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Over 40 Percent of the US Presidents were Governors at one time or another.
GW Bush : TX
Clinton : AK
Reagan : CA
Carter: GA
FDR : NY
Coolidge: MA
Wilson : NJ
Theo Roosevelt: NY
McKinley : OH
Cleveland : NY
Hayes : OH
Andrew Johnson : TN
Tyler : VA
WH Harrison : LA, IN (Terr)
Polk : TN
Andrew Jackson: FL (Terr)
Buren : NY
Monroe : VA
Jefferson : VA
Reagan [former governor]/G.H.W. Bush [former rep.] 1981-1989
Ford [representative]/Rockefeller [governor] 1974-1977
Nixon [former senator]/Agnew [governor]-Ford [rep.] 1969-1974
Spiro Agnew (county executive to VP in six years)
FDR (state senator & governor - failed vp candidate)
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What president was governor of 19th state then became president?
The 19th state is Indiana. No governor of Indiana ever went on to be President. William Henry Harrison was governor of Indiana Territory before Indiana was a state.
Do you have to serve as a governor to become a president?
Certainly not- the president is not required to have ever held any public office and some have not such as Taylor, Grant, Hoover and Eisenhower.
Has a Massachusetts governor ever been the president?
yes. Calvin Coolidge , Republican President from 1923 to 1929 was the governor of Massachusetts from 1919 to 1921.
What is the difference between federal and state government?
The Federal Government is headed by the president while a State Government is headed by a governor.
Was Hulk Hogan ever a governor?
No, but he once considered running for president.
Was Obama ever a governor of any state?
Obama was never a governor. He was the junior senator from Illinois.
Can you ever be pardoned for a DUI?
The Governor or President can pardon any crime they choose.
Did Daniel D Tompkins ever run for president?
No. He only ran for governor.
Which US President was the Governor of Alaska?
No US President has ever been the governor of Alaska. The closest an Alaska governor has gotten to the presidency was when former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin lost the 2008 Vice Presidential Election to Joe Biden.
Who is the president for Florida?
No native of Florida has ever been President, but Andrew Jackson had been Governor of Florida when it was a Territory.
Was George Washington ever the governor of Georgia?
No. He was never governor of Georgia , nor of any state or colony,
Can a bill ever become a law without the president approvalhow?
Yes it can. A law needs to be proposed by the House of Commons, then read by the House of Senate. After that happens the governor General gives the royal assent that the bill can become a law.
