List of lieutenant governors of Idaho


Lieutenant Governor of Idaho is a constitutional statewide elected office in the U.S. 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 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 Janice McGeachin, who took office January 7, 2019.

List of lieutenant governors of Idaho

Living former lieutenant governors

, there are six surviving former lieutenant governors of Idaho; the eldest is Phil Batt at. The most recent death was that of Mark Ricks, who died at age 92 in September 2016.
Lt. GovernorServedDate of birth
Phil Batt ^1979–1983
David Leroy1983–1987
Butch Otter ^1987–2001
Jack Riggs2001–2003
Jim Risch ^2003–2006
2007–2009
Brad Little ^2009–2019

^ Also served as governor

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