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Kay Ivey
Kay Ivey


Kay Ivey has served as the governor of Alabama since 2017. She previously served at Alabama's lieutenant governor, and assumed office as governor following the resignation of her predecessor. She won a full term as governor in the 2018 election and re-election in 2022. Ivey was born October 15, 1944, and grew up in Camden, Alabama. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Auburn University in 1967. Following college, she worked as a high school teacher and a bank officer. Prior to entering politics, Ivey was a clerk for the […]
Patty Judge
Patty Judge


Patty Judge served as Iowa's lieutenant governor from 2007 to 2011. She was the 2016 Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate from Iowa, but lost to incumbent Senator Charles Grassley. Judge was born November 2, 1943, in Fort Madison, Iowa. She earned her Registered Nursing degree from Iowa Methodist School of Nursing; she also attended the University of Iowa. She earned her real estate broker's license and set up a small business specializing in selling and appraising farms. In the 1980’s, she served as a mediator for the Iowa Farmer Creditor […]
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend


The eldest child of Robert and Ethel Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend served two terms as Maryland's lieutenant governor from 1995 to 2003. She narrowly lost a bid to become Maryland's first woman governor in 2002. Born in Greenwich, Connecticut, on July 4, 1951, she is a cum laude graduate of Harvard University and a graduate of the University of New Mexico Law School. Before becoming lieutenant governor, Townsend served as deputy assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice, during which time she worked to establish community-policing programs across […]
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch


Rebecca Kleefisch served as Wisconsin's lieutenant governor from 2011-2019. She was a candidate in the 2022 Wisconsin gubernatorial election, losing in the primary. Born in Michigan on August 7, 1975, Kleefisch was raised in northwestern Ohio. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in journalism, and was a member of the Mortar Board Honor Society. In 1997, Kleefisch reported for then-CBS affiliate, WIFR-TV in Rockford, Illinois. In 1999, she moved to Wisconsin to work for the Milwaukee ABC affiliate, WISN-TV, and was promoted to the morning anchor […]
Madeleine Kunin
Madeleine Kunin


Madeleine Kunin is the first and only woman to have served as governor of Vermont, serving from 1985-1991. Kunin was born on September 28, 1933, in Zurich, Switzerland, and moved to the United States as a child in 1940. She holds a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of Science from the Columbia School of Journalism. Before seeking elective office, she worked as a journalist and a college professor. Prior to serving as governor, Kunin was lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1979-1983 and a […]
Barbara Lawton
Barbara Lawton


Barbara Lawton served as Wisconsin's lieutenant governor from January 2003 to January 2011, the first woman elected to the position. Originally from southeast Wisconsin, Lawton was born July 5, 1951. She earned a degree in Spanish at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. She received a master's degree in Spanish from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an honorary doctorate of law from Lawrence University and an honorary doctorate of fine arts from Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. Prior to her time as lieutenant governor, Lawton worked as an international business consultant, […]
Donna Lynne
Donna Lynne


Donna Lynne served as lieutenant governor and chief operating officer of Colorado from 2016 to 2019. She was appointed by Governor John Hickenlooper to replace outgoing Lt. Governor Joseph A. Garcia. Lynne was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on October 27, 1953. She received a Bachelor of Arts in economics and political science from the University of New Hampshire, a master's of public administration from George Washington University and a doctor of public health degree from Columbia University. Lynne worked in New York City government for 20 years, including serving as […]
Judy Martz
Judy Martz


Judy Martz served as governor of Montana from 2001-2005, Montana's first female governor. Martz was born in Big Timber, Montana, on July 28, 1943. She was a speed skater at the 1964 Olympics and the 1962 Miss Rodeo Montana. She and her husband owned and operated a garbage disposal service in Butte, Montana. Martz was a field representative for Senator Conrad Burns from 1989-1995. She served as lieutenant governor of Montana from 1996-2001. Martz died on October 30, 2017. Sources: Miss Rodeo Montana, Inc. (n.d.) Miss Rodeo Montana History. Retrieved […]
Ruth Ann Minner
Ruth Ann Minner


Ruth Ann Minner served as governor of Delaware from 2001-2009, the state's first female governor. She was also the first woman elected as Delaware's lieutenant governor, in 1993. Minner was born January 17, 1935, in Delaware. Following the death of her first husband, she earned her GED in 1968 and later attended Delaware Technical and Community College. Prior to serving as governor, Minner served as Delaware's lieutenant governor from 1993-2001. She also served in the Delaware state Senate (1983-1993) and state House of Representatives (1975-1983). Minner died on Nov. 4, […]
Carol Molnau
Carol Molnau


Carol Molnau served as Minnesota's lieutenant governor from 2003 to 2011. Molnau was born September 17, 1949, in Waconia, Minnesota, and attended the University of Minnesota. She served on the Chaska City Council from 1989 to 1992. Prior to serving as lieutenant governor, Molnau was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1992 and served five terms. Formally the head of the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Molnau served as Minnesota's lieutenant governor and transport commissioner simultaneously. Sources: Ballotpedia (n.d.). “Carol Molnau” Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 7, 2022. https://ballotpedia.org/Carol_Molnau