Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee
| Tennessee Lieutenant Governor | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $72,948 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 4 years |
| Authority: | Tennessee Code - Section 8-2-101 |
| Selection Method: | Elected by Tennessee General Assembly |
| Current Officeholder | |
| Randy McNally | |
| Other Tennessee Executive Offices | |
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The Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee is the Speaker of the Tennessee State Senate and first in line in the succession to the office of Governor of Tennessee in the event of the death, resignation, or removal from office through impeachment and conviction. The lieutenant governor is not elected by voters but is instead elected by the Tennessee General Assembly.[1]
Current officeholder
The current lieutenant governor is Randy McNally (R). The state assembly elected McNally lieutenant governor in 2017.[2]
Authority
The office of the lieutenant governor is established in the Tennessee Code.[1]
Tennessee Code - Section 8-2-101:
| There is hereby created the state office of lieutenant governor. The person holding the office of lieutenant governor shall be next in succession to the office of governor. |
Qualifications
The lieutenant governor must be a member and the speaker of the Tennessee State Senate.
Elections
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Vacancies
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Duties
The main duty of the lieutenant governor is to assume the office of governor if necessary. Additionally, in the role of lieutenant governor, the speaker of the senate appoints all officers and members of senate committees, unless otherwise directed by the senate. The lieutenant governor can also remove members from committee posts and appoints members of various boards and commissions throughout the state government.[1]
Divisions
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Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
See statutes: Tenn. Code Ann. § 3-1-107 (2014)
Because the position of lieutenant governor is equivalent to speaker of the senate, the salary is fixed by Title 3 of the Tennessee Code, which addresses the state legislature instead of the executive branch. Pursuant to § 3-1-107, the lieutenant governor is entitled to annual compensation equal to three times the amount received by a regular member of the general assembly. Beginning in 2005, legislators' base salaries were subject to annual percentage-rate increases as provided under the General Appropriations Act for the corresponding fiscal year.[3]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $72,948, according to the Council of State Governments.[4]
2020
In 2020, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $72,948 according to the Council of State Governments.[5]
2019
In 2019, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $72,948 according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2018
In 2018, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $68,001 according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2017
In 2017, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $88,001 according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2016
In 2016, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $62,652 according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2015
In 2015, the lieutenant governor’s salary was increased to $62,652 according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2014
In 2014, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $60,609 according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2013
The lieutenant governor was paid $60,609 in 2013 according to The Council of State Governments.[12]
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
Lt. Governor and Senate Speaker
700 Cordell Hull Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-6806
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lexis-Nexis, "Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-2-101," accessed January 21, 2021
- ↑ Tennessee General Assembly, "Senator Randy McNally," accessed January 21, 2021
- ↑ Lexis Nexis, "Tenn. Code Ann. § 3-1-107 (2014)," accessed January 21, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020," accessed January 21, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2019," accessed January 21, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2018," accessed January 21, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2017," accessed January 21, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ Knowledge Center, The Council for State Governments, "Table 4.11 Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries By Region," accessed August 15, 2013
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