THE STATES - NASSKurt Browning 2007–May 2010 Dawn Roberts May 2010–2011 Kurt Browning 2011–2012 Kenneth W. Detzner 2012–2019 Michael Ertel* 2019 Jennifer Kennedy** 2019 Laurel

THE STATES

THE STATES 47

J. Thomas Heflin 1903–1906 Frank N. Julian 1907–1911C. R. Brown 1911–1915John Purifoy 1915–1919Wm. P. Cobb 1919–1921S. H. Blan 1923–1927John Brandon 1927–1931Pete B. Jarman, Jr. 1932–1935Howell Turner 1935–1938John Brandon 1939–1942Howell Turner 1942–1944Sibyl Poole 1945–1950Agnes Baggett 1951–1954Mary Texas Hurt 1955–1958Bettye Frink 1959–1962

Agnes Baggett 1963–1966Mabel Amos 1967–1974Agnes Baggett 1975–1979Don Siegelman 1979–1987Glen Browder 1987–1989Fred Crawford 1989–1989Perry A. Hand 1989–1991Billy Joe Camp 1991–1993Jim Bennett 1993–2003Nancy L. Worley 2003–2007Beth Chapman 2007–2013Jim Bennett 2013–2015*John Merrill 2015 to present* Appointed to fill unexpired term

ALABAMA

SecretarieS of State

JoHn MErrill

48 PillArS of Public SErvicE

ALASKA

Hugh Wade 1959–1966Keith Miller 1966–1969Robert W. Ward 1969–1970H. A. “Red” Boucher 1970–1974Lowell Thomas, Jr. 1974–1978Terry Miller 1978–1982Stephen McAlpine 1982–1990Jack Coghill 1990–1994Fran Ulmer 1994–2002Loren Leman 2002 to 2007 Sean Parnell 2007–2009Craig E. Campbell 2009–2010Mead Treadwell 2010-2014

Byron Mallott* 2014–2018Valerie Davidson** Oct. 16, 2018–

Dec. 3, 2018Kevin Meyer Dec. 3, 2018 to

presentNote: From Statehood through 1970, Alaska’s second highest official in the Executive branch of government was termed the “Secretary of State.” In 1970, the voters amended the Constitution and sub-stituted the designation of “Lieutenant Governor.”

*Resigned Oct. 16, 2018

**Appointed Interim Lieutenant Governor to fill vacancy

SecretarieS of State and lieutenant governorS

kEvin MAyEr

THE STATES 49

AMERICAN SAMOA

lieutenant governorSIpulasi Aitofele Toese Fiti Sunia 2007 to 2013Lemanu Peleti Mauga 2013 to present

lEMAnu PElETi MAugA


Sidney P. Osborn 1912–1918Mit Simms 1919–1920Ernest R. Hall 1921–1922James H. Kerby 1923–1928J. C. Callaghan (Died Jan. 29, 1929) 1929I. P. Frazier (Appointed to fill unexpired term) 1929–1930Scott White 1931–1932James H. Kerby 1933–1938Harry M. Moore (Died Nov. 27, 1942) 1939–1942Dan E. Garvey (Appointed to fill unexpired term. Elected 1944. Nov. 22, 1948 became

Governor upon death of Sidney P. Osborn) 1942–1948Curtis Williams (Appointed Nov. 1948 to fill unexpired term) 1948–1948Wesley Bolin 1949–1977Rose Mofford 1977–1988James Shumway 1988–1991Richard Mahoney 1991–1995Jane Dee Hull 1995–1997Betsey Bayless 1997–2002Janice K. Brewer 2003–2009Ken Bennett 2009–2015Michele Reagan 2015–2019Katie Hobbs 2019 to present

ARIZONA


kATiE HobbS

THE STATES 51

J. W. Crockett 1901–1904O. C. Ludwig 1905–1910Earle W. Hodges 1911–1916Tom J. Terral 1917–1920Ira C. Hopper 1921–1924Jim B. Higgins 1925–1930Ed F. McDonald 1931–1936C. G. “Crip” Hall* 1937–1961Nancy J. Hall 1961–1962Kelly Bryant** 1963–1975George O. Jernigan, Jr. 1975–1976

Winston Bryant 1977–1979Paul Riviere 1979–1985W. J. McCuen 1985–1994Sharon Priest 1994–2003Charlie Daniels 2003–2011 Mark Martin 2011–2019John Thurston 2019 to present*Died in office and Nancy J. Hall appointed to fill unexpired term.

**Died in office and George O. Jernigan, Jr. ap-pointed Nov. 1975 to fill unexpired term.

ARKANSAS


JoHn THurSTon


Charles F. Curry Jan. 2, 1899Frank C. Jordan Jan. 2, 1911Paul Peek March 1, 1940Frank M. Jordan Jan. 4, 1943H. P. Sullivan April 3, 1970Edmund G. Brown, Jr. Jan. 4, 1971–Jan. 5, 1975March Fong Eu Jan. 6, 1975–Feb. 17, 1994Tony Miller* Feb. 18, 1994–Jan. 1, 1995Bill Jones Jan. 2,1995–Jan. 5, 2003Kevin Shelley Jan. 6, 2003–Feb. 4, 2005 Bruce McPherson March 30, 2005–January 7, 2007 Debra Bowen 2007–2015 Alex Padilla 2015 to present

CALIFORNIA


AlEx PAdillA

THE STATES 53

James Cowie 1903–1907Timothy O’Conner 1907–1909James B. Pierce 1909–1915John E. Ramer 1915–1917James R. Noland 1917–1921Carl Miliken 1921–1927Charles Armstrong 1927–1935James Carr 1935–1937George Saunders 1937–1941Walter Morrison 1941–1949George Baker 1949–1953Homer Bruce 1953–1955

George Baker 1955–1963Byron A. Anderson 1963–1974Mary Estill Buchanan 1974–1983Natalie Meyer 1983–1995Victoria Buckley 1995–1999Donetta Davidson 1999–Aug., 2005 Gigi Dennis Sept., 2005–2007* Mike Coffman 2007-2009Bernie Buescher 2009-2011Scott Gessler 2011–2015Wayne Williams 2015–2019Jena Griswold 2019 to present

COLORADO


JEnA griSwold


Charles G. R. Vinal 1901–1905Theodore Bodenwein 1905–1909Matthew H. Rogers 1909–1913Albert Phillips 1913–1915Charles D. Burnes 1915–1917Frederick L. Perry 1917–1921Donald J. Warner 1921–1923Francis A. Pallotti 1923–1929William L. Higgins 1929–1933John A. Danaher 1933–1935C. John Satti 1935–1939Sara B. Crawford 1939–1941Chase G. Woodhouse 1941–1943Frances B. Redick 1943–1945Charles J. Prestia 1945–1947

Frances B. Redick 1947–1949Winifred McDonald 1949–1951Alice K. Leopold 1951–1953Charles B. Keats 1953–1955Mildred P. Allen 1955–1959Ella T. Grasso 1959–1971Gloria Schaffer 1971–1978Henry S. Cohn 1978–1979Barbara B. Kennelly 1979–1982Maura L. Melley 1982–1983Julia H. Tashjian 1983–1991Pauline R. Kezer 1991–1995Miles S. Rapoport 1995–1999Susan Bysiewicz 1999–2011Denise Merrill 2011 to present

CONNECTICUT


dEniSE w. MErrill

THE STATES 55

Caleb R. Layton 1901–1905Joseph L. Cahall 1905–1909Daniel O. Hastings 1909–1909William T. Smithers 1909–1911Charles S. Richards 1911–1913Thomas W. Miller 1913–1915George H. Hall 1915–1917Everett C. Johnson 1917–1921Alden R. Benson 1921–1925William G. Taylor 1925–1925Fannie S. Harrington 1925–1927Sylvester D. Townsend, Jr. 1927–1927Charles H. Grantland 1927–1934Walter Dent Smith 1934–1937Charles L. Terry, Jr. 1937–1938Josiah Marvel, Jr. 1938–1941

Earle D. Willey 1941–1942William J. Storey 1942–1949Harris B. McDowell 1949–1953John N. McDowell 1953–1958George J. Schultz 1958–1961Elisha C. Dukes 1961–1969Eugene Bunting 1969–1971Walton H. Simpson 1971–1972Robert H. Reed 1973–1977Glenn C. Kenton 1977–1985Michael E. Harkins 1985–1991Michael Ratchford 1992William T. Quillen 1993–1994Edward J. Freel 1994–2000Harriet N. Smith Windsor 2001 to 2009Jeffrey Bullock 2009 to present

DELAWARE


JEffrEy bullock


Martin Schaller 1969–1978Dwight S. Cropp 1979–1984Clifton B. Smith 1984–1987David Rivers 1987Teri Y. Doke 1989–1990Mildred W. Goodman 1991–1993Stephanie Greene 1993–1994Marianne Coleman Niles 1995–1996Kathleen E. Arnold 1996–1998Beverly D. Rivers 1999–2003Sherryl Hobbs Newman 2003–2005 Patricia Elwood 2005–2007

Stephanie Scott 2007– Oct. 29, 2010Naomi Shelton Oct. 30, 2010– 2011Cynthia Brock-Smith 2011–2014Sharon Anderson* Nov. 1, 2014– 2015 Lauren Vaughan** 2015–2018Kimberly Bassett Dec. 11, 2018 to present*Appointed Interim Secretary to fill vacancy

**Resigned

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA


kiMbErly bASSETT

THE STATES 57

H. Clay Crawford 1902–1929W. M. Igou 1929–1930R. A. Gray Commissioned ad interim

April 12, 1930. Elected Nov. 4,1930, and commissioned Nov. 7,1930, for unexpired term. Re–electedand commissioned for four–yearterms beginning 1933, 1937, 1941,1945, 1949, 1953, 1957.Tom Adams 1961–4 years

1965–2 years 1967–4 yearsRichard (Dick) Stone 1971–1974Dorothy W. Glisson 1974–1975Bruce A. Smathers 1975–1978Jesse J. McCrary, Jr. 1978–1979George Firestone 1979–1987James C. Smith 1987–1995

Sandra B. Mortham 1995–1999Katherine D. Harris 1999–2002James C. Smith 2002–2003*Kenneth W. Detzner 2003Glenda Hood 2003–Nov. 2005Sue Cobb 2006–2007 Kurt Browning 2007–May 2010Dawn Roberts May 2010–2011 Kurt Browning 2011–2012Kenneth W. Detzner 2012–2019Michael Ertel* 2019 Jennifer Kennedy** 2019 Laurel M. Lee 2019 to presentNote: In 2002, the position of Secretary of State became an appointed position.

*Resigned January 24, 2019

**Appointed Interim Secretary of State to fill vacancy

FLORIDA


lAurEl M. lEE


Philip Cook 1898–1918H. B. Strange 1918–1919S. G. McLendon (Died

March 8, 1928) 1919–1928George H. Carswell 1928–1931John B. Wilson (Died

Feb. 22, 1946) 1931–1946Ben W. Fortson, Jr. 1946–1979David Poythress 1979–1983Max Cleland 1983–1996

Lewis Massey 1996–1998Cathy Cox 1998–2007Karen Handel 2007–2009Brian Kemp 2009– Nov. 2018*Robyn A. Crittenden Nov. 2018– Jan. 2019**Brad Raffensperger 2019 to present*Resigned

**Appointed Interim Secretary of State

GEORGIA


brAd rAffEnSPErgEr

THE STATES 59

Randall S. Herman 1950–1953William T. Corbett 1953–1956Marcellus G. Boss 1956–1959A. M. Edwards 1960–1961Manuel F. L. Guerrero 1961–1963Denver Dickerson 1963–1969Kurt S. Moylan 1969–1974 Rudolph G. Sablan 1975–1978 Joseph F. Ada 1979–1982 Edward D. Reyes 1983–1986 Frank F. Blas 1987–1994 Madeleine Z. Bordallo 1995–2002 Kaleo S. Moylan 2003–2006 Michael W. Cruz 2007–2011Ray Tenorio 2011–2019Joshua Tenorio 2019 to presentFrom 1950 to 1969, the Secretary of Guam was appoint-ed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. In 1970, Guam began to elect its Gover-nor and Lt. Governor.

TERRITORY OF GUAM

lieutenant governorS

JoSHuA TEnorio


James K. Kealoha 1959–1962Williams S. Richardson 1962–1966 (Mr. Richardson resigned to accept a position as Chief Justice of the State’s Supreme Court).Andrew T. F. Ing 1966–1966 (Mr. Ing completed Mr. Richardson’s term).Thomas P. Gill 1966–1970George R. Ariyoshi 1970–1974Nelson K. Doi 1974–1978Jean King 1978–1982

John D. Waihee III 1983–1986Benjamin J. Cayetano 1986–1994Mazie K. Hirono 1994–2002James R. Aiona, Jr. 2002–2010Brian Schatz 2010–2012Shan Tsutsui 2012–2018Doug Chin Feb. 2018– Dec. 2018*Josh Green 2018 to present*Appointed to fill unexpired term

HAWAII

lieutenant governorS

JoSH grEEn

THE STATES 61

Will H. Gibson 1903–1905Robert Lansdon 1907–1909Wilfred L. Gifford 1911–1913George R. Barker 1915William T. Dougherty 1917Robert O. Jones 1919–1921F. A. Jeter 1923–1925Fred E. Lukens 1927–1929 & 1931Franklin Girard 1933–1935Ira H. Masters 1937George H. Curtis 1939, 1941 & 1943Ira H. Masters 1945J. D. (Cy) Price 1947Ira H. Masters (Died Feb. 19, 1956) 1951–1955

James H. Young (Appointed Feb. 27, 1956) 1956Arnold Williams (Resigned 1966) 1959–1963Louis E. Clapp (Appointed 1966) 1966Edson H. Deal (Died April 22, 1967) 1967Pete T. Cenarrusa (Appointed May 1, 1967) 1967–2002Ben Ysursa 2003–2015Lawerence Denney 2015 to present

IDAHO


lAwErEncE dEnnEy


James A. Rose (Died May 29, 1912) Jan. 14, 1901–1912Cornelius J. Doyle (Appointed by Governor) June 3, 1912Harry Woods (Died Oct. 11, 1914) Feb. 3, 1913Lewis G. Stevenson (Appointed by Governor) Oct. 14, 1914Louis L. Emmerson Jan. 8, 1917–1925William J. Stratton Jan. 14, 1929Edward J. Hughes (Died June 28, 1944) Jan. 9, 1933–1944Richard Yates Rowe (Appointed by Governor) June 30, 1944

Edward J. Barrett Jan. 8, 1945–1949Charles F. Carpentier Jan. 12, 1953–1964 (Died April 3, 1964)William H. Chamberlain (Appointed by Governor) Apr. 3, 1964Paul Powell Jan. 11, 1965–1970 (Died October 10, 1970)John W. Lewis (Appointed by Governor) Oct. 13, 1970Michael J. Howlett 1973–1977Alan J. Dixon 1977–1981Jim Edgar 1981–1991George Ryan 1991–1999Jesse C. White 1999 to present

ILLINOIS


JESSE c. wHiTE

THE STATES 63

Daniel E. Storms 1903–1906Fred A. Sims 1906–1910L. G. Ellingham 1910–1914Homer L. Cook 1914–1916Ed Jackson 1916–1917William A. Roach 1917–1920Ed Jackson 1920–1924Fred Schortemeier 1924–1928Otto G. Fifield 1928–1930Frank Mayr, Jr. 1930–1934August G. Mueller 1934–1938James M. Tucker 1938–1942Maurice G. Robinson 1942–1942Rue J. Alexander 1942–1946Thomas E. Bath, Jr. 1946–1948Charles F. Fleming 1948–1950

Leland L. Smith 1950–1952Crawford F. Parker 1952–1956Frank A. Lenning 1956–1958John R. Walsh 1958–1960Charles O. Hendricks 1960–1964John D. Bottorff 1964–1966Edward Whitcomb 1966–1968William N. Salin 1968–1970Larry A. Conrad 1971–1978Edwin J. Simcox 1979–1986Birch Evan Bayh III 1987–1989Joseph H. Hogsett 1989–1994Sue Anne Gilroy 1995–2002Todd Rokita 2003–2011Charlie White 2011–2012Connie Lawson 2012 to present

INDIANA


conniE lAwSon


William B. Martin 1901–1907William C. Hayward 1907–1913William S. Allen 1913–1919W. C. Ramsey* 1919–1928Ed. M. Smith 1928–1931G. C. Greenwalt 1931–1933Mrs. Alex Miller 1933–1937Robert E. O’Brien** 1937–1939Earl G. Miller 1939–1943Wayne N. Ropes 1943–1947Rollo H. Bergeson 1947–1949Melvin D. Synhorst 1949–1965Gary L. Cameron 1965–1966

Melvin D. Synhorst 1967–1980Mary Jane Odell 1980–1987Elaine Baxter 1987–1994Paul Pate 1995–1998Chester Culver 1999–2007Michael Mauro 2007–2011Matt Schultz 2011–2015Paul Pate 2015 to present

*Appointed to fill vacancy on resignation of William S. Allen. Died Jan. 24, 1937.

**Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of Mrs. Alex Miller.

IOWA


PAul PATE

THE STATES 65

Joel Randall Burrow 1903–1907Charles Eugene Denton 1907–1911Charles Harrison Sessions 1911–1915J. T. Botkin 1915–1919 L. J. Pettijohn 1919–1922 (resigned)D. O. McCray Appointed vice Pettijohn Nov. 14, 1922– Jan., 1923Frank J. Ryan 1923–1929E. A. Cornell 1929–1933

Frank J. Ryan 1933–1949Larry Ryan 1949–1951Paul R. Shanahan 1951–1966 Elwill M. Shanahan appointed April 28, 1966 1966–1978Jack Brier 1978–1987Bill Graves 1987–1995Ron Thornburgh 1995–2010Chris Biggs 2010–2011Kris Kobach 2011–2019Scott Schwab 2019 to present

KANSAS


ScoTT ScHwAb


V. McChesney 1903–1907Ben L. Bruner 1907–1911C. F. Crecelius 1911–1915James P. Lewis 1915–1919Fred A. Vaughn 1919–1923Emma Guy Cromwell 1923–1927Ella Lewis 1927–1931Sara W. Mahan 1931–1935Charles D. Arnett 1935–1939George Glenn Hatcher 1939–1943Charles K. O’Connell 1943–1947George Glenn Hatcher 1947–1951Charles K. O’Connell 1951–1955Thelma Stovall 1955–1959Henry C. Carter 1959–1963Thelma Stovall 1963–1967Elmer Begley 1967–1971

Mrs. Leila Feltner Begley (Served during unexpired term of Elmer Begley)Kenneth F. Harper (Served during unexpired term of Elmer Begley)Thelma Stovall 1971–1975Drexell R. Davis 1975–1979Frances Jones Mills 1979–1983Drexell R. Davis 1983–1987Bremer Ehrler 1987–1991Bob Babbage 1991–1995John Y. Brown III 1995–2003Trey Grayson 2003–2011Elaine Walker 2011–2012*Alison Lundergan Grimes 2012 to present*Appointed to fill unexpired term

KENTUCKY

SecretarieS of the commonwealth

AliSon lundErgAn griMES

THE STATES 67

John T. Michel 1904–1912Edward E. Everett 1912Alvin E. Hebert 1912–1916W. F. Millsaps 1915–1916James J. Bailey 1916–1932Alice Lee Grosjean 1930–1932E. A. Conway 1932–1940James A. Gremillion 1940–1944Wade O. Martin, Jr. 1944–1976Paul J. Hardy 1976–1980James H. Brown 1980–1988W. Fox McKeithen 1988–2005

Al Ater 2005–2006* Jay Dardenne 2006–2010Tom Schedler 2010–2018**R. Kyle Ardoin 2018 to present*** *Appointed by Governor

**Resigned May 2018

***Appointed May 2018 to serve until a special elec-tion could be held to fulfill the remainder of the term. Ardoin won Dec. 2018 special election.

LOUISIANA


kylE Ardoin


Byron Boyd 1897–1907Arthur I. Brown 1907–1911Cyrus W. Davis 1911–1913Jos. E. Alexander 1913–1915John E. Bunker 1915–1917Frank W. Ball 1917–1927Edgar C. Smith 1927–1933Robinson C. Tobey 1933–1935Lewis O. Barrows 1935–1937Frederick Robie 1937–1942Harold I. Goss 1942–1961

Paul A. MacDonald 1961–1965Kenneth M. Curtis 1965–1967Joseph T. Edgar 1967–1975Markham L. Gartley 1975–1978Rodney S. Quinn 1979–1988G. William Diamond 1989–1996Dan A. Gwadosky 1997–2004 Matthew Dunlap 2005–2011Charles E. Summers, Jr. 2011–2013Matthew Dunlap 2013 to present

MAINE


MATTHEw dunlAP

THE STATES 69

Oswald Tilghman 1904–1908N. Winslow Williams 1908–1912Robert P. Graham 1912–1916Thomas W. Simmons 1916–1919George L. Radcliffe 1919–1920Philip B. Perlman 1920–1923E. Brooke Lee 1923–1925David C. Winebrenner III 1925–1935Thomas L. Dawson 1935–1936E. Ray Jones 1936–1939John B. Gontrum 1939Francis Petrott 1939–1941Miles T. Tull 1941Thomas Elmo Jones 1941–1946William J. McWilliams 1 1946Edward G. Chaney 1946–1947John B. Funk 1947Bertram Lee Boone II 1947–1949Vivian V. Simpson 1949–1951John R. Reeves 1951–1955Blanchard Randall 1955–1957Claude B. Hellmann 1957–1959

Thomas B. Finan 1959–1961Lloyd L. Simpkins 1961–1967C. Stanley Blair 1967–1969Blair Lee III 1969–1971Fred L. Wineland 1971–1982Patricia G. Holtz 1982–1983Lorraine M. Sheehan 1983–1987Winfield M. Kelly, Jr. 1987–1993Tyras S. Athey 1993–1995John T. Willis 1995–2003R. Karl Aumann 2003–2005 Mary Kane 2005–2007Dennis Schnepfe 2 2007 to 2008John P. McDonough 2008–2015John C. Wobensmith 2015 to present

1. Appointed assistant to the Secretary of State dur-ing the absence of Thomas Elmo Jones, April 20, 1944–February 7, 1946. McWilliams actually held the title only two days, February 7–8, 1946.

2. Appointed Acting Secretary of State

MARYLAND


JoHn c. wobEnSMiTH


William M. Olin1 1891–1911Albert P. Langtry1 1911–1913Frank J. Donahue 1913–1915Albert P. Langtry 1915–1921Frederic W. Cook 1921–1949Edward J. Cronin 2 1949–1958J. Henry Goguen 2 1958–1959Joseph D. Ward 3 1959–1961Kevin H. White 4 1961–1967John F. X. Davoren 5 1967–1975Paul Guzzi 1975–1978Michael Connolly 1978–1994William F. Galvin 1995 to present

1. Secretary Olin died April 15, 1911; Mr. Langtry chosen to fill vacancy April 26, 1911.2. Secretary Cronin died Nov. 24, 1958. The vacancy was filled by the appointment of J. Henry Goguen, who qualified on Dec. 1, 1958, to fill unexpired term.3. Office was filled by election by the Legislature of Joseph D. Ward on Jan. 20, 1959. 4. Elected November 8, 1966 to a four–year term. Resigned Dec. 20, 1967.5. Office was filled by election by the Legislature of John F. X. Davoren on Dec. 20, 1967; and on November 3, 1970 Mr. Davoren was elected to a four–year term.

MASSACHUSETTS


williAM gAlvin

THE STATES 71

Fred M. Warner 1901–1904George A. Prescott 1905–1908Frederick C. Martindale 1909–1914Coleman C. Vaughan 1915–1920Charles J. DeLand 1921–1926John S. Haggerty 1927–1930Frank D. Fitzgerald 1931–1934 (Resigned Nov. 15, 1934; Clarke W, Brown appointed Nov. 13, 1934)Clarke W. Brown 1934Orville E. Atwood 1935–1936

Leon D. Case 1937–1938Harry F. Kelly 1939–1942Herman H. Dignan 1943–1946Fred M. Alger, Jr. 1947–1952Owen J. Clery 1953–1954James D. Hare 1955–1970Richard H. Austin 1971–1994Candice S. Miller 1995–2002Terri Lynn Land 2003–2011Ruth Johnson 2011–2019Jocelyn Benson 2019 to present

MICHIGAN


JocElyn bEnSon


Peter E. Hanson Jan. 7, 1901Julius A. Schmahl Jan. 7, 1907Mike Holm Jan. 4, 1921H. H. Chesterman July 7, 1952Mrs. Mike Holm Sept. 16, 1952Joseph L. Donovan Jan. 3, 1955Arlen I. Erdahl Jan. 4, 1971Joan Anderson Growe Jan. 6, 1975Mary Kiffmeyer Jan. 4, 1999 Mark Ritchie Jan. 2, 2007Steve Simon Jan. 5, 2015

MINNESOTA


STEvE SiMon

THE STATES 73

J. W. Power 1901–1926Walker A. Wood 1926–1948Heber A. Ladner 1948–1980Edwin Lloyd Pittman 1980–1984Dick Molpus 1984–1996Eric Clark 1996–2008C. Delbert Hosemann, Jr. 2008 to present

MISSISSIPPI


c. dElbErT HoSEMAnn, Jr.


Sam Baker Cook 1901–1905John Ephraim Swanger 1905–1909Cornelius Roach 1909–1917John Leo Sullivan 1917–1921Charles U. Becker 1921–1933Dwight H. Brown 1933–1944Gregory C. Stockard1 1944–1945Wilson Bell 1945–1947Edgar C. Nelson2 1947–1949Walter H. Toberman 1949–1960Robert W. Crawford3 1960–1961Warren E. Hearnes 1961–1965James C. Kirkpatrick 1965–1985Roy D. Blunt 1985–1993Judith K. Moriarty 1993–1994

Richard Hanson 1994Rebecca McDowell Cook 1994–2001Matt Blunt 2001–2004 Robin Carnahan 2005–2013Jason Kander 2013–2017Jay Ashcroft 2017 to present

1. Appointed on May 12, 1944, by Governor Forrest C. Donnell, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Dwight H. Brown.

2. Appointed on May 23, 1947, by Governor Phil M. Donnelly, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Wilson Bell.

3. Appointed Feb. 15, 1960, by Governor James T. Blair, Jr., to fill the vacancy created by the death of Walter H. Toberman.

MISSOURI


JAy ASHcrofT

THE STATES 75

George M. Hays 1901–1905A. N. Yoder 1905–1911T. M. Swindlehurst 1911–1913C. M. Alderson 1913–1916C. T. Stewart 1917–1927R. N. Hawkins 1927–1927William Powers 1927–1928John W. Mountjoy 1928–1928W. E. Harmon 1929–1932Sam W. Mitchell 1933–1955S. C. Arnold 1955–1957Frank Murray 1957–1981

Jim Waltermire 1981–1988Verner Bertelsen 1988Mike Cooney 1989–2001Bob Brown 2001–2004 Brad Johnson 2005–2009Linda McCulloch 2009–2017Corey Stapleton 2017 to presentNote: Montana’s law provides that in the event of a vacancy in the office of Secretary of State the Chief Deputy shall perform all duties of the office until the vacancy is filled.

MONTANA


corEy STAPlETon


George W. Marsh 1901–1905A. Galusha 1905–1907George C. Junkin 1907–1911Addison Wait 1911–1915Charles W. Pool 1915–1919Darius Amsberry 1919–1923Charles W. Pool 1923–1927Frank Marsh 1927–1933Harry R. Swanson 1933–1941Frank Marsh 1941–1951

James S. Pittenger 1951–1953 (Appointed by Governor Val Peterson to fill vacancy)Frank Marsh 1953–1971 (Son of late Frank Marsh)Allen J. Beermann 1971–1995Scott Moore 1995–2000John Gale 2000–2019Robert Evnen 2019 to present

NEBRASKA


robErT EvnEn

THE STATES 77

W. G. Douglass 1903–1910George Brodigan 1911–1922W. G. Greathouse 1923–1937 (Died March 15, 1937, Malcolm McEachin appointed to fill unexpired term)Malcolm McEachin (Elected 1938) 1937–1946John Koontz (Resigned Jan. 10, 1973) 1947–1973

William Swackhamer 1973–1987*Frankie Sue Del Papa 1987–1991Cheryl Lau 1991–1995 Dean Heller 1995–2007 Ross Miller 2007–2015Barbara Cegavske 2015 to present

*Appointed Jan. 11, 1973 to fill the unexpired term

NEVADA


bArbArA cEgAvSkE


Edward N. Pearson 1899–1915Edwin C. Bean 1915–1923Enos K. Sawyer 1923–1925Hobart Pillsbury 1925–1929Enoch D. Fuller 1929–1957Harry E. Jackson 1957–1960Robert L. Stark 1960–1976William M. Gardner 1976 to present

NEW HAMPSHIRE


williAM gArdnEr

THE STATES 79

Samuel D. Dickinson 1902–1912David S. Crater 1912–1915Thomas F. Martin 1915–1926Joseph F. S. Fitzpatrick 1926–1931Thomas A. Mathis 1931–1941Joseph A. Brophy 1941–1946Lloyd B. Marsh 1946–1954Edward J. Patten 1954–1962Robert J. Burkhardt 1962–1970Paul J. Sherwin 1970–1972Robert M. Falcey 1972 (Acting)John F. Evers 1972–1973 (Special Counsel, Acting SOS)Robert M. Falcey 1973–1974 (Acting)J. Edward Crabiel 1974F. Joseph Carragher 1974–1975 (Acting)

J. Edward Crabiel 1975–1977George W. Lee 1977 (Acting)Donald P. Lan 1977–1982Jane Burgio 1982–1990Joan M. Haberle 1990–1992Daniel J. Dalton 1992–1994Lonna Hooks 1994–1998Carol Cronheim (acting) July 1, 1998– Jan 11, 1999DeForest B. Soaries, Jr. 1999–2002Regena Lynn Thomas 2002–2005Nina Mitchell Wells 2006–2010Kim Guadagno 2010–2018Tahesha Way 2018 to presentNote: In 2006 the New Jersey Constitution was amended to create the Office of Lieutenant Governor to be first elected in 2010.

NEW JERSEY


TAHESHA wAy


Antonio Lucero 1912–1918Manuel Martinez 1919–1922Soledad C. Chacon 1923–1926Jennie Fortune 1927–1928Mrs. E. A. Perrault 1929–1930Marguerite Baca 1931–1934Elizabeth Gonzales 1935–1938Jessie M. Gonzales 1939–1942Cecelia T. Cleveland 1943–1946Alicia Romero 1947–1950Beatrice (Roach) Gottlieb 1951–1954Natalie Smith Buck 1955–1958Betty Fiorina 1959–1962

Alberta Miller 1963–1966Ernestine D. Evans 1967–1970Betty Fiorina 1971–1974Ernestine D. Evans 1975–1978Shirley Hooper 1979–1982Clara Padilla Jones 1983–1986Rebecca Vigil-Giron 1987–1990Stephanie Gonzales 1991–1998 Rebecca Vigil-Giron 1999–2007 Mary Herrera 2007–2011Dianna Duran 2011–2015Brad Winter 2015–2016Maggie Toulouse Oliver 2016 to present

NEW MEXICO


MAggiE ToulouSE olivEr

THE STATES 81

ElectedJohn F. O’Brien Nov. 4, 1902John S. Whelan Nov. 6, 1906Samuel S. Koenig Nov. 3, 1908Edward Lazansky Nov. 8, 1910Mitchell May Nov. 5, 1912Francis M. Hugo Nov. 3, 1914John J. Lyons Nov. 2, 1920James A. Hamilton Nov. 7, 1922Florence E. S. Knapp Nov. 4, 1924AppointedRobert Moses Jan. 17, 1927Edward J. Flynn Jan. 1, 1929Michael F. Walsh Jan. 17, 1939Thomas J. Curran Jan. 1, 1943

Carmine G. DeSapio Jan. 1, 1955Mrs. Caroline K. Simon Jan. 1, 1959John P. Lomenzo Aug. 22, 1963John J. Ghezzi Jan. 1, 1974Mario M. Cuomo Jan. 1, 1975Basil Patterson Jan. 1, 1979Gail S. Shaffer Jan. 1, 1983Alexander F. Treadwell Jan. 4, 1995 Frank Milano 2005–2006 Christopher Jacobs 2006–2007 Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez 2007–2010Ruth Noemí Colón 2010–2011*Cesar Perales 2011–2016Rossana Rosado 2016 to present*Acting Secretary of State

NEW YORK


roSSAnA roSAdo


John Bryan Grimes 1901–1923William N. Everett 1923–1928James A. Hartness 1928–1933Stacey W. Wade 1933–1936Charles G. Powell 1936Thaddeus A. Eure 1936–1989Rufus L. Edmisten 1989–1996Janice I. Faulkner 4/1996–12/1996Elaine F. Marshall 1997 to present

NORTH CAROLINA


ElAinE f. MArSHAll

THE STATES 83

E. F. Porter 1901–1906Alfred Blaisdell 1907–1910P. D. Norton 1911–1912Thomas Hall 1913–1924Robert Byrne 1924–1934James D. Gronna 1935–1940

Herman Thorson 1941–1942Thomas Hall 1943–1954Ben Meier 1955–1988Jim Kusler 1989–1992Alvin A. Jaeger 1993 to present

NORTH DAKOTA


Alvin A. JAEgEr


Lewis C. Laylin 1901–1907Carmi Thompson 1907–1911Charles H. Graves 1911–1915C. Q. Hildebrant 1915–1917William D. Fulton 1917–1919Harvey C. Smith 1919–1923Thad H. Brown 1923–1927Clarence J. Brown 1927–1933George S. Myers 1933–Dec., 1936William J. Kennedy Dec., 1936 Jan., 1939Earl Griffith 1939–April, 1940George M. Neffner April, 1940

Jan., 1941John E. Sweeney 1941–1943Edward J. Hummel 1943–1949Charles F. Sweeney 1949–1951Ted W. Brown 1951–1979Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr. 1979–1983Sherrod Brown 1983–1991Bob Taft 1991–1999 J. Kenneth Blackwell 1999–2007 Jennifer Brunner 2007 to 2011Jon Husted 2011–2019Frank LaRose 2019 to present

OHIO


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THE STATES 85

Bill Crose 1907–1911B. F. Harrison 1911–1915S. L. Lyon 1915–1919Joe Morris 1919–1923R. A. Sneed 1923–1927Graves Leeper 1927–1931R. A. Sneed 1931–1935Frank C. Carter 1935–1939C. C. Childers 1939–1943Frank C. Carter 1943–1947Wilburn Cartwright 1947–1951John D. Conner 1951–1955Andy Anderson 1955–1959John D. Conner 1959–1963James M. Bullard 1963–1967John Marvin Rogers 1967–1975Jerome W. Byrd (Appointed July 1, 1975 to fill unexpired term of John Rogers) July 1, 1975–1979

Jeannette B. Edmondson 1979–1987Hannah D. Atkins 1987–1991John H. Kennedy, Jr. 1991–1995Tom J. Cole 1995–1999Mike Hunter 1999–2002Kay Dudley 2002–2003M. Susan Savage 2003–2011Glenn Coffee 2011–2013Michelle Day Feb.2013– March 2013*Larry Parman 2013–2015Chris Benge 2013–2016Mike Hunter 2016–2017Dave Lopez 2017–2018James Williamson 2018–2019Michael W. Rogers, Jr. 2019 to present*Acting Secretary of State

OKLAHOMA


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Frank I. Dunbar 1899–1907Frank W. Benson 1907–1911

(diedin office)Ben W. Olcott 1911–1920Sam A. Kozer 1920–1928Hal E. Hoss 1928–1934P. J. Stadelman 1934–1935Earl Snell 1935–1943Robert S. Farrell, Jr. 1943–1947Earl T. Newbry 1947–1957Mark Hatfield 1957–1959Howell Appling, Jr. 1959–1965Tom L. McCall 1965–1967Clay Myers 1967–1977Norma Paulus 1977–1985

Barbara Roberts 1985–1991Phil Keisling 1991–1999Bill Bradbury 1999–2009Kate Brown 2009–2015Jeanne Atkins 2015–2017*Dennis Richardson 2017–Feb. 26, 2019Leslie Cummings Feb. 26, 2019– Mar. 31, 2019**Bev Clarno Mar. 31, 2019 to present*Appointed to fill unexpired term

**Appointed Acting Secretary to fill vacancy caused by death of Dennis Richardson, Feb. 26, 2019

OREGON


More Secretaries of State from Oregon became governor than in any other state.

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THE STATES 87

Frank M. Fuller (deceased July 10, 1905) 1903Robert McAfee 1905Cyrus E. Woods (resigned July 20, 1921) 1915Bernard J. Myers (resigned Jan. 16, 1923) 1921Clyde L. King (resigned Oct. 16, 1926) 1923E. H. Conarroe 1926Charles Johnson (resigned May 5, 1929) 1927Robert R. Lewis (resigned June 3, 1929) 1927Robert R. Lewis (resigned May 23, 1930) 1929James Walker 1930Richard J. Beamish 1931John J. Owen 1934David L. Lawrence 1935Miss S. M. R. O’Hara 1939C. M. Morrison (resigned Oct. 26, 1949) 1943Gene D. Smith (acting) 1949Gene D. Smith 1950James A. Finnegan 1955(resigned Dec. 15, 1955)Henry E. Harner (resigned Dec. 28, 1956) 1956James A. Finnegan (deceased March 26, 1958) 1956John S. Rice (resigned March 31, 1961) 1958E. James Trimarchi, Jr. 1961George I. Bloom 1963

W. Stuart Helm 1965Craig Truax 1967Joseph J. Kelley, Jr. 1968C. DeLores Tucker Jan. 25, 1971James D. Golden Sept. 21,1977Barton A. Fields Oct. 25, 1977Ethel D. Allen Feb. 13, 1979William R. Davis Nov. 27, 1979Richard E. Anderson Sept. 27, 1985Robert A. Gleason, Jr. Nov. 25, 1985James J. Haggerty Jan. 20, 1987Christopher A. Lewis Sept. 11, 1989Robert N. Grant Aug. 10, 1991Brenda K. Mitchell Nov. 7, 1991Robert N. Grant April 18, 1994Yvette Kane Jan. 17, 1995Kim Pizzingrilli March 23, 1999C. Michael Weaver June 25, 2002Pedro A. Cortés May 13, 2003Basil L. Merenda June 12, 2010Carol Aichele January 18, 2011Pedro A. Cortés June 2, 2015Robert Torres October 11, 2017 Kathy Boockvar January 5, 2019

PENNSYLVANIA


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Charles Hartzell 1901–1904Regis Henry Post 1904–1907William F. Willoughby 1907–1909George Cabot Ward 1909–1910Morton Drew Carrell 1910–1914Martin Travieso, Jr. 1914–1917R. Siaca Pacheco 1917–1922Eduardo J. Saldana 1922–1933Carlos Gallardo 1933–1941Everett D. Brown 1941–1944Haydee San Miguel 1944–1949Roberto Sanchez Vilella 1949–1964Carlos J. Lastra 1965–1966Guillermo Irizarry 1966–1969Fernando Chardon 1969–1973Victor M. Pons, Jr, 1973–1974Juan A. Albors 1975–1977Reinaldo Paniagua–Diez 1977–1978Pedro R. Vázquez 1979–1981 Carlos S. Quirós 1981 –1985 Héctor Luis Acevedo 1985 –1988

Alfonso López-ChaarSila María Calderón-Serra 1988–1989

Antonio J. Colorado 1989–1992 Salvador M. Padilla-Escabí 1992 –1993 Baltasar Corrada-del Río 1993–1995 Norma E. Burgos-Andújar 1995–1999 Ángel Morey 1999–2000 Ferdinand Mercado-Ramos 2001–2003 José Miguel Izquierdo- Encarnación 2004–2005Fernando Bona Bonilla 2005–2009 Kenneth McClintock 2009–2013David Bernier 2013–2015Víctor Suárez Meléndez 2015–2017Luis Rivera Marín* 2017– July 13, 2019*vAcAnT

*Resigned

Note: The Department of State of the Common-wealth of Puerto Rico was created by the Consti-tution of the Commonwealth on July 25, 1952. Prior to this date its functions were performed by the Secretary of Puerto Rico (1900–1917) and later the Executive Secretary (1917–1952).

PUERTO RICO


THE STATES 89

Charles P. Bennett (Died in office Aug. 25. 1909) 1894–1909J. Fred Parker (Resigned) 1909–1924Ernest L. Sprague (Elected by Grand Committee Jan. 16, 1924) 1924–1933Louis W. Cappelli 1933–1939J. Hector Paquin 1939–1941Armand H. Cote 1911–1957John A. Notte, Jr. 1957–1959

August P. LaFrance 1959–1973Robert F. Burns 1973–1983Susan L. Farmer 1983–1987Kathleen S. Connell 1987–1993Barbara M. Leonard 1993–1995James R. Langevin 1995–2001Edward S. Inman III 2001–2003 Matthew A. Brown 2003–2007 A. Ralph Mollis 2007–2015Nellie Gorbea 2015 to present

RHODE ISLAND


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J. T. Gantt 1902–1906R. M. McCown 1906–1916W. Banks Dove 1916–1923W. P. Blackwell 1924–1949P. T. Bradham 1949 –1950Oscar. Frank Thornton 1950–1978John T. Campbell 1979–1990James Melvin Miles 1991–2002Mark Hammond 2003–present

SOUTH CAROLINA


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O. C. Berg 1901–1905David D. Wipf 1905–1909Samuel C. Polley 1909–1913Frank Glasner 1913–1915Frank M. Rood 1915–1919C. A. Burkhart 1919–1922C. E. Coyne 1922–1927Gladys Pyle 1927–1931Elizabeth Coyne 1931–1933Myrtle Morrison 1933–1937Goldie Wells 1937–1939Olive A. Ringsrud 1939–1943Mrs. L. M. Larson 1943–1947

Miss Annamae Riiff 1947–1951Miss Geraldine Ostroot 1951–1957Mrs. Clara Halls 1957–1959Selma Sandness 1959–1961Mrs. Essie Wiedenman 1961–1965Alma Larson 1965–1973Lorna B. Herseth 1973–1979Alice Kundert 1979–1987Joyce Hazeltine 1987–2003Chris Nelson 2003–2011Jason Gant 2011–2015Shantel Krebs 2015–2019Steve Barnett 2019 to present

SOUTH DAKOTA


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John W. Morton 1901–1909Hallum W. Goodloe 1909–1913R. R. Sneed 1913–1917Ike B. Stevens 1917–1921Ernest N. Haston 1921–1937A.B. Broadbent 1937–1941Joe C. Carr 1941–1944Mrs. Joe C. Carr 1944–1945Joe C. Carr 1945–1949

James H. Cummings 1949–1953G. Edward Friar 1953–1957Joe C. Carr 1957–1977Gentry Crowell 1977–1990Milton Rice 1990–1991Bryant Millsaps 1991–1993Riley C. Darnell 1993–2009Tre Hargett 2009 to present

TENNESSEE


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THE STATES 93

J. R. Curl 1903–1905O. K. Shannon 1905–1907L. T. Dashiel 1907–1908W. R. Davie 1908–1909W. B. Townsend 1909–1911C. C. McDonald 1911–1912J. T. Bowman 1912–1913John L. Wortham 1913F. C. Weinert 1913–1914D. A. Gregg 1914–1915John G. McKay 1915–1916C. J. Barlett 1916–1917George F. Howard 1917–1920C. D. Mims 1920–1921S. L. Staples 1921–1924J. D. Strickland 1924–1925Henry Hutchings 1925Mrs. Emma G. Meharg 1925–1927Mrs. Jane Y. McCallum 1927–1933W. W. Heath 1933–1935Gerald C. Mann 1935R. B. Stanford 1935–1936B. P. Matocha 1936–1937Edward Clark 1937–1939

Tom L. Beauchamp 1939M. O. Flowers 1939–1941William J. Lawson 1941–1943Sidney Latham 1943–1945Claude Isabell 1945–1947Paul H. Brown 1947–1949Ben Ramsey 1949–1950John Ben Shepperd 1950–1952Jack Ross 1952–1953Howard A. Carney 1953–1954C. E. Fulgham 1954–1955Al Muldrow 1955Tom Reavley 1955–1957Zollie Steakley 1957–1962P. Frank Lake 1962–1963Crawford C. Martin 1963–1966John L. Hill 1966–1968Roy Barrera 1968–1969Martin Dies, Jr. 1969–1971Robert D. Bullock 1971–1973V. Larry Teaver, Jr. 1973Mark W. White, Jr. 1973–1977Steven C. Oaks 1977–1979George W. Strake, Jr. 1979–1981David A. Dean 1981–1983

John Fainter 1983–1984Myra A. McDaniel 1984–1987Jack Rains 1987–1989George Bayoud, Jr. 1989–1991John Hannah, Jr. 1991–1994Ronald Kirk 1994–1995Antonio O. Garza, Jr. 1995–1997Alberto R. Gonzales 1997–1999Elton Bomer 1999–2000Henry Cuellar 2001Gwyn Shea 2002–2003Geoffrey S. Connor 2003–2004 Roger Williams 2005–2007Phil Wilson 2007–2008Esperanza “Hope” Andrade 2008–2012John Steen, Jr. 2012–2014Nandita Berry 2014–2015Carlos Cascos 2015–2017Rolando Pablos 2017–2018David Whitley 2018– May 29, 2019*vAcAnT

*Resigned

TEXAS



J. T. Hammond 1896–1905C. S. Tingey 1905–1913David Mattson 1913–1917Harden Bennion 1917–1921H. E. Crockett 1921–1929M. H. Welling 1929–1937E. E. Monson 1937–1947Heber Bennion, Jr. 1947–1953Lamont F. Toronto 1953–1965

Clyde L. Miller* 1965–1977David Smith Monson 1977–1984Val Oveson 1985–1993Olene S. Walker 1993–2003Gayle F. McKeachnie 2003–2004Gary Herbert 2005–2009Gregory Bell 2009–2013Spencer Cox 2013 to present* 1975–Utah’s first Lieutenant Governor by legislative action.

UTAH


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THE STATES 95

Fred’k G. Fleetwood 1902–1908Guy W. Bailey (Resigned 9/1/17— Frederick G. Fleetwood appointed same date) 1908–1917Fred’k G. Fleetwood 1917–1919Harry A. Black (Deceased April 9, 1923) 1919–1923Aaron H. Grout (Appointed 4/21/23. Resigned & Rawson C. Myrick appointed 5/2/27) 1923–1927Rawson C. Myrick 1927–1947 (Resigned 9/1/47 & Helen E. Burbank appointed 10/15/47)

Helen E. Burbank 1947–1949Howard E. Armstrong 1949–1965Harry H. Cooley 1965–1969Richard C. Thomas 1969–1977James A. Guest 1977–1981James Douglas 1981–1993Donald Hooper 1993–1995Jim Milne 1996–1999Deborah L. Markowitz 1999 to 2011James C. Condos 2011 to present

VERMONT


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R. V. L. Stratton 1917–1919Charles C. Timmons 1919–1921John Jerome Gaffney 1921–1923William Southgate Zane 1923–1925Cecil Sherman Baker 1925–1926Ellsworth Harper Van Patten 1926–1930William Gollmore Neill 1930–1931Lawrence William Cramer 1931–1935Boyd Janney Brown 1931–1934Morris Fidanque De Castro 1934–1935Robert Herrick 1935–1938Robert Morss Lovett 1939–1950Morris Fidanque De Castro 1945–1950Daniel Webster Ambrose, Jr. 1950–1954Charles Kenneth Claunch 1954–1957Vacant Dec., 1957John David Merwin 1957–1958

Roy Williston Bornn 1958–1961Cyril Emanuel King 1961–1969David Earle Maas 1969–1971 David Earle Maas 1971–1973 Anthniel C. Ottley 1973–1975Juan Luis 1975–1987Derek Hodge 1987–1995Kenneth Mapp 1995–1999Gerald L. James II 1999–2003Vargrave Richards 2003–2007 Gregory Francis 2007–2015Osbert Potter 2015–2019Tregenza Roach 2019 to present

Office of Government Secretary abolished on establishment of Lieutenant Governorship on August 23, 1968, popularly known as “Virgin Islands Elective Governor Act.”

VIRGIN ISLANDS

SecretarieS and lieutenant governorS

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THE STATES 97

David Q. Eggleston 1901–1910B. O. Jones 1910–1926Martin A. Hutchinson 1927–1929Peter H. Saunders 1930–1937Raymond L. Jackson 1938–1941Ralph E. Wilkins 1942–1944Thelma Y. Gordon 1948–1952 (Acting) 1945–1946Jesse W. Dillon (Resigned) 1946–1948M. W. Armistead III (Resigned) 1948Thelma Y. Gordon 1948–1952Martha Bell Conway 1952–1970Cynthia Newman 1970–1974Patricia Perkinson 1974–1978Stanford E. Parris 1978Frederick T. Gray, Jr. 1978–1981

Marilyn Lussen, acting 1981–1982Laurie Naismith 1982–1985H. Benson Dendy III 1985–1986Sandra D. Bowen 1986–1990Pamela M. Womack 1990–1993Scott Bates 1993Penelope Anderson, acting 1993–1994Betsy Davis Beamer 1994–1998Anne P. Petera 1998–2002Anita A. Rimler 2002–2005Daniel LeBlanc 2006*Katherine Hanley 2006–2010Janet Vestal Kelly 2010–2014Levar Stoney 2014–2016Kelly Thomasson 2016 to present*Appointed to serve as Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth, but not confirmed by the legislature.

VIRGINIA


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Sam H. Nichols (Died 1909) 1901–1909I. M. Howell (Died 1920) 1909–1920J. Grant Hinkle 1920–1933E. N. Hutchinson (Died 1938) 1933–1938Belle Reeves (Died 1948) 1938–1948Earl Coe 1948–1957Victor A. Meyers 1957–1965A. Ludlow Kramer 1965–1975Bruce K. Chapman 1975–1981Ralph Munro 1981–2001Sam Reed 2001–2013Kim Wyman 2013 to present

WASHINGTON


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THE STATES 99

Charles Wesley Swisher1 1904Stuart F. Reed 1908–1916Houston G. Young 1916–1924George W. Sharp 1924–1932William Smith O’Brien 1932–1948D. Pitt O’Brien2 1948–1956Helen F. Holt3 (Appointed Dec. 1, 1957)Joe F. Burdett4 1958–1965Robert D. Bailey5 (Appointed May 17, 1965)Robert D. Bailey6 1966John D. Rockefeller IV 1968Edgar F. Heiskell 1972James R. McCartney7 (Appointed. March 19, 1975)A. James Manchin (Elected Nov. 2, 1976)–1985Ken Hechler 1985–2000Joe Manchin 2000–2004 Betty Ireland 2005–2009Natalie Tennant 2009–2017Mac Warner 2017 to present

NOTE: Elective office from 1863 to 1872, appoint-

ive office from 1872 to 1904, and elective office since

that date.

1. Appointed by the Governor to fill a one-day va-

cancy. Resigned March 3, 1905, the day before being

inaugurated Governor.

2. Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of

William Smith O’Brien, Aug. 10, 1948.

3. Appointed Dec. 1, 1957, to fill vacancy created by

death of D. Pitt O’Brien, Nov. 29, 1957.

4. Elected for unexpired term ending Jan. 15, 1961.

5. Appointed May 17, 1965, to fill vacancy caused by

death of Joe F. Burdett.

6. Elected for unexpired term ending Jan. 1969.

7. Appointed March 19, 1975.

WEST VIRGINIA


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Walter Houser 1903–1907James A. Frear 1907–1913John S. Donald 1913–1917Merlin Hull 1917–1921Elmer S. Hall 1921–1923Fred R. Zimmerman 1923–1927Theodore Damman 1927–1939

Fred R. Zimmerman 1939–1954Louis Allis 1954–1955Mrs. Glen M. Wise 1955–1957Robert C. Zimmerman 1957–1974Douglas LaFollette 1974–1979Vel Phillips 1979–1982Douglas LaFollette 1982–present

WISCONSIN


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THE STATES 101

Fenimore Chatterton 1899–1907William Schnitger 1907–1911Frank L. Houx 1911–1919W. E. Chaplin 1919–1923Frank E. Lucas 1923–1927Alonso M. Clark 1927–1935Lester C. Hunt 1935–1943Mart T. Christensen 1943–1944William “Scotty” Jack 1944–1947A. G. Crane 1947–1951C. J. “Doc” Rogers 1951–1955Everett T. Copenhaver 1955–1959

Jack R. Gage 1959–1963Thyra Thomson 1963–1987Kathy Karpan 1987–1995Diana J. Ohman 1995–1999 Joseph B. Meyer 1999–2007 Max Maxfield 2007–2015Ed Murray 2015–2018*Edward Buchanan 2018 to present***Resigned Feb. 9 , 2018

**Appointed to fill unexpired term. Buchanan was elected to a full term in 2018.

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