Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey
second-highest constitutional office in the U.S. state of New Jersey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey | |
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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)[lower-alpha 1] |
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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.