Thread by @kegill

Current women governors (3rd thread, nine counting NY)

2010s (eight)
Katherine Brown , OR (D, 2015- )
She was Secretary of State before being named, then elected, Governor when John Kitzhaber resigned in 2015.

She was re-elected in 2018.

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2010s
Kay Ellen Ivey, AL (R, 2017- )
She was Lt Governor prior to Robert Bentley’s resignation in 2017. She was elected in 2018.

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2010s
Kimberly Kay Reynolds, IA (R, 2017- )
Prior to being elected Governor, she served as Lt Governor.

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2010s
Gretchen Esther Whitmer , MI
(D, 2019- )
She was the state Senate's first female Democratic leader from 2011 to 2015.

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2010s
Michelle Lynn Lujan Grisham, NM (D, 2019- )
She served as a U.S. Representative before being elected Governor.

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2010s
Janet Trafton Mills, ME (D, 2019- )
She previously served as the state Attorney General.

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2010s
Kristi Lynn Noem, SD (R, 2019)
She was she was the state at-large U.S. Representative prior to being elected Governor.

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2010s
Laura J. Kelly, KS (D, 2019- )
A former member of the state Senate, she defeated former governor and Republican nominee Kris Kobach. 👏

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2020s
Kathleen Courtney Hochul , NY (D, 2021- )
Lt Governor Hochul will be the 57th governor of New York following Andrew Cuomo's resignation, scheduled for August 24, 2021.

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