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 August 22, 2025.

State governors

State Governor Date of birth Date of inauguration Age at inauguration Time in office Current age Party
Alabama Kay Ivey (1944-10-15)October 15, 1944 April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10) 72 years, 177 days 8 years, 134 days 80 years, 311 days Republican
Alaska Mike Dunleavy (1961-05-05)May 5, 1961 December 3, 2018 (2018-12-03) 57 years, 212 days 6 years, 262 days 64 years, 109 days
Arizona Katie Hobbs (1969-12-28)December 28, 1969 January 2, 2023 (2023-01-02) 53 years, 5 days 2 years, 232 days 55 years, 237 days Democratic
Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders (1982-08-13)August 13, 1982 January 10, 2023 (2023-01-10) 40 years, 150 days 2 years, 224 days 43 years, 9 days Republican
California Gavin Newsom (1967-10-10)October 10, 1967 January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) 51 years, 89 days 6 years, 227 days 57 years, 316 days Democratic
Colorado Jared Polis (1975-05-12)May 12, 1975 January 8, 2019 (2019-01-08) 43 years, 241 days 6 years, 226 days 50 years, 102 days
Connecticut Ned Lamont (1954-01-03)January 3, 1954 January 9, 2019 (2019-01-09) 65 years, 6 days 6 years, 225 days 71 years, 231 days
Delaware Matt Meyer (1971-09-29)September 29, 1971 January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21) 53 years, 114 days 213 days 53 years, 327 days
Florida Ron DeSantis (1978-09-14)September 14, 1978 January 8, 2019 (2019-01-08) 40 years, 116 days 6 years, 226 days 46 years, 342 days Republican
Georgia Brian Kemp (1963-11-02)November 2, 1963 January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) 55 years, 73 days 6 years, 220 days 61 years, 293 days
Hawaii Josh Green (1970-02-11)February 11, 1970 December 5, 2022 (2022-12-05) 52 years, 297 days 2 years, 260 days 55 years, 192 days Democratic
Idaho Brad Little (1954-02-15)February 15, 1954 January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) 64 years, 326 days 6 years, 228 days 71 years, 188 days Republican
Illinois J. B. Pritzker (1965-01-19)January 19, 1965 January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) 53 years, 360 days 6 years, 220 days 60 years, 215 days Democratic
Indiana Mike Braun (1954-03-24)March 24, 1954 January 13, 2025 (2025-01-13) 70 years, 295 days 221 days 71 years, 151 days Republican
Iowa Kim Reynolds (1959-08-04)August 4, 1959 May 24, 2017 (2017-05-24) 57 years, 293 days 8 years, 90 days 66 years, 18 days
Kansas Laura Kelly (1950-01-24)January 24, 1950 January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) 68 years, 355 days 6 years, 220 days 75 years, 210 days Democratic
Kentucky Andy Beshear (1977-11-29)November 29, 1977 December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10) 42 years, 11 days 5 years, 255 days 47 years, 266 days Democratic
Louisiana Jeff Landry (1970-12-23)December 23, 1970 January 8, 2024 (2024-01-08) 53 years, 16 days 1 year, 226 days 54 years, 242 days Republican
Maine Janet Mills (1947-12-30)December 30, 1947 January 2, 2019 (2019-01-02) 71 years, 3 days 6 years, 232 days 77 years, 235 days Democratic
Maryland Wes Moore (1978-10-15)October 15, 1978 January 18, 2023 (2023-01-18) 44 years, 95 days 2 years, 216 days 46 years, 311 days
Massachusetts Maura Healey (1971-02-08)February 8, 1971 January 5, 2023 (2023-01-05) 51 years, 331 days 2 years, 229 days 54 years, 195 days
Michigan Gretchen Whitmer (1971-08-23)August 23, 1971 January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01) 47 years, 131 days 6 years, 233 days 53 years, 364 days
Minnesota Tim Walz (1964-04-06)April 6, 1964 January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) 54 years, 276 days 6 years, 227 days 61 years, 138 days Democratic–Farmer–Labor[a]
Mississippi Tate Reeves (1974-06-05)June 5, 1974 January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14) 45 years, 223 days 5 years, 220 days 51 years, 78 days Republican
Missouri Mike Kehoe (1962-01-17)January 17, 1962 January 13, 2025 (2025-01-13) 62 years, 362 days 221 days 63 years, 217 days
Montana Greg Gianforte (1961-04-17)April 17, 1961 January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04) 59 years, 262 days 4 years, 230 days 64 years, 127 days
Nebraska Jim Pillen (1955-12-31)December 31, 1955 January 5, 2023 (2023-01-05) 67 years, 5 days 2 years, 229 days 69 years, 234 days
Nevada Joe Lombardo (1962-11-08)November 8, 1962 January 2, 2023 (2023-01-02) 60 years, 55 days 2 years, 232 days 62 years, 287 days
New Hampshire Kelly Ayotte (1968-06-27)June 27, 1968 January 9, 2025 (2025-01-09) 56 years, 196 days 225 days 57 years, 56 days
New Jersey Phil Murphy (1957-08-16)August 16, 1957 January 16, 2018 (2018-01-16) 60 years, 153 days 7 years, 218 days 68 years, 6 days Democratic
New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham (1959-10-24)October 24, 1959 January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01) 59 years, 69 days 6 years, 233 days 65 years, 302 days
New York Kathy Hochul (1958-08-27)August 27, 1958 August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24) 62 years, 362 days 3 years, 363 days 66 years, 360 days
North Carolina Josh Stein (1966-09-13)September 13, 1966 January 1, 2025 (2025-01-01) 58 years, 110 days 233 days 58 years, 343 days
North Dakota Kelly Armstrong (1976-10-08)October 8, 1976 December 15, 2024 (2024-12-15) 48 years, 68 days 250 days 48 years, 318 days Republican
Ohio Mike DeWine (1947-01-05)January 5, 1947 January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) 72 years, 9 days 6 years, 220 days 78 years, 229 days
Oklahoma Kevin Stitt (1972-12-28)December 28, 1972 January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) 46 years, 17 days 6 years, 220 days 52 years, 237 days
Oregon Tina Kotek (1966-09-30)September 30, 1966 January 9, 2023 (2023-01-09) 56 years, 101 days 2 years, 225 days 58 years, 326 days Democratic
Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro (1973-06-20)June 20, 1973 January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17) 49 years, 211 days 2 years, 217 days 52 years, 63 days
Rhode Island Dan McKee (1951-06-16)June 16, 1951 March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02) 69 years, 259 days 4 years, 173 days 74 years, 67 days
South Carolina Henry McMaster (1947-05-27)May 27, 1947 January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24) 69 years, 242 days 8 years, 210 days 78 years, 87 days Republican
South Dakota Larry Rhoden (1959-02-05)February 5, 1959 January 25, 2025 (2025-01-25) 65 years, 355 days 209 days 66 years, 198 days
Tennessee Bill Lee (1959-10-09)October 9, 1959 January 19, 2019 (2019-01-19) 59 years, 102 days 6 years, 215 days 65 years, 317 days
Texas Greg Abbott (1957-11-13)November 13, 1957 January 20, 2015 (2015-01-20) 57 years, 68 days 10 years, 214 days 67 years, 282 days
Utah Spencer Cox (1975-07-11)July 11, 1975 January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04) 45 years, 177 days 4 years, 230 days 50 years, 42 days
Vermont Phil Scott (1958-08-04)August 4, 1958 January 5, 2017 (2017-01-05) 58 years, 154 days 8 years, 229 days 67 years, 18 days
Virginia Glenn Youngkin (1966-12-09)December 9, 1966 January 15, 2022 (2022-01-15) 55 years, 37 days 3 years, 219 days 58 years, 256 days
Washington Bob Ferguson (1965-02-23)February 23, 1965 January 15, 2025 (2025-01-15) 59 years, 327 days 219 days 60 years, 180 days Democratic
West Virginia Patrick Morrisey (1967-12-21)December 21, 1967 January 13, 2025 (2025-01-13) 57 years, 23 days 221 days 57 years, 244 days Republican
Wisconsin Tony Evers (1951-11-05)November 5, 1951 January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) 67 years, 63 days 6 years, 227 days 73 years, 290 days Democratic
Wyoming Mark Gordon (1957-03-14)March 14, 1957 January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) 61 years, 299 days 6 years, 227 days 68 years, 161 days Republican

Territorial governors

Territory Governor Date of birth Date of inauguration Age at inauguration Time in office Current age Party
American Samoa Pula Nikolao Pula December 31, 1955 January 3, 2025 69 years, 3 days 231 days 69 years, 234 days Republican
Guam Lou Leon Guerrero November 8, 1950 January 7, 2019 68 years, 60 days 6 years, 227 days 74 years, 287 days Democratic
Northern Mariana Islands David M. Apatang July 10, 1948 July 23, 2025 77 years, 13 days 30 days 77 years, 43 days Independent
Puerto Rico Jenniffer González-Colón August 5, 1976 January 2, 2025 48 years, 150 days 232 days 49 years, 17 days New Progressive
U.S. Virgin Islands Albert Bryan February 21, 1968 January 7, 2019 50 years, 320 days 6 years, 227 days 57 years, 182 days Democratic

Federal district mayor

These paragraphs are an excerpt from List of current United States governors § Federal district mayor.[edit]
The District of Columbia is a federal district that elects a mayor that has similar powers to those of a state or territorial governor.[2] The cities of Washington and Georgetown within the district elected their own mayors until 1871, when their governments were consolidated into a reorganized District of Columbia by a Congressional act.[3] The district's chief executive from 1871 to 1874 was a governor appointed by the president of the United States; the office was replaced by a board of commissioners with three members appointed by the president—two residents and a representative from the United States Army Corps of Engineers.[3][4] The Board of Commissioners was originally a temporary body but was made permanent in 1878 with one member selected to serve as the Board President, in effect the city's chief executive.[5] The system was replaced in 1967 by a single mayor–commissioner and home rule in the District of Columbia was fully restored in 1975 under a reorganized government led by an elected mayor.[6]
District Mayor Date of birth Date of inauguration Age at inauguration Time in office Current age Party
District of Columbia Muriel Bowser August 2, 1972 January 2, 2015 42 years, 153 days 10 years, 232 days 53 years, 20 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 68 years, 251 days.
    • The median age at inauguration is 64 years, 200 days.
    • The median term length is 11 years, 61 days.
    • The average age among Republicans is 68 years, 276 days.
    • The average age among Democrats is 69 years, 177 days.
  • Age Ranges:
    • 10 governors are in their 70s;
    • 21 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%)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is affiliated with the national Democratic Party.[1]

References

  1. ^ Erlandson, Henry (January 25, 2020). "Why is Minnesota's Democratic Party called the DFL?". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  2. ^ Nirappil, Fenit (June 21, 2017). "Can a change of titles make DC seem more stately? Ask Gov. Bowser". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Governing the District of Columbia: Overview and Timeline (Report). Congressional Research Service. January 29, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Davis, Henry E. (December 29, 1899). "The Political Development of the District of Columbia". Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 1: 215. JSTOR 24526084.
  5. ^ Frommer, Frederic (June 21, 2022). "D.C. elected its own mayors in the 1800s — until Congress stepped in". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  6. ^ Martin, Douglas (October 28, 2003). "Walter Washington, 88, Former Mayor of Washington, Dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
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