United States Mega-Thread Discussion: Longest-serving US State Governors

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Good Morning Sietch family. Here's a Mega-thread Discussion on the Longest-serving US State Governors, which will also include US Territorial Governors as well.

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Part I of the list of Longest-serving US State Governors

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Here's Part I of the list:
#1 Terry Branstad (R-IA): 39th & 42nd Governor of IA from January 14th, 1983 to January 15th, 1999; January 14th, 2011 until his resignation on May 22nd, 2017.

#2 William Janklow (R-SD): 27th & 30th Governor of SD from January 1st, 1979 to January 6th, 1987; January 7th, 1995 to January 7th, 2003.

#3 George Corley Wallace, Jr., (D-AL): 45th Governor of AL from January 14th, 1963 to January 16th, 1967; January 18th, 1971 to January 15th, 1979; January 17th, 1983 to January 19th, 1987.

#4 James Baxter "Jim" Hunt, Jr., (D-NC): 69th & 71st Governor of NC from January 8th, 1977 to January 5th, 1985; January 9th, 1993 to January 6th, 2001.

#5 James Allen Rhodes (R-OH): 61st & 63rd Governor of OH from January 14th, 1963 to January 11th, 1971; January 13th, 1975 to January 10th, 1983

#6 Edwin Washington Edwards (D-LA): 50th Governor of LA from May 9th, 1972 to March 10th, 1980; March 12th, 1984 to March 14th, 1988; January 13th, 1992 to January 8th, 1996.

#7 Arthur Fenner (Anti-Federalist-RI): 4th Governor of RI from May 5th, 1790 to October 15th, 1805

#8 Albert Ritchie (D-MD): 49th Governor of MD from January 14th, 1920 to January 9th, 1935

#9 Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (R-NY St): 49th Governor of NY St from January 1st, 1959 until his resignation on December 18th, 1973.

#10 James Richard "Rick" Perry (R-TX): 47th Governor of TX from December 20th, 2000 to January 20th, 2015

#11 Tommy Thompson (R-WI): 42nd Governor of WI from January 5th, 1987 until his resignation on February 1st, 2001.

#12 Cecil Andrus (D-ID): 26th & 28th Governor of ID from January 4th, 1971 until his resignation on January 23rd, 1977; January 5th, 1987 to January 2nd, 1995.
 
SDPB Archives Special

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Highlights of SD Governor William Janklow (R):


Janklow delivering special address to joint session of SD State Legislature from December 28th, 2000:


Dedication ceremony of SD World War II Memorial from September 2001:


Special Session of the SD State Legislature discussing corrections & tobacco settlement funds from January 18th, 2000:

 

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