Charles P. Murphy
| Lieutenant Governor of Colorado | |
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| Style | The Honorable |
| Term length | Four years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Lafayette Head |
| Formation | 1877 |
| Salary | $68,500 |
| Website | [1] |
The lieutenant governor of Colorado is the second-highest-ranking member of the executive department of the Colorado state government, below only the Governor of Colorado. The lieutenant governor, who acts as governor in his absence and succeeds to the governorship in case of vacancy, is elected on a partisan ticket with the governor.
After the 1966 general election, the Colorado Constitution was amended to require the joint election of governor and lieutenant governor — candidates running as a ticket. Prior to this amendment, the lieutenant governor candidate was elected separately from the governor during the same election—sometimes resulting in a governor and a lieutenant governor from different political parties.
The present lieutenant governor is Donna Lynne, a Democrat.
Populist Democratic Republican
As of January 2017[update], there are eight former lieutenant governors of Colorado who are currently living at this time, the oldest being Nancy E. Dick (1979–1987, born 1930). The most recent U.S. lieutenant governor of Colorado to die was Joe Rogers (1999–2003, born 1964), on October 7, 2013.
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