What is Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico?
{{Infobox US Cabinet|post=Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico|insignia=Seal of New Mexico.svg|insigniasize=100px|insigniacaption=Seal of New Mexico|image=Lt. Governor Presiding in the Senate (cropped).jpg|incumbent=[[Howie Morales]]|incumbentsince=January 1, 2019|first=[[Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca]]|formation=1912|termlength=Four years, renewable once|succession=First<br>(gubernatorial line of succession)|flag=Flag of New Mexico.svg|flagsize=130px|flagcaption=Flag of New Mexico|department=[[New Mexico Senate]]<br>[[Government of New Mexico]]|seat=[[Santa Fe, New Mexico]]|appointer=Direct election<br>[[Governor of New Mexico]]|website={{URL2|https://www.lgo.nm.gov/|newmexico.gov}}|salary=$85,000 (annually)}} The '''lieutenant governor of New Mexico''' is a [[Constitution|constitutional office]] in the [[Executive (government)|executive branch]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Mexico]]. 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. [[Howie Morales]] is the 30th and current lieutenant governor of New Mexico, in office since January 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Office of the Lt. Governor - Howie Morales {{!}} Bringing the Change New Mexico Families Deserve.|url=https://www.lgo.nm.gov/|access-date=2024-02-01|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lieutenant Governor|url=https://www.governor.state.nm.us/our-leadership/lieutenant-governor/|access-date=2024-02-01|website=Office of the Governor - Michelle Lujan Grisham|language=en-US}}</ref> == Power and duties == The lieutenant governor is the president of the Senate. The lieutenant governor has the power to preside over the Senate and has the authority exercise a '''tie-breaking vote'''. The lieutenant governor serves on the following boards and commissions: * [[New Mexico State Board of Finance|State