Relationship With Lieutenant Governor of California
The Lieutenant Governor of California is separately elected during the same election, not jointly as the running mate of the gubernatorial candidate. California has had a governor and a lieutenant governor of different parties 26 of the past 31 years:
| Years | Governor | Party | Lieutenant Governor | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–1977 | Jerry Brown | Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally | Democratic |
| 1977–1979 | ||||
| 1979–1981 | Michael Curb | Republican | ||
| 1981–1983 | ||||
| 1983–1985 | George Deukmejian | Republican | Leo T. McCarthy | Democratic |
| 1985–1987 | ||||
| 1987–1989 | ||||
| 1989–1991 | ||||
| 1991–1993 | Pete Wilson | Republican | ||
| 1993–1995 | ||||
| 1995–1997 | Gray Davis | Democratic | ||
| 1997–1999 | ||||
| 1999–2001 | Gray Davis | Democratic | Cruz Bustamante | Democratic |
| 2001–2003 | ||||
| 1/03 - 11/03 | ||||
| 11/03–2005 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Republican | ||
| 2005–2007 | ||||
| 2007–2009 | John Garamendi | Democratic | ||
| 2010–2011 | Abel Maldonado | Republican | ||
| 2011–present | Jerry Brown | Democratic | Gavin Newsom | Democratic |
This occasionally becomes significant, since the California Constitution provides that all the powers of the governor fall to the lieutenant governor whenever the governor is not in the state of California, with the lieutenant governor often signing or vetoing legislation, or making political appointments, whenever the governor leaves the state. The lieutenant governor is also the President of the California State Senate. In practice, there is a gentlemen's agreement for the Lieutenant Governor not to perform more than perfunctory duties while the Governor is away from the state. This agreement was violated when Mike Curb was in office, as he signed several executive orders at odds with the Brown administration when Brown was out of the state. Court rulings have upheld the lieutenant governor's right to perform the duties and assume all of the prerogatives of governor while the governor is out of the state.
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