What is Lieutenant Governor of California?
{{Infobox Political post|post=Lieutenant Governor|body=California|insignia=Seal of California.svg|insigniacaption=Seal of the State of California|flag=Flag of California.svg|flagborder=yes|flagcaption=Flag of State of California|image=File:Eleni Kounalakis in 2021.jpg|incumbent=[[Eleni Kounalakis]]|incumbentsince=January 7, 2019|style=Madam Lieutenant Governor <br> (Informal) <br> [[The Honorable]] <br> (Formal)<br>[[Mr. President (title)|Madam President]] <br>(When presiding over California Senate)|termlength=Four years, renewable once|salary=$130,490|inaugural=[[John McDougal]]<br/>1849|website={{Official website|www.ltg.ca.gov}}|residence=None official|seat=[[Sacramento, California]] <br> [[California State Capitol]]|appointer=Popular vote|constituting_instrument=[[Constitution of California]]|succession=[[Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States|First]] <br> (gubernatorial line of succession)|insigniasize=100px|flagsize=130px|department=[[California State Senate]]<br>Government of California}} The '''lieutenant governor of California''' is a [[Constitution|constitutional office]] in the [[Executive (government)|executive branch]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]]. It is the second highest-ranking official in the state government. The lieutenant governor ranks first in the [[Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States|gubernatorial line of succession]] and is also the officer of the legislative branch, president of the Senate and the presiding officer of the Senate. [[Eleni Kounalakis]] is the 50th and current lieutenant governor of California, in office since January 2019. == Constitutional roles and duties == The lieutenant governor presides as the president of the [[California State Senate]] and has all the powers of the governor to perform when the governor is out of the state. The lieutenant governor often signing or vetoing legislation, or making political appointments, whenever the governor leaves the state.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About the Office of Lt. Governor|url=ht