Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
| Lieutenant Governor of Idaho | |
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Great Seal of the State of Idaho
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| Style | The Honorable |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder |
N. B. Willey 1890 |
| Website | lgo.idaho.gov |
Lieutenant Governor of Idaho is a constitutional statewide elected office in the State of Idaho. According to the Idaho Constitution, the lieutenant governor is elected to a four-year term.
The power of the Lieutenant Governor of Idaho derives from Article IV, Sections 12 and 13 of the Idaho Constitution, which provides that the office is first in line of succession to the Governor of Idaho. It also dictates that the lieutenant governor serves as the presiding officer of the Idaho State Senate.
Lieutenant governor has been a constitutional office in Idaho since statehood in 1890. Prior to 1946 the office was elected to two-year terms.
The current Lieutenant Governor of Idaho is Brad Little. In January 2009 Little was appointed by Gov. C. L. "Butch" Otter to succeed Jim Risch, who resigned to take office in the United States Senate. Little was elected to his own right on November 2, 2010, and served the remainder of Risch's term, which ended in January 2011.
As of January 2017[update], there are five former U.S. lieutenant governors of Idaho, the oldest lieutenant governor of Idaho being Philip E. Batt (served 1979-1983, born 1927). The most recent death was that of Mark Ricks (served 2006–2007, born 1924), who died at age 92 on September 29, 2016.
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