senate of Pennsylvania
Article IV of the Pennsylvania Constitution
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definesOfficeOf
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Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
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this entity surface form:
Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
this entity surface form:
President of the Pennsylvania Senate