List of current United States governors by age
The following is a list of current United States governors by age. This list includes the 50 state governors, the five territorial governors, as well as the mayor of Washington, D.C. in office as of April 7, 2023.
State governors
State | Governor | Date of birth | Date of inauguration | Age at inauguration | Time in office | Current age |
Party |
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Alabama | Kay Ivey | October 15, 1944 | April 10, 2017 | 72 years, 177 days | 5 years, 362 days | 78 years, 174 days | Republican |
Alaska | Mike Dunleavy | May 5, 1961 | December 3, 2018 | 57 years, 212 days | 4 years, 125 days | 61 years, 337 days | Republican |
Arizona | Katie Hobbs | December 28, 1969 | January 2, 2023 | 53 years, 5 days | 95 days | 53 years, 100 days | Democratic |
Arkansas | Sarah Huckabee Sanders | August 13, 1982 | January 10, 2023 | 40 years, 150 days | 87 days | 40 years, 237 days | Republican |
California | Gavin Newsom | October 10, 1967 | January 7, 2019 | 51 years, 89 days | 4 years, 90 days | 55 years, 179 days | Democratic |
Colorado | Jared Polis | May 12, 1975 | January 8, 2019 | 43 years, 241 days | 4 years, 89 days | 47 years, 330 days | Democratic |
Connecticut | Ned Lamont | January 3, 1954 | January 9, 2019 | 65 years, 6 days | 4 years, 88 days | 69 years, 94 days | Democratic |
Delaware | John Carney | May 20, 1956 | January 17, 2017 | 60 years, 242 days | 6 years, 80 days | 66 years, 322 days | Democratic |
Florida | Ron DeSantis | September 14, 1978 | January 8, 2019 | 40 years, 116 days | 4 years, 89 days | 44 years, 205 days | Republican |
Georgia | Brian Kemp | November 2, 1963 | January 14, 2019 | 55 years, 73 days | 4 years, 83 days | 59 years, 156 days | Republican |
Hawaii | Josh Green | February 11, 1970 | December 5, 2022 | 52 years, 297 days | 123 days | 53 years, 55 days | Democratic |
Idaho | Brad Little | February 15, 1954 | January 7, 2019 | 64 years, 326 days | 4 years, 91 days | 69 years, 51 days | Republican |
Illinois | J. B. Pritzker | January 19, 1965 | January 14, 2019 | 53 years, 360 days | 4 years, 83 days | 58 years, 78 days | Democratic |
Indiana | Eric Holcomb | May 2, 1968 | January 9, 2017 | 48 years, 252 days | 6 years, 88 days | 54 years, 340 days | Republican |
Iowa | Kim Reynolds | August 4, 1959 | May 24, 2017 | 57 years, 293 days | 5 years, 318 days | 63 years, 246 days | Republican |
Kansas | Laura Kelly | January 24, 1950 | January 14, 2019 | 68 years, 355 days | 4 years, 83 days | 73 years, 73 days | Democratic |
Kentucky | Andy Beshear | November 29, 1977 | December 10, 2019 | 42 years, 11 days | 3 years, 118 days | 45 years, 129 days | Democratic |
Louisiana | John Bel Edwards | September 16, 1966 | January 11, 2016 | 49 years, 117 days | 7 years, 86 days | 56 years, 203 days | Democratic |
Maine | Janet Mills | December 30, 1947 | January 2, 2019 | 71 years, 3 days | 4 years, 95 days | 75 years, 98 days | Democratic |
Maryland | Wes Moore | October 15, 1978 | January 18, 2023 | 44 years, 95 days | 79 days | 44 years, 174 days | Democratic |
Massachusetts | Maura Healey | February 8, 1971 | January 5, 2023 | 51 years, 331 days | 92 days | 52 years, 58 days | Democratic |
Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer | August 23, 1971 | January 1, 2019 | 47 years, 131 days | 4 years, 96 days | 51 years, 227 days | Democratic |
Minnesota | Tim Walz | April 6, 1964 | January 7, 2019 | 54 years, 276 days | 4 years, 90 days | 59 years, 1 day | Democratic |
Mississippi | Tate Reeves | June 5, 1974 | January 14, 2020 | 45 years, 223 days | 3 years, 83 days | 48 years, 306 days | Republican |
Missouri | Mike Parson | September 17, 1955 | June 1, 2018 | 62 years, 257 days | 4 years, 310 days | 67 years, 202 days | Republican |
Montana | Greg Gianforte | April 17, 1961 | January 4, 2021 | 59 years, 262 days | 2 years, 93 days | 61 years, 355 days | Republican |
Nebraska | Jim Pillen | December 31, 1955 | January 5, 2023 | 67 years, 5 days | 92 days | 67 years, 97 days | Republican |
Nevada | Joe Lombardo | November 8, 1962 | January 2, 2023 | 60 years, 55 days | 95 days | 60 years, 150 days | Republican |
New Hampshire | Chris Sununu | November 5, 1974 | January 5, 2017 | 42 years, 61 days | 6 years, 92 days | 48 years, 153 days | Republican |
New Jersey | Phil Murphy | August 16, 1957 | January 16, 2018 | 60 years, 153 days | 5 years, 81 days | 65 years, 234 days | Democratic |
New Mexico | Michelle Lujan Grisham | October 24, 1959 | January 1, 2019 | 59 years, 69 days | 4 years, 96 days | 63 years, 165 days | Democratic |
New York | Kathy Hochul | August 27, 1958 | August 24, 2021 | 62 years, 362 days | 1 year, 226 days | 64 years, 223 days | Democratic |
North Carolina | Roy Cooper | June 13, 1957 | January 1, 2017 | 59 years, 202 days | 6 years, 96 days | 65 years, 298 days | Democratic |
North Dakota | Doug Burgum | August 1, 1956 | December 15, 2016 | 60 years, 136 days | 6 years, 113 days | 66 years, 249 days | Republican |
Ohio | Mike DeWine | January 5, 1947 | January 14, 2019 | 72 years, 9 days | 4 years, 83 days | 76 years, 92 days | Republican |
Oklahoma | Kevin Stitt | December 28, 1972 | January 14, 2019 | 46 years, 17 days | 4 years, 83 days | 50 years, 100 days | Republican |
Oregon | Tina Kotek | September 30, 1966 | January 9, 2023 | 56 years, 101 days | 88 days | 56 years, 189 days | Democratic |
Pennsylvania | Josh Shapiro | June 20, 1973 | January 17, 2023 | 49 years, 211 days | 80 days | 49 years, 291 days | Democratic |
Rhode Island | Dan McKee | June 16, 1951 | March 2, 2021 | 69 years, 259 days | 2 years, 36 days | 71 years, 295 days | Democratic |
South Carolina | Henry McMaster | May 27, 1947 | January 24, 2017 | 69 years, 242 days | 6 years, 73 days | 75 years, 315 days | Republican |
South Dakota | Kristi Noem | November 30, 1971 | January 5, 2019 | 47 years, 36 days | 4 years, 92 days | 51 years, 128 days | Republican |
Tennessee | Bill Lee | October 9, 1959 | January 19, 2019 | 59 years, 102 days | 4 years, 78 days | 63 years, 180 days | Republican |
Texas | Greg Abbott | November 13, 1957 | January 20, 2015 | 57 years, 68 days | 8 years, 77 days | 65 years, 145 days | Republican |
Utah | Spencer Cox | July 11, 1975 | January 4, 2021 | 45 years, 177 days | 2 years, 93 days | 47 years, 270 days | Republican |
Vermont | Phil Scott | August 4, 1958 | January 5, 2017 | 58 years, 154 days | 6 years, 92 days | 64 years, 246 days | Republican |
Virginia | Glenn Youngkin | December 9, 1966 | January 15, 2022 | 55 years, 37 days | 1 year, 82 days | 56 years, 119 days | Republican |
Washington | Jay Inslee | February 9, 1951 | January 16, 2013 | 61 years, 342 days | 10 years, 81 days | 72 years, 57 days | Democratic |
West Virginia | Jim Justice | April 27, 1951 | January 16, 2017 | 65 years, 264 days | 6 years, 81 days | 71 years, 345 days | Republican |
Wisconsin | Tony Evers | November 5, 1951 | January 7, 2019 | 67 years, 63 days | 4 years, 90 days | 71 years, 153 days | Democratic |
Wyoming | Mark Gordon | March 14, 1957 | January 7, 2019 | 61 years, 299 days | 4 years, 90 days | 66 years, 24 days | Republican |
Territorial governors
Territory | Governor | Date of birth | Date of inauguration | Age at inauguration | Time in office | Current age |
Party |
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American Samoa | Lemanu Peleti Mauga | January 1, 1949 | January 3, 2021 | 72 years, 2 days | 2 years, 94 days | 74 years, 96 days | Democratic |
Guam | Lou Leon Guerrero | November 8, 1950 | January 7, 2019 | 68 years, 60 days | 4 years, 90 days | 72 years, 150 days | Democratic |
Northern Mariana Islands | Arnold Palacios | August 22, 1955 | January 9, 2023 | 67 years, 140 days | 88 days | 67 years, 228 days | Independent |
Puerto Rico | Pedro Pierluisi | April 26, 1959 | January 2, 2021 | 61 years, 251 days | 2 years, 95 days | 63 years, 346 days | New Progressive, Democratic |
United States Virgin Islands | Albert Bryan | February 21, 1968 | January 7, 2019 | 50 years, 320 days | 4 years, 90 days | 55 years, 45 days | Democratic |
Mayors of federal districts
District | Mayor | Date of birth | Date of inauguration | Age at inauguration | Time in office | Current age | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Columbia | Muriel Bowser | August 2, 1972 | January 2, 2015 | 42 years, 153 days | 8 years, 95 days | 50 years, 248 days | Democratic |
Demographics of state governors
Note: The following information for currently serving state governors is correct as of 2021.
- Statistics (not counting territorial governors):
- The median age is 66 years, 114 days.
- The median age at inauguration is 62 years, 63 days.
- The median term length is 8 years, 289 days.
- The average age among Republicans is 66 years, 139 days.
- The average age among Democrats is 67 years, 40 days.
- Age Ranges:
- 11 governors are in their 70s;
- 20 governors are in their 60s;
- 12 governors are in their 50s; and
- 7 governors are in their 40s.
- Political Party:
- 28 Republicans (56%)
- 22 Democrats (44%)
- Sex:
- 41 Males (82%)
- 9 Females (18%)