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 August 13, 2024.
State governors
editState | 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 | 7 years, 125 days | 79 years, 303 days | Republican |
Alaska | Mike Dunleavy | May 5, 1961 | December 3, 2018 | 57 years, 212 days | 5 years, 254 days | 63 years, 100 days | Republican |
Arizona | Katie Hobbs | December 28, 1969 | January 2, 2023 | 53 years, 5 days | 1 year, 224 days | 54 years, 229 days | Democratic |
Arkansas | Sarah Huckabee Sanders | August 13, 1982 | January 10, 2023 | 40 years, 150 days | 1 year, 216 days | 42 years, 0 days | Republican |
California | Gavin Newsom | October 10, 1967 | January 7, 2019 | 51 years, 89 days | 5 years, 219 days | 56 years, 308 days | Democratic |
Colorado | Jared Polis | May 12, 1975 | January 8, 2019 | 43 years, 241 days | 5 years, 218 days | 49 years, 93 days | Democratic |
Connecticut | Ned Lamont | January 3, 1954 | January 9, 2019 | 65 years, 6 days | 5 years, 217 days | 70 years, 223 days | Democratic |
Delaware | John Carney | May 20, 1956 | January 17, 2017 | 60 years, 242 days | 7 years, 209 days | 68 years, 85 days | Democratic |
Florida | Ron DeSantis | September 14, 1978 | January 8, 2019 | 40 years, 116 days | 5 years, 218 days | 45 years, 334 days | Republican |
Georgia | Brian Kemp | November 2, 1963 | January 14, 2019 | 55 years, 73 days | 5 years, 212 days | 60 years, 285 days | Republican |
Hawaii | Josh Green | February 11, 1970 | December 5, 2022 | 52 years, 297 days | 1 year, 252 days | 54 years, 184 days | Democratic |
Idaho | Brad Little | February 15, 1954 | January 7, 2019 | 64 years, 326 days | 5 years, 220 days | 70 years, 180 days | Republican |
Illinois | J. B. Pritzker | January 19, 1965 | January 14, 2019 | 53 years, 360 days | 5 years, 212 days | 59 years, 207 days | Democratic |
Indiana | Eric Holcomb | May 2, 1968 | January 9, 2017 | 48 years, 252 days | 7 years, 217 days | 56 years, 103 days | Republican |
Iowa | Kim Reynolds | August 4, 1959 | May 24, 2017 | 57 years, 293 days | 7 years, 81 days | 65 years, 9 days | Republican |
Kansas | Laura Kelly | January 24, 1950 | January 14, 2019 | 68 years, 355 days | 5 years, 212 days | 74 years, 202 days | Democratic |
Kentucky | Andy Beshear | November 29, 1977 | December 10, 2019 | 42 years, 11 days | 4 years, 247 days | 46 years, 258 days | Democratic |
Louisiana | Jeff Landry | December 23, 1970 | January 8, 2024 | 53 years, 16 days | 218 days | 53 years, 234 days | Republican |
Maine | Janet Mills | December 30, 1947 | January 2, 2019 | 71 years, 3 days | 5 years, 224 days | 76 years, 227 days | Democratic |
Maryland | Wes Moore | October 15, 1978 | January 18, 2023 | 44 years, 95 days | 1 year, 208 days | 45 years, 303 days | Democratic |
Massachusetts | Maura Healey | February 8, 1971 | January 5, 2023 | 51 years, 331 days | 1 year, 221 days | 53 years, 187 days | Democratic |
Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer | August 23, 1971 | January 1, 2019 | 47 years, 131 days | 5 years, 225 days | 52 years, 356 days | Democratic |
Minnesota | Tim Walz | April 6, 1964 | January 7, 2019 | 54 years, 276 days | 5 years, 219 days | 60 years, 129 days | Democratic (DFL) |
Mississippi | Tate Reeves | June 5, 1974 | January 14, 2020 | 45 years, 223 days | 4 years, 212 days | 50 years, 69 days | Republican |
Missouri | Mike Parson | September 17, 1955 | June 1, 2018 | 62 years, 257 days | 6 years, 73 days | 68 years, 331 days | Republican |
Montana | Greg Gianforte | April 17, 1961 | January 4, 2021 | 59 years, 262 days | 3 years, 222 days | 63 years, 118 days | Republican |
Nebraska | Jim Pillen | December 31, 1955 | January 5, 2023 | 67 years, 5 days | 1 year, 221 days | 68 years, 226 days | Republican |
Nevada | Joe Lombardo | November 8, 1962 | January 2, 2023 | 60 years, 55 days | 1 year, 224 days | 61 years, 279 days | Republican |
New Hampshire | Chris Sununu | November 5, 1974 | January 5, 2017 | 42 years, 61 days | 7 years, 221 days | 49 years, 282 days | Republican |
New Jersey | Phil Murphy | August 16, 1957 | January 16, 2018 | 60 years, 153 days | 6 years, 210 days | 66 years, 363 days | Democratic |
New Mexico | Michelle Lujan Grisham | October 24, 1959 | January 1, 2019 | 59 years, 69 days | 5 years, 225 days | 64 years, 294 days | Democratic |
New York | Kathy Hochul | August 27, 1958 | August 24, 2021 | 62 years, 362 days | 2 years, 355 days | 65 years, 352 days | Democratic |
North Carolina | Roy Cooper | June 13, 1957 | January 1, 2017 | 59 years, 202 days | 7 years, 225 days | 67 years, 61 days | Democratic |
North Dakota | Doug Burgum | August 1, 1956 | December 15, 2016 | 60 years, 136 days | 7 years, 242 days | 68 years, 12 days | Republican |
Ohio | Mike DeWine | January 5, 1947 | January 14, 2019 | 72 years, 9 days | 5 years, 212 days | 77 years, 221 days | Republican |
Oklahoma | Kevin Stitt | December 28, 1972 | January 14, 2019 | 46 years, 17 days | 5 years, 212 days | 51 years, 229 days | Republican |
Oregon | Tina Kotek | September 30, 1966 | January 9, 2023 | 56 years, 101 days | 1 year, 217 days | 57 years, 318 days | Democratic |
Pennsylvania | Josh Shapiro | June 20, 1973 | January 17, 2023 | 49 years, 211 days | 1 year, 209 days | 51 years, 54 days | Democratic |
Rhode Island | Dan McKee | June 16, 1951 | March 2, 2021 | 69 years, 259 days | 3 years, 164 days | 73 years, 58 days | Democratic |
South Carolina | Henry McMaster | May 27, 1947 | January 24, 2017 | 69 years, 242 days | 7 years, 202 days | 77 years, 78 days | Republican |
South Dakota | Kristi Noem | November 30, 1971 | January 5, 2019 | 47 years, 36 days | 5 years, 221 days | 52 years, 257 days | Republican |
Tennessee | Bill Lee | October 9, 1959 | January 19, 2019 | 59 years, 102 days | 5 years, 207 days | 64 years, 309 days | Republican |
Texas | Greg Abbott | November 13, 1957 | January 20, 2015 | 57 years, 68 days | 9 years, 206 days | 66 years, 274 days | Republican |
Utah | Spencer Cox | July 11, 1975 | January 4, 2021 | 45 years, 177 days | 3 years, 222 days | 49 years, 33 days | Republican |
Vermont | Phil Scott | August 4, 1958 | January 5, 2017 | 58 years, 154 days | 7 years, 221 days | 66 years, 9 days | Republican |
Virginia | Glenn Youngkin | December 9, 1966 | January 15, 2022 | 55 years, 37 days | 2 years, 211 days | 57 years, 248 days | Republican |
Washington | Jay Inslee | February 9, 1951 | January 16, 2013 | 61 years, 342 days | 11 years, 210 days | 73 years, 186 days | Democratic |
West Virginia | Jim Justice | April 27, 1951 | January 16, 2017 | 65 years, 264 days | 7 years, 210 days | 73 years, 108 days | Republican |
Wisconsin | Tony Evers | November 5, 1951 | January 7, 2019 | 67 years, 63 days | 5 years, 219 days | 72 years, 282 days | Democratic |
Wyoming | Mark Gordon | March 14, 1957 | January 7, 2019 | 61 years, 299 days | 5 years, 219 days | 67 years, 152 days | Republican |
Territorial governors
editTerritory | 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, 223 days | 64 years, 223 days | Democratic |
Guam | Lou Leon Guerrero | November 8, 1950 | January 7, 2019 | 68 years, 60 days | 5 years, 219 days | 73 years, 279 days | Democratic |
Northern Mariana Islands | Arnold Palacios | August 22, 1955[2] | January 9, 2023 | 67 years, 140 days | 1 year, 217 days | 68 years, 357 days | Independent |
Puerto Rico | Pedro Pierluisi | April 26, 1959 | January 2, 2021 | 61 years, 251 days | 3 years, 224 days | 65 years, 109 days | New Progressive, Democratic |
United States Virgin Islands | Albert Bryan | February 21, 1968 | January 7, 2019 | 50 years, 320 days | 5 years, 219 days | 56 years, 174 days | Democratic |
Mayors of federal districts
editDistrict | 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, 224 days | 52 years, 11 days | Democratic |
Demographics of state governors
editThis 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, 243 days.
- The median age at inauguration is 63 years, 192 days.
- The median term length is 10 years, 52 days.
- The average age among Republicans is 67 years, 268 days.
- The average age among Democrats is 68 years, 169 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga". National Governors Association. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Arnold Palacios". National Governors Association. Retrieved January 31, 2023.