The lieutenant governor of California is the second highest executive officer of the government of the U.S. state of California. The lieutenant governor is elected to serve a four-year term and can se
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The governor of California is the head of government of the U.S. state of California. The governor is the commander-in-chief of the California National Guard and the California State Guard.
Lieutenant Governor of California
…serve a four-year term and can serve a maximum of two terms. In addition to largely ministerial roles, serving as acting governor in the absence of the governor of California and as President of the California State Senate, the lieutenant governor either sits on or appoints representatives to many of California's regulatory…
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The California Governor's Mansion, official residence of the governor
Bronze statue of a California grizzly bear outside the governor's office, in the California State Capitol
Stanford Mansion is the official reception center for the California government and one of the official workplaces for the governor.