Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey

Lieutenant Governor of
New Jersey
Lieutenant Governor of ; New Jersey
	Coat of arms of the state of New Jersey
	Incumbent; Tahesha Way; since September 8, 2023
Style	Lieutenant Governor; (informal); The Honorable; (formal);
Term length	Four years, renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrument	New Jersey Constitution of 1947 (as amended, effective January 17, 2006)
Inaugural holder	Kim Guadagno (2010)
Formation	January 19, 2010
Succession	First
Salary	$141,000 (per year)

The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the state government of New Jersey in the United States.

The lieutenant governor is the second highest-ranking official in the state government and is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four-year term.

List[change | change source]

#	Lieutenant Governor	Party	In office	Governor	Position in Cabinet
1	Kim Guadagno (b. 1959)	Republican	January 19, 2010 – January 16, 2018	Chris Christie	Secretary of State
2	Sheila Oliver (1952–2023)	Democratic	January 16, 2018 – August 1, 2023	Phil Murphy	Commissioner of Community Affairs
3	Tahesha Way (b. 1969)	Democratic	September 8, 2023 – Incumbent	Phil Murphy	Secretary of State

Notes[change | change source]

↑ Lieutenant Governor Guadagno collects a salary of $141,000 per annum (cabinet-level/principal department head's statutory rate) based on her role as the New Jersey Secretary of State.^[1]

References[change | change source]

↑ WHYY (Philadelphia). "Lt. Gov. of NJ also named Sec. of State" Archived December 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (December 17, 2009). Retrieved August 30, 2013.

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[2] Lieutenant Governor Guadagno collects a salary of $141,000 per annum (cabinet-level/principal department head's statutory rate) based on her role as the New Jersey Secretary of State.^[1]

[1] WHYY (Philadelphia). "Lt. Gov. of NJ also named Sec. of State" Archived December 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (December 17, 2009). Retrieved August 30, 2013.

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