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 August 19, 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 | 7 years, 131 days | 79 years, 309 days | Republican |
| Alaska | Mike Dunleavy | May 5, 1961 | December 3, 2018 | 57 years, 212 days | 5 years, 260 days | 63 years, 106 days | Republican |
| Arizona | Katie Hobbs | December 28, 1969 | January 2, 2023 | 53 years, 5 days | 1 year, 230 days | 54 years, 235 days | Democratic |
| Arkansas | Sarah Huckabee Sanders | August 13, 1982 | January 10, 2023 | 40 years, 150 days | 1 year, 222 days | 42 years, 6 days | Republican |
| California | Gavin Newsom | October 10, 1967 | January 7, 2019 | 51 years, 89 days | 5 years, 225 days | 56 years, 314 days | Democratic |
| Colorado | Jared Polis | May 12, 1975 | January 8, 2019 | 43 years, 241 days | 5 years, 224 days | 49 years, 99 days | Democratic |
| Connecticut | Ned Lamont | January 3, 1954 | January 9, 2019 | 65 years, 6 days | 5 years, 223 days | 70 years, 229 days | Democratic |
| Delaware | John Carney | May 20, 1956 | January 17, 2017 | 60 years, 242 days | 7 years, 215 days | 68 years, 91 days | Democratic |
| Florida | Ron DeSantis | September 14, 1978 | January 8, 2019 | 40 years, 116 days | 5 years, 224 days | 45 years, 340 days | Republican |
| Georgia | Brian Kemp | November 2, 1963 | January 14, 2019 | 55 years, 73 days | 5 years, 218 days | 60 years, 291 days | Republican |
| Hawaii | Josh Green | February 11, 1970 | December 5, 2022 | 52 years, 297 days | 1 year, 258 days | 54 years, 190 days | Democratic |
| Idaho | Brad Little | February 15, 1954 | January 7, 2019 | 64 years, 326 days | 5 years, 226 days | 70 years, 186 days | Republican |
| Illinois | J. B. Pritzker | January 19, 1965 | January 14, 2019 | 53 years, 360 days | 5 years, 218 days | 59 years, 213 days | Democratic |
| Indiana | Eric Holcomb | May 2, 1968 | January 9, 2017 | 48 years, 252 days | 7 years, 223 days | 56 years, 109 days | Republican |
| Iowa | Kim Reynolds | August 4, 1959 | May 24, 2017 | 57 years, 293 days | 7 years, 87 days | 65 years, 15 days | Republican |
| Kansas | Laura Kelly | January 24, 1950 | January 14, 2019 | 68 years, 355 days | 5 years, 218 days | 74 years, 208 days | Democratic |
| Kentucky | Andy Beshear | November 29, 1977 | December 10, 2019 | 42 years, 11 days | 4 years, 253 days | 46 years, 264 days | Democratic |
| Louisiana | Jeff Landry | December 23, 1970 | January 8, 2024 | 53 years, 16 days | 224 days | 53 years, 240 days | Republican |
| Maine | Janet Mills | December 30, 1947 | January 2, 2019 | 71 years, 3 days | 5 years, 230 days | 76 years, 233 days | Democratic |
| Maryland | Wes Moore | October 15, 1978 | January 18, 2023 | 44 years, 95 days | 1 year, 214 days | 45 years, 309 days | Democratic |
| Massachusetts | Maura Healey | February 8, 1971 | January 5, 2023 | 51 years, 331 days | 1 year, 227 days | 53 years, 193 days | Democratic |
| Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer | August 23, 1971 | January 1, 2019 | 47 years, 131 days | 5 years, 231 days | 52 years, 362 days | Democratic |
| Minnesota | Tim Walz | April 6, 1964 | January 7, 2019 | 54 years, 276 days | 5 years, 225 days | 60 years, 135 days | Democratic (DFL) |
| Mississippi | Tate Reeves | June 5, 1974 | January 14, 2020 | 45 years, 223 days | 4 years, 218 days | 50 years, 75 days | Republican |
| Missouri | Mike Parson | September 17, 1955 | June 1, 2018 | 62 years, 257 days | 6 years, 79 days | 68 years, 337 days | Republican |
| Montana | Greg Gianforte | April 17, 1961 | January 4, 2021 | 59 years, 262 days | 3 years, 228 days | 63 years, 124 days | Republican |
| Nebraska | Jim Pillen | December 31, 1955 | January 5, 2023 | 67 years, 5 days | 1 year, 227 days | 68 years, 232 days | Republican |
| Nevada | Joe Lombardo | November 8, 1962 | January 2, 2023 | 60 years, 55 days | 1 year, 230 days | 61 years, 285 days | Republican |
| New Hampshire | Chris Sununu | November 5, 1974 | January 5, 2017 | 42 years, 61 days | 7 years, 227 days | 49 years, 288 days | Republican |
| New Jersey | Phil Murphy | August 16, 1957 | January 16, 2018 | 60 years, 153 days | 6 years, 216 days | 67 years, 3 days | Democratic |
| New Mexico | Michelle Lujan Grisham | October 24, 1959 | January 1, 2019 | 59 years, 69 days | 5 years, 231 days | 64 years, 300 days | Democratic |
| New York | Kathy Hochul | August 27, 1958 | August 24, 2021 | 62 years, 362 days | 2 years, 361 days | 65 years, 358 days | Democratic |
| North Carolina | Roy Cooper | June 13, 1957 | January 1, 2017 | 59 years, 202 days | 7 years, 231 days | 67 years, 67 days | Democratic |
| North Dakota | Doug Burgum | August 1, 1956 | December 15, 2016 | 60 years, 136 days | 7 years, 248 days | 68 years, 18 days | Republican |
| Ohio | Mike DeWine | January 5, 1947 | January 14, 2019 | 72 years, 9 days | 5 years, 218 days | 77 years, 227 days | Republican |
| Oklahoma | Kevin Stitt | December 28, 1972 | January 14, 2019 | 46 years, 17 days | 5 years, 218 days | 51 years, 235 days | Republican |
| Oregon | Tina Kotek | September 30, 1966 | January 9, 2023 | 56 years, 101 days | 1 year, 223 days | 57 years, 324 days | Democratic |
| Pennsylvania | Josh Shapiro | June 20, 1973 | January 17, 2023 | 49 years, 211 days | 1 year, 215 days | 51 years, 60 days | Democratic |
| Rhode Island | Dan McKee | June 16, 1951 | March 2, 2021 | 69 years, 259 days | 3 years, 170 days | 73 years, 64 days | Democratic |
| South Carolina | Henry McMaster | May 27, 1947 | January 24, 2017 | 69 years, 242 days | 7 years, 208 days | 77 years, 84 days | Republican |
| South Dakota | Kristi Noem | November 30, 1971 | January 5, 2019 | 47 years, 36 days | 5 years, 227 days | 52 years, 263 days | Republican |
| Tennessee | Bill Lee | October 9, 1959 | January 19, 2019 | 59 years, 102 days | 5 years, 213 days | 64 years, 315 days | Republican |
| Texas | Greg Abbott | November 13, 1957 | January 20, 2015 | 57 years, 68 days | 9 years, 212 days | 66 years, 280 days | Republican |
| Utah | Spencer Cox | July 11, 1975 | January 4, 2021 | 45 years, 177 days | 3 years, 228 days | 49 years, 39 days | Republican |
| Vermont | Phil Scott | August 4, 1958 | January 5, 2017 | 58 years, 154 days | 7 years, 227 days | 66 years, 15 days | Republican |
| Virginia | Glenn Youngkin | December 9, 1966 | January 15, 2022 | 55 years, 37 days | 2 years, 217 days | 57 years, 254 days | Republican |
| Washington | Jay Inslee | February 9, 1951 | January 16, 2013 | 61 years, 342 days | 11 years, 216 days | 73 years, 192 days | Democratic |
| West Virginia | Jim Justice | April 27, 1951 | January 16, 2017 | 65 years, 264 days | 7 years, 216 days | 73 years, 114 days | Republican |
| Wisconsin | Tony Evers | November 5, 1951 | January 7, 2019 | 67 years, 63 days | 5 years, 225 days | 72 years, 288 days | Democratic |
| Wyoming | Mark Gordon | March 14, 1957 | January 7, 2019 | 61 years, 299 days | 5 years, 225 days | 67 years, 158 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, 229 days | 64 years, 229 days | Democratic |
| Guam | Lou Leon Guerrero | November 8, 1950 | January 7, 2019 | 68 years, 60 days | 5 years, 225 days | 73 years, 285 days | Democratic |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Arnold Palacios | August 22, 1955[2] | January 9, 2023 | 67 years, 140 days | 1 year, 223 days | 68 years, 363 days | Independent |
| Puerto Rico | Pedro Pierluisi | April 26, 1959 | January 2, 2021 | 61 years, 251 days | 3 years, 230 days | 65 years, 115 days | New Progressive, Democratic |
| United States Virgin Islands | Albert Bryan | February 21, 1968 | January 7, 2019 | 50 years, 320 days | 5 years, 225 days | 56 years, 180 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, 230 days | 52 years, 17 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, 249 days.
- The median age at inauguration is 63 years, 198 days.
- The median term length is 10 years, 58 days.
- The average age among Republicans is 67 years, 274 days.
- The average age among Democrats is 68 years, 175 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 January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Arnold Palacios". National Governors Association. Retrieved January 31, 2023.