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Speculation on lieutenant governor candidates has begun
Arizona will elect its first lieutenant governor in 2026, and whoever takes the job will have the opportunity to chart a new course and set a precedent. Proposition 131, passed […]
Who’s on second? Prop 131 answers with new lieutenant governor’s office
Sen. J. D. Mesnard, R-Chandler, hopes voters approve Proposition 131, which would make Arizona one of the last states in the country to create an office of lieutenant governor who would succeed the governor.
Senators advance ballot question to adopt Arizona lieutenant governor
Arizona senators approved a bill to give the state’s voters a chance to shake up the line of succession for the governor’s office.
Republican legislator calls for a state Lt. Gov.
A Republican lawmaker is again asking voters to give Arizona a lieutenant governor, a role that would supersede the secretary of state as first in the line of succession for the governor’s office.
Democratic SOS spurs talk of change in line of succession
The election of a Democrat as Arizona’s next secretary of state has renewed some Republicans’ interest in the line of succession.
Mesnard offers new plan to create lieutenant governor position
Saying Arizona needs a better method of gubernatorial succession, a House panel voted on Jan. 28 to ask voters to create the position of lieutenant governor.
House committee passes bill creating Arizona lieutenant governor position
A proposal approved by a House panel Monday would change what happens in Arizona when a governor dies, quits or is forcibly removed from office.
Former US Rep. Giffords visits Newtown, Connecticut
Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona on Friday visited the Connecticut town where a gunman killed 26 people last month inside an elementary school.
Proposition proposes lieutenant governor
Arizona is one of a handful of states that do not have a lieutenant governor, but that could change if voters approve a proposition on the November ballot.
The politics and practicality of lieutenant governor
Sixteen years ago, Jan Brewer laid out a two-pronged argument for creating a lieutenant governor position in Arizona, memorializing the irony of her opposition to a system that later allowed her to become governor.
Bennett: Ariz. would benefit from a lieutenant governor
Electing a governor and lieutenant governor as a ticket would provide greater consistency and be truer to the voice of voters when a governor leaves midterm, Secretary of State Ken Bennett said Sept. 1.
