Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut

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The Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut is the state's second-highest executive officer, serving as the governor's deputy and presiding over the Connecticut State Senate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office
lieutenant governor
state executive office
appliesToJurisdiction Connecticut
appliesToPoliticalEntity Connecticut
surface form: State of Connecticut
canSucceedOffice Governor of Connecticut
coatOfArms Seal of the State of Connecticut
constitutionalStatus constitutional officer
country United States of America
deputyTo Governor of Connecticut
electedIn statewide election in Connecticut
electedTogetherWith Governor of Connecticut
electionMethod popular vote
eligibleVoters registered voters of Connecticut
flag Flag of Connecticut
hasDuty act as Governor when the Governor is absent
preside over the Connecticut State Senate
serve on state boards and commissions as designated by law
succeed to the governorship upon vacancy
hasJurisdiction Connecticut
surface form: State of Connecticut
hasLanguage English
hasWebsite https://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Lt-Governor
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Hartford County
memberOf Office of the Governor of Connecticut
surface form: Connecticut Executive Branch
nominatedBy political party in Connecticut
oathAdministeredBy official authorized to administer oaths in Connecticut
officeCreatedBy Connecticut state constitution
surface form: Constitution of Connecticut
officeCreatedIn 1818
officeHolder Susan Bysiewicz
officeHoldersInclude Jodi Rell
Kevin B. Sullivan
Nancy Wyman NERFINISHED
Susan Bysiewicz
officeHolderStartTime 2019-01-09
officeType statewide elective office
partOf Executive branch of Connecticut
Government of Connecticut
positionHeldBy Susan Bysiewicz
positionInGovernment second-highest executive officer of Connecticut
precededBy Deputy Governor of the Colony of Connecticut
presidesOver Connecticut State Senate
residence Connecticut
seat Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED
style The Honorable
subordinateTo Governor of Connecticut
successionOrder first in line to succeed the Governor of Connecticut
termCoincidesWith term of the Governor of Connecticut
termLength 4 years

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Connecticut State Capitol houses Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
this entity surface form: Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
Samuel Huntington positionHeld Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut