Lieutenant Governor of Nevada

{{Infobox Political post

| post = Lieutenant Governor

| body = Nevada

| insignia = Seal of Nevada.svg

| insigniasize = 120px

| insigniacaption = Nevada state seal

| imagesize = 165px

| image = Stavros Anthony (8871828881).jpg

| alt =

| incumbent = Stavros Anthony

| incumbentsince = January 2, 2023

| style = The Honorable

| termlength = Four years, two term limit

| formation = Constitution of Nevada

| succession = First

| inaugural = John S. Crosman
1864

| website = [http://ltgov.nv.gov/ Office of the Lieutenant Governor]

}}

The lieutenant governor of Nevada is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Nevada. The lieutenant governor maintains an office in Carson City, Nevada at the Nevada State Capitol and is elected separately from the Governor, and may therefore be from a different party than the Governor. The incumbent lieutenant governor is Stavros Anthony, a Republican. He was sworn in in January 2023. The governor has the authority to appoint a replacement to fill the balance of the term in any vacant constitutional office, including that of the lieutenant governor, subject to Senate confirmation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.nv.us/const/nvconst.html#Art5Sec8|title=Article 5, Section 8, Nevada Constitution|publisher=Nevada State Legislature|access-date=March 8, 2022}}

Powers and duties

Constitutionally, the lieutenant governor is first in the line of succession to the office of governor and is ex officio president of the Senate. In this capacity, the lieutenant governor serves as acting governor whenever the governor is out of state and succeeds to the executive office upon the permanent incapacitation of the governor.{{Cite web|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2021/dec/05/why-hasnt-lieutenant-governor-appointed-nevada/|title=Why hasn't a lieutenant governor been appointed in Nevada?|author=Jessica Hill| date=5 December 2021 |publisher=Las Vegas Sun|access-date=April 3, 2022}} Moreover, as Senate president, the lieutenant governor presides over the Senate's daily proceedings whenever the Legislature is in session and may cast a tie-breaking vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.nv.us/const/nvconst.html#Art5Sec17|title=Article 5, Section 17, Nevada Constitution|publisher=Nevada State Legislature|access-date=March 8, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.nv.us/const/nvconst.html#Art5Sec18|title=Article 5, Section 18, Nevada Constitution|publisher=Nevada State Legislature|access-date=March 8, 2022}} However, given the Senate is currently composed of an odd number of senators, ties are a rare occurrence.

In addition, the lieutenant governor has a number of statutory duties. For example, the lieutenant governor chairs the Commission on Tourism and the Advisory Board on Outdoor Recreation and serves as vice chair of the Board of Directors of the Department of Transportation. Likewise, the lieutenant governor is a member on the governor's Cabinet, the Board of Economic Development, the Executive Branch Audit Committee, and the Commission on Homeland Security.{{Cite web|url=https://ltgov.nv.gov/About/AboutThe_LtGovOffice/|title=About the Office of the Lt. Governor|publisher=Nevada State Legislature|access-date=March 8, 2022}}

List of lieutenant governors of Nevada

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!Image

!Name

!Took office

!Left office

!Party

|John S. Crosman

|1864

|1867

|{{party shading/Republican}}|Republican

|James S. Slingerland

|1867

|1871

|{{party shading/Republican}}|Republican

|Frank Denver

|1871

|1875

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of Nevada

Powers and duties

List of lieutenant governors of Nevada

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