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The lieutenant governor of Colorado is the second-highest-ranking member of the executive department of the Colorado

Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

state government, below only the Governor of Colorado

Governor of Colorado

The Governor of Colorado is the head of the executive branch of Colorado's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Colorado General Assembly, to convene the...

. The lieutenant governor, who acts as governor in his absence and succeeds to the governorship in case of vacancy, is elected on a partisan ticket with the governor.

The present lieutenant governor is Joseph A. Garcia

Joseph A. Garcia

Joseph A. Garcia , is the 48th and current Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, having taken office in January 2011.-Educational background:...

, a Democrat

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List of Lieutenant Governors of the State of Colorado

#	Name	From	To	Party	Notes
1	Lafayette Head Lafayette Head Lafayette Head was the first Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1876 to 1879 under John Long Routt.Lafayette Head was born at Head’s Fort, Howard County, Missouri. His grandfather, William Head, was a Revolutionary War veteran and a pioneer settler of central Missouri, arriving about...	1877	1879	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
2	Horace Austin Warner Tabor Horace Austin Warner Tabor Horace Austin Warner Tabor , also known as The Bonanza King of Leadville, was an American prospector, businessman, and politician. His life is the subject of Douglas Moore's opera, The Ballad of Baby Doe....	1879	1883	Republican
3	William H. Meyer William H. Meyer (Colorado) William H. Meyer was the third Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1883 to 1885 under James Benton Grant....	1883	1885	Republican
4	Peter W. Breene Peter W. Breene Peter W. Breene was the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. He was a Republican and served from 1885 to 1887 under Governor Benjamin Harrison Eaton....	1885	1887	Republican
5	Norman H. Meldrum Norman H. Meldrum Norman H. Meldrum was the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1887 to 1889 under Alva Adams. He had previously served in the American Civil War guarding the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad. As lieutenant governor Meldrum introduced the legislation for the founding of...	1887	1889	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
6	William Grover Smith William Grover Smith William Grover Smith was the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1889 to 1891 under Job Adams Cooper....	1889	1891	Republican
7	William Story William Story (attorney) William Story was a United States federal judge and later the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1891 to 1893 under John Long Routt....	1891	1893	Republican
8	David Hopkinson Nichols	1893	1895	Populist Populist Party (United States) The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...
9	Jared L. Brush Jared L. Brush Jared L. Brush was the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. He was a Republican and served from 1895 to 1899 under governors Albert Washington McIntire and Alva Adams....	1895	1899	Republican	Namesake of Brush, Colorado Brush, Colorado The City of Brush is a Statutory City located in Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The population was 5,117 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Brush is located at .... .
10	Francis Patrick Carney Francis Patrick Carney Francis Patrick Carney was the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, United States. He was a member of the Populist party and served from 1899 to 1901 under Governor Charles Spalding Thomas....	1899	1901	Populist Populist Party (United States) The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...
11	David Courtney Coates	1901	1902	Democratic
12	Warren A. Haggott Warren A. Haggott Warren Armstrong Haggott was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born near Sidney, Ohio, Haggott attended the common schools, Sidney Grammar School, and Xenia College....	1902	1903	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
13	Jesse F. McDonald	1903	1905	Republican
14	Arthur Cornforth Arthur Cornforth Arthur Cornforth was the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from January to March 1905 under Alva Adams....	1905	1905	Republican
15	Fred W. Parks Fred W. Parks Fred W. Parks was the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, United States, serving from 1905 to 1907 under Jesse Fuller McDonald....	1905	1907	Republican
16	Erastus Harper Erastus Harper Erastus R. Harper was the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1907 to 1909 under Henry Augustus Buchtel....	1907	1909	Republican
17	Stephen R. Fitzgarrald Stephen R. Fitzgarrald Stephen R. Fitzgarrald was the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1909 to 1915 under John F. Shafroth and Elias M. Ammons.-Early life:...	1909	1915	Democratic
18	Moses E. Lewis Moses E. Lewis Moses E. Lewis was the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1915 to 1917 under George Alfred Carlson....	1915	1917	Republican
19	James A. Pulliam	1917	1919	Democratic
20	George Stepham George Stepham George Stepham was the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1919 to 1921 under Oliver Henry Shoup....	1919	1921	Republican
21	Earl Cooley	1921	1923	Republican
22	Robert F. Rockwell Robert F. Rockwell Robert Fay Rockwell was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born in Cortland, New York, Rockwell attended the public schools of New York State, the Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and Princeton University.He moved to Paonia, Colorado, in 1907 and engaged in cattle raising and fruit...	1923	1925	Republican
23	Sterling Byrd Lacy Sterling Byrd Lacy Sterling Byrd Lacy was the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1925 to 1927 under Clarence Morley....	1925	1927	Democratic
24	George Milton Corlett George Milton Corlett George Milton Corlett was the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1927 to 1931 under William Herbert Adams....	1927	1931	Republican
25	Edwin C. Johnson Edwin C. Johnson Edwin Carl Johnson was a Democratic Party politician who served as Governor of the state of Colorado.-Background:...	1931	1932	Democratic
26	Raymond Herbert Talbot	1933	1937	Democratic
27	Frank J. Hayes	1937	1939	Democratic
28	John Charles Vivian John Charles Vivian John Charles Vivian was a United States attorney, journalist, and Republican politician who served as the 30th Governor of the State of Colorado from 1943 to 1947. He was the first Lt. Governor of Colorado to be elected Governor.John Charles Vivian was born in Golden, Colorado, on June 30, 1889...	1939	1943	Republican	Elected to serve as Governor 1943-1947.
29	William Eugene Higby William Eugene Higby William Eugene Higby was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1943 to 1947 under John Charles Vivian....	1943	1947	Republican
30	Homer L. Pearson Homer L. Pearson Homer L. Pearson was the 30th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1947 to 1949 under William Lee Knous....	1947	1949	Democratic
31	Walter Walford Johnson Walter Walford Johnson Walter Walford Johnson was a United States businessman and Democratic politician who served as the 32nd Governor of the State of Colorado from 1950 to 1951....	1949	1950	Democratic	Served as Governor 1950-1951 following the resignation of Governor William Lee Knous William Lee Knous William Lee Knous was a Colorado Democratic state legislator, state Supreme Court justice and the 31st Governor of Colorado, and a U.S. district judge.... .
32	Charles P. Murphy	1950	1950	Republican
33	Gordon L. Allott Gordon L. Allott Gordon Llewellyn Allott was a Republican American politician.Born in Pueblo, Colorado, Allott graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1927 and from its law school in 1929. He was admitted to the bar in 1929 and commenced practice in Pueblo...	1950	1955	Republican
34	Stephen L.R. McNichols Stephen L.R. McNichols Stephen Lucid Robert McNichols was Colorado's 35th Governor from 1957 to 1963. McNichols' father William H. McNichols, Denver's well-respected auditor for over thirty years, was influential in steering his two sons Bill and Stephen toward their success in state politics...	1955	1957	Democratic	Elected to serve as Governor 1957-1963.
35	Frank L. Hays Frank L. Hays Frank L. Hays was the 35th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, United States. He was a Republican and served from 1957 to 1959 under Governor Stephen L.R. McNichols....	1957	1959	Republican
36	Robert Lee Knous Robert Lee Knous Robert Lee Knous was the 36th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1959 to 1967 under Stephen L.R. McNichols and John Arthur Love....	1959	1967	Democratic
37	Mark Anthony Hogan Mark Anthony Hogan Mark Anthony Hogan was the 37th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. He was a Democrat and served from 1967 to 1971 under John Arthur Love....	1967	1971	Democratic
38	John David Vanderhoof John David Vanderhoof John David Vanderhoof served as the 37th Governor of Colorado from 1973-1975 as a Republican. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Colorado under John Arthur Love from 1971 until 1973 when Love was appointed to the National Energy Policy Office by President Richard Nixon...	1971	1973	Republican	Served as Governor 1973-1975 following resignation of Governor John Arthur Love John Arthur Love John Arthur Love was a United States attorney and Republican politician who served as the 36th Governor of the State of Colorado from 1963 to 1973.... .
39	Ted L. Strickland Ted L. Strickland Ted L. Strickland was the 39th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1973 to 1975 under John David Vanderhoof.-References:...	1973	1975	Republican
40	George L. Brown George L. Brown George Leslie Brown was an American politician. He served in the Colorado Senate from 1955 to 1974 and as Lieutenant Governor of Colorado from 1975 to 1979. He was also a Sr. Vice President with Grumman Corporation. During World War II, he served as a Tuskegee Airman...	1975	1979	Democratic
41	Nancy E. Dick Nancy E. Dick Nancy E. Dick was the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. She was a Democrat and served from 1979 to 1987 under Governor Richard Lamm. She was Colorado's first female lieutenant governor....	1979	1987	Democratic
42	Mike Callihan Mike Callihan Michael Callihan was the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1987 to 1994 under Roy Romer. He was an unsuccessful candidate for congress in 1992, losing to Republican Scott McInnis.-References:...	1987	1994	Democratic
43	Samuel H. Cassidy Samuel H. Cassidy Samuel H. Cassidy is an attorney and has been a professor at the University of Denver since 2000, where he has taught law and ethics. He was the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1994 to 1995 under Roy Romer...	1994	1995	Democratic
44	Gail S. Schoettler Gail Schoettler Gail S. Schoettler was the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado from 1995 to 1999. She had previously served as Colorado State Treasurer from 1987 to 1995.-1998 Governor Race:...	1995	1999	Democratic
45	Joe Rogers Joe Rogers Joseph B. Rogers is a politician who was the youngest Lieutenant Governor in Colorado history.Rogers is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity....	1999	2003	Republican
46	Jane E. Norton Jane E. Norton Jane E. Norton was the 46th Lieutenant Governor for the State of Colorado and an unsuccessful Republican candidate for a party nomination to compete for a U.S. Senate seat to challenge Senator Michael Bennet in the 2010 election...	2003	2007	Republican
47	Barbara O'Brien Barbara O'Brien (politician) Barbara O'Brien was the 47th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado from 2007 to 2011. She is a Democrat. She was chosen as running mate by Bill Ritter, the Democratic candidate for governor in the 2006 election. The Ritter/O'Brien ticket won with 56.99% of the vote. As Lieutenant Governor she made...	2007	2011	Democratic
48	Joseph A. Garcia Joseph A. Garcia Joseph A. Garcia , is the 48th and current Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, having taken office in January 2011.-Educational background:...	2011		Democratic

Living former lt. governors

, ten former lt. governors were alive. The oldest living lt. governor is John D. Vanderhoof

John David Vanderhoof

John David Vanderhoof served as the 37th Governor of Colorado from 1973-1975 as a Republican. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Colorado under John Arthur Love from 1971 until 1973 when Love was appointed to the National Energy Policy Office by President Richard Nixon...

(1971–1973, born 1922). The most recent lt. governor to die was George L. Brown

George L. Brown

George Leslie Brown was an American politician. He served in the Colorado Senate from 1955 to 1974 and as Lieutenant Governor of Colorado from 1975 to 1979. He was also a Sr. Vice President with Grumman Corporation. During World War II, he served as a Tuskegee Airman...

(1975–1979), on April 1, 2006.

Lt. Governor	Lt. Gubernatorial term	Date of birth
Mark A. Hogan Mark Anthony Hogan Mark Anthony Hogan was the 37th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. He was a Democrat and served from 1967 to 1971 under John Arthur Love....	1967–1971	January 27, 1931 (age 81)
John D. Vanderhoof John David Vanderhoof John David Vanderhoof served as the 37th Governor of Colorado from 1973-1975 as a Republican. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Colorado under John Arthur Love from 1971 until 1973 when Love was appointed to the National Energy Policy Office by President Richard Nixon...	1971–1973	May 27, 1922 (age 89)
Ted L. Strickland Ted L. Strickland Ted L. Strickland was the 39th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1973 to 1975 under John David Vanderhoof.-References:...	1973–1975	September 17, 1932 (age 79)
Nancy E. Dick Nancy E. Dick Nancy E. Dick was the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. She was a Democrat and served from 1979 to 1987 under Governor Richard Lamm. She was Colorado's first female lieutenant governor....	1979–1987	July 22, 1930 (age 81)
Mike Callihan Mike Callihan Michael Callihan was the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1987 to 1994 under Roy Romer. He was an unsuccessful candidate for congress in 1992, losing to Republican Scott McInnis.-References:...	1987–1994	August 07, 1947 (age 64)
Samuel H. Cassidy Samuel H. Cassidy Samuel H. Cassidy is an attorney and has been a professor at the University of Denver since 2000, where he has taught law and ethics. He was the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1994 to 1995 under Roy Romer...	1994–1995	January 16, 1950 (age 62)
Gail Schoettler Gail Schoettler Gail S. Schoettler was the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado from 1995 to 1999. She had previously served as Colorado State Treasurer from 1987 to 1995.-1998 Governor Race:...	1995–1999	October 21, 1943 (age 68)
Joe Rogers Joe Rogers Joseph B. Rogers is a politician who was the youngest Lieutenant Governor in Colorado history.Rogers is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity....	1999–2003	July 08, 1964 (age 47)
Jane E. Norton Jane E. Norton Jane E. Norton was the 46th Lieutenant Governor for the State of Colorado and an unsuccessful Republican candidate for a party nomination to compete for a U.S. Senate seat to challenge Senator Michael Bennet in the 2010 election...	2003–2007	October 12, 1954 (age 57)
Barbara O'Brien Barbara O'Brien (politician) Barbara O'Brien was the 47th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado from 2007 to 2011. She is a Democrat. She was chosen as running mate by Bill Ritter, the Democratic candidate for governor in the 2006 election. The Ritter/O'Brien ticket won with 56.99% of the vote. As Lieutenant Governor she made...	2007–2011	April 18, 1950 (age 61)

External links

State of Colorado website
- Office of the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Colorado
  - Biographies of the Lieutenant Governors of the State of Colorado from the Colorado State Archives

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List of Lieutenant Governors of the State of Colorado

Living former lt. governors

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