Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Politics of New Mexico The lieutenant governor of New Mexico (Template:Langx) is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of New Mexico, ranking just below the governor. Thirty individuals have held the office of lieutenant governor since statehood, two of them serving non-consecutively. The incumbent is Howie Morales, a Democrat.

Election and term of office

The lieutenant governor is elected on a joint ticket with the governor for a four-year term. While the governor and lieutenant governor are elected on the same ticket in the general election, the candidates run separately during primary elections.[1]

Prior to November 4, 2008, the New Mexico State Constitution did not provide for the nomination of a replacement for lieutenant governor after the governor's office was succeeded. Template:Efn Section 16 of Article V of the New Mexico State Constitution gives the governor the power to nominate a replacement for lieutenant governor upon confirmation of the nominee by a majority of the State Senate.[2]

Powers and duties

The lieutenant governor is the first person in the gubernatorial line of succession by virtue of the New Mexico Constitution. Thus, the lieutenant governor serves as acting governor whenever the incumbent governor is absent from the state, incapacitated by reason of illness, or impeached by the House of Representatives and otherwise becomes governor in the event of the incumbent's death, resignation, or removal from office.[3] Likewise, the lieutenant governor is ex officio president of the Senate.[4] In this capacity as Senate president, the lieutenant governor has plenary authority to preserve decorum, to rule on points of order, and to certify all instruments of process coming before the Senate. The lieutenant governor may also cast tie-breaking votes, but only when the Senate is equally divided on a question.[5]

Aside from these constitutional functions, the lieutenant governor performs several statutory functions. Foremost among them, the lieutenant governor serves as an ombudsperson for the whole of state government, investigating and attempting to resolve citizen complaints filed by New Mexicans in relation to their dealings with state agencies.[6] The lieutenant governor is also a statutory member of the governor's Cabinet and of various state boards and commissions.[7]Template:Efn

List of lieutenant governors of New Mexico

The office of lieutenant governor was created on January 6, 1912, the year New Mexico was admitted into the Union as the 48th state. Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca served as New Mexico's first lieutenant governor. Over the intervening years, New Mexico has had 27 individuals in the lieutenant governor's office, two of whom have served non-consecutive terms. The last lieutenant governor to succeed to the governorship was Tom Bolack, following the resignation of Edwin L. Mechem on November 30, 1962. Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca is the only lieutenant governor to be elected as governor in a later term.[8]

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# Image Lt. Governor Took office Left office Party Governor(s) served with Years in office
1 File:Ezequiel cabeza debaca.png Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca January 6, 1912 January 1, 1917 Democratic style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|William C. McDonald 5[note 1]
2 File:Washington Ellsworth Lindsey.JPG Washington E. Lindsey January 1, 1917 February 18, 1917 Republican style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca 1 <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄6[note 2]
Office vacant from February 18, 1917 – January 1, 1919 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Washington E. Lindsey
3 Benjamin F. Pankey January 1, 1919 January 1, 1921 Republican Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo 2
4 William Duckworth January 1, 1921 January 1, 1923 Republican Merritt C. Mechem 2
5 José A. Baca January 1, 1923 May 1924 Democratic James F. Hinkle 1 <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄3[note 3]
Office vacant from May Script error: No such module "Unsubst"., 1924 – January 1, 1925 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|James F. Hinkle
6 Edward G. Sargent January 1, 1925 January 1, 1929 Republican style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Arthur T. Hannett 4
Richard C. Dillon
7 Hugh B. Woodward January 1, 1929 July 1929 Republican Richard C. Dillon <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2[note 4]
Office vacant from July Script error: No such module "Unsubst"., 1929 – January 1, 1931 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Richard C. Dillon
8 File:Andrew Hockenhull.jpg Andrew W. Hockenhull January 1, 1931 September 25, 1933 Democratic Arthur Seligman 2 <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />3⁄4[note 5]
Office vacant from September 25, 1933 – January 1, 1935 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Andrew W. Hockenhull
9 Louis Cabeza de Baca January 1, 1935 January 1, 1937 Democratic Clyde Tingley 2
10 Hiram M. Dow January 1, 1937 January 1, 1939 Democratic Clyde Tingley 2
11 James Murray, Sr. January 1, 1939 January 1, 1941 Democratic John E. Miles 2
12 File:Ceferino Quintana.jpg Ceferino Quintana January 1, 1941 January 1, 1943 Democratic John E. Miles 2
13 James B. Jones January 1, 1943 January 1, 1947 Democratic John J. Dempsey 4
14 File:Joseph M Montoya 1975.png Joseph Montoya January 1, 1947 January 1, 1951 Democratic Thomas J. Mabry 4
15 Tibo J. Chávez January 1, 1951 January 1, 1955 Democratic style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Edwin L. Mechem 4
16 File:Joseph M Montoya 1975.png Joseph Montoya January 1, 1955 April 1957 Democratic John F. Simms 2 <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄3[note 6]
Edwin L. Mechem
Office vacant from April Script error: No such module "Unsubst"., 1957 – January 1, 1959 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Edwin L. Mechem
17 Ed V. Mead January 1, 1959 January 1, 1961 Democratic John Burroughs 2
18 File:Tom Bolack (New Mexico Governor).jpg Tom Bolack January 1, 1961 November 30, 1962 Democratic Edwin L. Mechem 1 <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />5⁄6[note 7]
Office vacant from November 30, 1962 – January 1, 1963 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Tom Bolack
19 File:Mack Easley.jpg Mack Easley January 1, 1963 January 1, 1967 Democratic Jack M. Campbell 4
20 Lee Francis January 1, 1967 January 1, 1971 Republican David Cargo 4
21 File:Roberto Mondragon.png Roberto Mondragón January 1, 1971 January 1, 1975 Democratic Bruce King 4
22 Robert E. Ferguson January 1, 1975 January 1, 1979 Democratic Jerry Apodaca 4
23 File:Roberto Mondragon.png Roberto Mondragón January 1, 1979 January 1, 1983 Democratic Bruce King 4
24 Mike Runnels January 1, 1983 January 1, 1987 Democratic Toney Anaya 4
25 Jack L. Stahl January 1, 1987 January 1, 1991 Republican Garrey Carruthers 4
26 Casey Luna January 1, 1991 January 1, 1995 Democratic Bruce King 4
27 Walter D. Bradley January 1, 1995 January 1, 2003 Republican Gary Johnson 8
28 File:Diane Denish.jpg Diane Denish January 1, 2003 January 1, 2011 Democratic Bill Richardson 8[note 8]
29 File:NMLtGovJohnSanchez crop (cropped).jpg John Sanchez January 1, 2011 January 1, 2019 Republican Susana Martinez 8
30 File:Howie Morales.jpg Howie Morales January 1, 2019 Incumbent Democratic Michelle Lujan Grisham 1

Notes

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  1. ↑ Since the first state election was in an odd-numbered year (1911), the term lasted five years.
  2. ↑ Succeeded Governor Ca. de Baca on February 18, 1917 after the Governor's death.
  3. ↑ Died in office in May 1924.
  4. ↑ Resigned in July 1929 to accept a U.S. Attorneyship.
  5. ↑ Succeeded Governor Seligman on September 25, 1933 after the Governor's death.
  6. ↑ Resigned in April 1957 to serve as U.S. Representative.
  7. ↑ Succeeded Governor Mechem on November 30, 1962 after the Governor's resignation.
  8. ↑ First female Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico.

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Footnotes

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