List of governors of Ohio

Governor of the State of Ohio
Seal of the governor of Ohio
Standard of the governor of Ohio
Incumbent
Mike DeWine
since January 14, 2019
Government of Ohio
StyleThe Honorable
ResidenceOhio Governor's Mansion
Term lengthFour years, renewable once consecutively
Inaugural holderEdward Tiffin
FormationMarch 3, 1803
DeputyLieutenant Governor of Ohio
Salary$148,886 (2015)[1]
Websitegovernor.ohio.gov

The governor of Ohio is the head of government of Ohio[2] and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state's military forces.[3] The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Ohio General Assembly,[4] the power to convene the legislature[5] and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.[6]

There have been 64 governors of Ohio, serving 70 distinct terms. The longest term was held by Jim Rhodes, who was elected four times and served just under sixteen years in two non-consecutive periods of two terms each (1963–1971 and 1975–1983). The shortest terms were held by John William Brown and Nancy Hollister, who each served for only 11 days after the governors preceding them resigned in order to begin the terms to which they had been elected in the United States Senate; the shortest-serving elected governor was John M. Pattison, who died in office five months into his term. The current governor is Republican Mike DeWine, who took office on January 14, 2019.

  1. ^ "Governors' Salaries, 2015" (PDF). The Council of State Governments. September 21, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  2. ^ Ohio Constitution article III, § 5.
  3. ^ Ohio Constitution article III, § 10.
  4. ^ Ohio Constitution article II, § 16.
  5. ^ Ohio Constitution article III, § 8.
  6. ^ Ohio Constitution article III § 11.

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