Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin

Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
Privy Seal of the State of Wisconsin
Incumbent
Sara Rodriguez
since January 3, 2023
Government of Wisconsin
Style
Term lengthFour years, no term limit
Constituting instrumentWisconsin Constitution, Article V
Inaugural holderJohn Edwin Holmes
FormationJune 7, 1848 (June 7, 1848)
SuccessionFirst
Salary$80,684[1]
WebsiteOfficial page

The lieutenant governor of Wisconsin is the first person in the line of succession of Wisconsin's executive branch, thus serving as governor in the event of the death, resignation, removal, impeachment, absence from the state, or incapacity due to illness of the governor of Wisconsin.[2] Forty-one individuals have held the office of lieutenant governor since Wisconsin's admission to the Union in 1848, two of whom—Warren Knowles and Jack Olson—have served for non-consecutive terms. The first lieutenant governor was John Holmes, who took office on June 7, 1848. The current lieutenant governor is Sara Rodriguez, who took office on January 3, 2023.[3]

  1. ^ Salaries of Wisconsin State Elected Officials (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 2019. p. 2. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, ed. (2007). "Chapter 3: Wisconsin Constitution (Article V)" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 2007–2008 Blue Book (PDF). Madison: Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization. pp. 213–215. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference bluebook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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