The lieutenant governor of Washington is an elected office in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
Washington. The incumbent is
Denny Heck, a
Democrat who began his term in January 2021. The lieutenant governor serves as president of the
Washington State Senate
The Washington State Senate is the upper house of the Washington State Legislature. The body consists of 49 members, each representing a district with a population of nearly 160,000. The State Senate meets at the Washington State Capitol, Legis ...
, fills in as
acting governor
An acting governor is a person who acts in the role of governor. In Commonwealth jurisdictions where the governor is a vice-regal position, the role of "acting governor" may be filled by a lieutenant governor (as in most Australian states) or a ...
whenever the governor leaves the state or is unable to serve, and
assumes the duties of governor in case of a vacancy.
There have been 17 holders of the office, three of whom have ascended to the office of
governor of Washington. Prior to statehood, there were 10 territorial secretaries of state of Washington that acted in the territorial governor's absence, but were unable to ascend to governor.
[Lieutenant governors of the state of Washington to the beginning of Washington's statehood, November 11, 1889]
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List of lieutenant governors of Washington
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References
{{Lists of lieutenant governors by U.S. state
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Washington