The lieutenant governor of Nevada is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Nevada. The lieutenant governor maintains an office in Carson City, Nevada at the Nevada State Capitol and is elected separately from the Governor, and may therefore be from a different party than the Governor. The incumbent lieutenant governor is Stavros Anthony, a Republican. He was sworn in in January 2023. The governor has the authority to appoint a replacement to fill the balance of the term in any vacant constitutional office, including that of the lieutenant governor, subject to Senate confirmation.
Powers and duties Constitutionally, the lieutenant governor is first in the line of succession to the office of governor and is ex officio president of the Senate. In this capacity, the lieutenant governor serves as acting governor whenever the governor is out of state and succeeds to the executive office upon the permanent incapacitation of the governor. Moreover, as Senate president, the lieutenant governor presides over the Senate's daily proceedings whenever the Legislature is in session and may cast a tie-breaking vote. However, given the Senate is currently composed of an odd number of senators, ties are a rare occurrence.
In addition, the lieutenant governor has a number of statutory duties. For example, the lieutenant governor chairs the Commission on Tourism and the Advisory Board on Outdoor Recreation and serves as vice chair of the Board of Directors of the Department of Transportation. Likewise, the lieutenant governor is a member on the governor's Cabinet, the Board of Economic Development, the Executive Branch Audit Committee, and the Commission on Homeland Security.
List of lieutenant governors of Nevada #ImageNameTook officeLeft officeParty1John S. Crosman18641867Republican2James S. Slingerland18671871Republican3Frank Denver18711875Democratic4Jewett W. Adams1875January 1, 1883Democratic5Charles E. LaughtonJanuary 1, 1883January 3, 1887Republican6Henry C. DavisJanuary 3, 1887August 22, 1889Republican7Samuel W. ChubbuckSeptember 1889November 1889Republican8Frank Bell18891890Republican9Joseph Poujade18911895Republican10Reinhold Sadler1895April 10, 1896Silver11James R. Judge18991903Silver12Lemuel Allen19031907Silver-Democrat13Denver S. DickersonJanuary 1907May 22, 1908Silver-Democrat14Gilbert C. Ross19111915Democratic15Maurice J. SullivanJanuary 4, 1915January 3, 1927Democratic16Morley GriswoldJanuary 3, 1927March 21, 1934Republican17Fred S. AlwardJanuary 7, 1935January 2, 1939Democratic18Maurice J. SullivanJanuary 2, 1939January 3, 1943Democratic19Vail PittmanJanuary 3, 1943July 24, 1945Democratic20Clifford A. JonesJanuary 1947 January 1, 1955Democratic21Rex BellJanuary 1, 1955July 4, 1962Republican22Maude FrazierJuly 4, 1962January 1, 1963Democratic23Paul LaxaltJanuary 1, 1963January 2, 1967Republican24Edward FikeJanuary 2, 1967January 4, 1971Republican25Harry ReidJanuary 4, 1971January 5, 1975Democratic26Robert E. RoseJanuary 5, 1975January 1, 1979Democratic27Myron E. LeavittJanuary 1, 1979January 3, 1983Democratic28Bob CashellJanuary 3, 1983January 5, 1987Republican29Bob MillerJanuary 5, 1987January 3, 1989Democratic30Sue WagnerJanuary 7, 1991January 2, 1995Republican31Lonnie HammargrenJanuary 2, 1995January 4, 1999Republican32Lorraine HuntJanuary 4, 1999January 20, 2007Republican33Brian KrolickiJanuary 20, 2007January 5, 2015Republican34Mark HutchisonJanuary 5, 2015January 7, 2019Republican35Kate MarshallJanuary 7, 2019September 17, 2021Democratic36Lisa Cano BurkheadDecember 16, 2021January 2, 2023Democratic37Stavros AnthonyJanuary 2, 2023IncumbentRepublican
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