The Lieutenant Governor is a constitutional officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Lieutenant Governor is elected every four years along with the Governor and Attorney General. Upon the death of Democrat Catherine Baker Knoll, Republican State Senator Joseph B. Scarnati assumed the position. The lieutenant governor presides in the Pennsylvania Senate and is first in the line of succession to the governor; in the event the governor dies,...
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The Lieutenant Governor is a constitutional officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Lieutenant Governor is elected every four years along with the Governor and Attorney General. Upon the death of Democrat Catherine Baker Knoll, Republican State Senator Joseph B. Scarnati assumed the position. The lieutenant governor presides in the Pennsylvania Senate and is first in the line of succession to the governor; in the event the governor dies, resigns, or otherwise leaves office, the lieutenant governor becomes governor.
The Office of Lieutenant Governor was created by the Constitution of 1873. As with the Governor's position, the Constitution of 1968 made the Lieutenant Governor eligible to succeed himself or herself for one additional four-year term .
From 1777 to 1790 the executive branch of Pennsylvania's state government was headed by a Supreme Executive Council consisting of a representative of each county and of the City of Philadelphia. The Vice President of the Council...
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