Executive Branch
The chief executive of West Virginia is the governor of West Virginia, who is elected to a four-year term at the same time as presidential elections. The governor is sworn in the January following the November election. A governor may only serve two consecutive terms. A governor may run for a third term, but an interceding election must occur. Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin was elected Governor in 2011.
In addition to the governor, there are five other directly elected executive offices:
- Secretary of State of West Virginia (currently Democrat Natalie Tennant)
- West Virginia Attorney General (currently Democrat Darrell McGraw)
- West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture (currently Democrat Gus R. Douglass)
- Auditor (currently Democrat Glen Gainer)
- Treasurer (currently Democrat John Purdue)
Regular elections are held concurrently with the election for governor every four years, but unlike the governor these offices have no term limits.
See also: List of West Virginia state agenciesRead more about this topic: Law And Government Of West Virginia
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