List of lieutenant governors of California

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor (Lieutenant Governor ) in the U.S. state of California has existed since the state was founded in the year 1849., The respective incumbent is first successor of the governor, if it resigns, dies or is removed from his post. He is also before the state Senate as its president. As governor and lieutenant governor are not elected together, both different political parties may belong, as was the case during the tenure of Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger between 2003 and 2009; his deputy was the Democrat John Garamendi.

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