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The Governor and the Lieutenant Governor: Forms of Cooperation between Two State Executives
Author(s) -
Winder David W.,
Hill David
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
politics and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.259
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1747-1346
pISSN - 1555-5623
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-1346.2006.00031.x
Subject(s) - governor , state (computer science) , politics , power (physics) , political science , management , public administration , psychology , law , engineering , economics , computer science , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , aerospace engineering
The relationship between the governor and other elected executives is seldom explored in the field of state politics. This study focuses on that relationship, using survey responses and other data. The dependent variables include the frequency of meetings between the two officials, the number of gubernatorial assignments given to the lieutenant governor, the number of bills the lieutenant governor helps to develop for the chief executive’s program, and the frequency with which the lieutenant governor lobbies for the gubernatorial program proposals. Our findings indicate that lieutenant governors selected as a team with the governor have more joint meetings and help to develop more gubernatorial bills. The results also suggest that the gap in power between the two officials is positively related to the number of meetings and gubernatorial assignments. The various forms of cooperation between the two executives help the governor exercise leadership, encouraging more effective state policy making.