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Becky Skillman

Rebecca "Becky" Skillman is the 50th and current Lieutenant Governor of the State of Indiana. She is the first female to hold this office and is a member of the Republican Party. Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 38th 94,321 km² 225 km 435 km 1. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Democratic Party. ...


Skillman is a native of Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana. A high school graduate with no formal college education, she began her career in politics in 1977 when she was elected to the office of Lawrence County Recorder. Eight years later she was elected as County Clerk. Bedford is a city located in Lawrence County, Indiana. ... Lawrence County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 38th 94,321 km² 225 km 435 km 1. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...


In 1992 Skillman was elected to the Indiana State Senate, where she represented Lawrence, Monroe, Jackson, Washington, and Orange Counties. Rising quickly through the leadership, she became Majority Caucus Chair, the first woman in history to serve in the Senate Republican leadership. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Indiana State Senate has a Republican majority. ... Lawrence County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Monroe County is a county located in the state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1910. ... Jackson County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Washington County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Orange County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ...


Now, serving as Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, Becky Skillman is a full partner with Governor Mitch Daniels on all matters of state government. She is responsible for shepherding the Administration's legislative agenda through the Indiana General Assembly and serves as President of the Senate.-1... The Indiana General Assembly is the state legislature, or legislative branch, of the state government of Indiana. ...


In addition to her legislative responsibilities, Lt. Governor Skillman also oversees the Office of Tourism Development, Energy Group and Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority. She chairs the Indiana Counter Terrorism and Security Council, the intergovernmental entity responsible for homeland security. She also serves as the Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development under the state's, new and first ever, Department of Agriculture and Office of Rural Affairs.


Growing up in rural Indiana, Skillman has a passion for dealing with the needs of rural communities and has taken pride in having served as President of the Association of Indiana Counties. During her 12 years in the Senate, she led the charge to include the state's small towns and rural communities in its economic development agenda. There, she authored plans for development in distressed counties and revitalization of downtown areas.


Lt. Governor Skillman and her husband, Steve, have a son Aaron.


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Current lieutenant governors (and first in lines of succession) of states of the United States

AK: Loren Leman
AL: Lucy Baxley
AR: Winthrop Paul Rockefeller
AZ: Jan Brewer
CA: Cruz Bustamante
CO: Jane Norton
CT: Kevin Sullivan
DE: John Carney
FL: Toni Jennings
GA: Mary Taylor
HI: James Aiona
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IA: Sally Pederson
ID: Jim Risch
IL: Pat Quinn
IN: Becky Skillman
KS: John Moore
KY: Stephen Pence
LA: Mitch Landrieu
MA: Kerry Healey
MD: Michael Steele
ME: Beth Edmonds
MI: John Cherry
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MN: Carol Molnau
MO: Peter Kinder
MS: Amy Tuck
MT: John Bohlinger
NC: Beverly Perdue
ND: Jack Dalrymple
NE: Rick Sheehy
NH: Theodore Gatsas
NJ: Richard Codey
NM: Diane Denish
NV: Lorraine Hunt
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NY: Mary Donohue
OH: Bruce Johnson
OK: Mary Fallin
OR: Bill Bradbury
PA: Catherine Baker Knoll
RI: Charles Fogarty
SC: Andre Bauer
SD: Dennis Daugaard
TN: John Wilder
TX: David Dewhurst
UT: Gary Herbert
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VA: Bill Bolling
VT: Brian Dubie
WA: Brad Owen
WI: Barbara Lawton
WV: Earl Ray Tomblin
WY: Joe Meyer
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