What is Lieutenant Governor of Washington?
{{Infobox Political post |post = Lieutenant Governor |body = Washington |insignia = LtGovWaSeal.png |insigniasize = 150px |insigniacaption = [[Seals of the Governors of the U.S. States|Seal of the Lieutenant Governor]] |image = Denny Heck official.jpg |incumbent = [[Denny Heck]] |incumbentsince = January 13, 2021 |style = The Honorable |residence = |appointer = |salary = $101,889 (2016)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.salaries.wa.gov/documents/2009-10FINALSalarySchedule5-19-09withRationaleStatement.pdf | title=2009-10 Salary Schedule, Adopted May 19, 2009 | publisher=Washington Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials | format=PDF | access-date=July 3, 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617084543/http://www.salaries.wa.gov/documents/2009-10FINALSalarySchedule5-19-09withRationaleStatement.pdf | archive-date=June 17, 2010 }}</ref> |termlength = 4 Years |formation = November 11, 1889 |succession = [[Governor of Washington|First]] |inaugural = [[Charles E. Laughton]] |website = [http://www.ltgov.wa.gov www.ltgov.wa.gov] }} The '''Lieutenant Governor of Washington''' is an elected office in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. The incumbent is [[Denny Heck]], a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] who began his term in January, 2021. The Lieutenant Governor is also the President of the [[Washington State Senate]], fills in as [[acting governor]] whenever the governor leaves the state or is unable to serve. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Lieutenant Governors of Washington (state)| ]] {{Multistub|US|politics}}