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Joe Ricketts

John Joseph Ricketts (born July 16, 1941) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder, former CEO and former chairman of TD Ameritrade. He had a net worth of US$2.7 billion as of 2019 according to Forbes. Ricketts also engages in philanthropy through The Ricketts Art Foundation, Opportunity Education Foundation, The Cloisters on the Platte Foundation, and The Ricketts Conservation Foundation.

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List of governors of Nebraska

The Governor of Nebraska holds the "supreme executive power" of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The current office holder is Pete Ricketts, a Republican, who was sworn in on January 8, 2015.

List of State Governors
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Wadden Sea

The Wadden Sea is a part of the North Sea. It is an intertidal zone, up to  wide. It runs from the Netherlands to the South of Denmark. It is up to  of coastline. The land that appears at low tide is called mudflat in English (and Watt in German). It is at the origin of the name.

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Lyndon, Kansas

Lyndon is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Osage County. In 2010, 1,052 people lived there.

History
Lyndon was created in 1869. It was created after the land in the area was taken from the Sac and Fox Nation and opened for settlement. It was named after Lyndon, Vermont.

Geography
Lyndon is at  (38.610233, -95.685352). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

Climate
Lyndon has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Lyndon has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

People

Lyndon is part of the Topeka metropolitan area.

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 1,052 people, 422 households, and 285 families living in Lyndon.

References

Other websites

City
 City of Lyndon 
 Lyndon - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 421, local school district
Maps
 Lyndon City Map, KDOT

Cities in Osage County, Kansas
County seats in Kansas
1869 establishments in the United States
1860s establishments in Kansas
Lyons, Kansas

Lyons is a city in Rice County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Rice County. In 2010, 3,739 people lived there.

History

Lyons was originally called Atlanta, and it was created in 1870. Its name changed to Lyons in 1876, in honor of Freeman J. Lyons.

In 1878, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and people from Marion County and McPherson County started the Marion and McPherson Railway Company. In 1879, a railroad was built from Florence to McPherson. In 1880, it was extended to Lyons. In 1881, it was extended to Ellinwood. The line was controlled by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The line from Florence to Marion, was left in 1968. In 1992, the line from Marion to McPherson was sold to Central Kansas Railway. In 1993, because of heavy flood damage, the line from Marion to McPherson was left. The original branch line connected Florence, Marion, Canada, Hillsboro, Lehigh, Canton, Galva, McPherson, Conway, Windom, Little River, Mitchell, Lyons, Chase, and Ellinwood.

Lyons was incorporated as a city in 1880, the same year the railroad was built through it.

In 1890, the Western Salt Company built its first shaft to mine salt in Lyons.

In the 1970s, the federal government was interested in using a local area to bury high-level nuclear waste.

Geography
Lyons is at  (38.344962, -98.202493). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

Weather
The Köppen climate classification says that Lyons has a humid continental climate, Dfa on climate maps.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 3,739 people, 1,503 households, and 952 families living in Lyons.

Famous people
 William Borah (1865-1940), U.S. Senator from Idaho
 Marshall Christmann (1976- ), Kansas state legislator
 James Fankhauser (1939- ), conductor, singer
 Orville Harrold (1878-1933), actor, opera singer
 James Pulliam (1925-2005), architect
 Marcia Rodd (1940- ), actress
 Jerry Cox Vasconcells (1892-1950), U.S. Army captain, World War I flying ace
 Milton R. Wolf (1971- ), radiologist, Kansas politician

References

Other websites
 

City
 City of Lyons
 Lyons - Directory of Public Officials
Schools 
 USD 405, local school district 
Historical
 Santa Fe Trail Research
 , from Hatteberg's People on KAKE TV news
Maps
 Lyons City Map, KDOT

Cities in Rice County, Kansas
County seats in Kansas
1870 establishments in Kansas
Mankato, Kansas

Mankato is a city in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Jewell County. In 2010, 869 people lived there.

History
Mankato was first called Jewell Center. It planned out in 1872. It was renamed to Mankato in 1880, it was named after Mankato, Minnesota. Mankato was incorporated as a city in 1880.

The first post office in the town was created in August 1872. It was first called "Jewell Center." The post office was renamed to Mankato in April 1880.

Geography
Mankato is at  (39.787220, -98.209274). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 869 people, 405 households, and 242 families living in Mankato.

Education
Mankato has USD 107 Rock Hills. The Rock Hills High School mascot is the Grizzlies.

Before school unification, Mankato was home to Mankato High School. Its mascot was the Cougars. The Mankato Cougars won the Kansas State High School boys class B basketball championship in 1943.

Famous people
 Wint Smith (1892–1976) Congressman, represented Kansas from 1947-1961.
 Ernest Tippin (1890-1958) Olympic sharpshooter.
Gregg Doud, Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Rank of Ambassador, in the Office of the United States Trade Representative, being confirmed March 1, 2018.

References

Other websites

City
 City of Mankato
 Mankato - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 107, local school district
Maps
 Mankato City Map, KDOT

Cities in Jewell County, Kansas
County seats in Kansas
1872 establishments in Kansas
Meade, Kansas

Meade is a city in Meade County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Meade County. In 2010, 1,721 people lived there.

History
Meade was planned out and incorporated in 1885. It was named after Gen. George Meade.

Geography
The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

Weather
The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Meade has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 1,721 people, 670 households, and 454 families living in Meade.

References

Other websites

City
 City of Meade
 Meade - Directory of Public Officials
 Meade Economic Development
 Meade Chamber of Commerce
Schools
 USD 226, local school district
Historical
 Photos of early Meade
 Photos of Meade schools
Maps
 Meade City Map, KDOT

1885 establishments in Kansas
Cities in Meade County, Kansas
County seats in Kansas
Mound City, Kansas

Mound City is a city in Linn County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Linn County. In 2010, 694 people lived there. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

History
Mound City was created in 1855. It was named from Sugar Mound nearby, a hill covered with sugar maple trees.

During the Civil War, a military post was created at Mound City. On October 25, 1864, Mound City was attacked twice by Confederates retreating south. They were retreating after their defeat at the Battle of Westport. The military post was closed in June 1865 after the end of the war.

Geography
Mound City is at  (38.142026, -94.812186). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

Climate
Mound City has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system, Mound City has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 694 people, 297 households, and 177 families living in Mound City.

Education
Mound City is served by Jayhawk USD 346. The district high school is Jayhawk-Linn High School.

Before school unification, the Mound City High School mascot was the Eagles.

References

Other websites
City
 City of Mound City
 Mound City - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 346, local school district
Maps
 Mound City Map, KDOT

1855 establishments in Kansas Territory
Cities in Kansas
County seats in Kansas
Linn County, Kansas
Oakley, Kansas

Oakley is a city in Gove, Logan, and Thomas counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is also the county seat of Logan County. In 2010, 2,045 people lived there.

History
The area that would become Oakley was settled in the 1870s and 1880s by people on the Smoky Hill Trail. Oakley was created in 1884 by Judge Fredman and David D. Hoag. It was first named Carlyle. Its name was changed to Cleveland. The name changed again to Oakley in 1885. It was named after Hoag's mother, Elizabeth Oakley Gardner Hoag.

Geography
Oakley is at  (39.128023, -100.854490). It has an elevation of 3,064 feet (934 m). It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the South Fork of the Saline River in the High Plains region of the Great Plains.

The city is at the intersection of Interstate 70, U.S. Route 40, and U.S. Route 83 in northwest Kansas. It is in the northeast corner of Logan County, and portions of it extend into Gove County and Thomas County. Oakley is about 211 miles (340 km) northwest of Wichita, 227 miles east-southeast of Denver, and 335 miles (539 km) west of Kansas City.

The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

Climate
Oakley has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Oakley has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 2,045 people, 920 households, and 562 families living in Oakley.

Media
The Oakley Graphic is the local newspaper. It is published once per week. The first edition of the newspaper was published on November 22, 1889.

References

Other websites

City
 City of Oakley
 Oakley - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 274, local school system
Historical
 Fick Museum
 Historic Images - Wichita State University Libraries
Maps
 Oakley City Map, KDOT
Other
 Palace Community Theatre 

Cities in Thomas County, Kansas
County seats in Kansas
1884 establishments in Kansas
Oberlin, Kansas

Oberlin is a city in Decatur County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Decatur County. In 2010, 1,788 people lived there.

History
Oberlin was platted as a town in 1878. It was named after Oberlin, Ohio.

The first post office in Oberlin was created in April 1878.

On September 30, 1878, Northern Cheyenne were running from the Indian Territory to their homes in the north. The Northern Cheyenne Exodus, attacked people near Oberlin.

Oberlin was incorporated as a city in 1885.

Geography
Oberlin is at  (39.821235, -100.528369). It has an elevation of 2,562 feet (781 m). It is on the northwest side of Sappa Creek, a tributary of the Republican River, in the High Plains region of the Great Plains. It is at the intersection of U.S. Route 36 and U.S. Route 83 in northwest Kansas. Oberlin is  northwest of Wichita,  east of Denver, and  west-northwest of Kansas City.

The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

Weather
Oberlin has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). It has hot, dry summers and cold, dry winters. The average temperature in Oberlin is 52 °F (11 °C). Temperatures hotter than 90 °F (32 °C) happen on average 62 days per year and dropping below 32 °F (0 °C) an average of 158 days a year. Oberlin gets precipitation 66 days a year and snowfall happens 11 days a year. Precipitation averages 23 inches (574 mm) per year, and snowfall averages 32 inches (80 cm) per year. On average, January is the coldest month, and July is both the hottest month and the wettest month. The hottest temperature ever in Oberlin was 111 °F (44 °C) in 1954; the coldest temperature ever was -31 °F (-35 °C) in 1989.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 1,788 people, 824 households, and 477 families living in Oberlin.

Education
Oberlin USD 294 has two public schools in the city:  Oberlin Elementary School (Grades Pre-K-6) and Decatur Community Junior/Senior High School (7-12).

Media
The Oberlin Herald is Oberlin's only newspaper. It is published once per week.

Oberlin is in the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market. NBC affiliate KSNK is licensed to McCook, Nebraska. It broadcasts on channel 8 from studios west of Oberlin. KSNK is a satellite station of KSNW in Wichita.

Famous people
Brun Campbell – ragtime composer, pianist
Sam Francis – Overall #1 pick in 1937 NFL Draft, football coach at Kansas State University
Elmer Hackney – NFL running back
Richard Rogers – U.S. federal judge
Cora Simpson – nurse and nurse educator, founder of nursing school in Fuzhou, China

References

Other websites

City
 City of Oberlin, and Decatur County website
 Oberlin - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 294, local school district
Maps
 Oberlin City Map, KDOT

Cities in Kansas
County seats in Kansas
1878 establishments in the United States
1870s establishments in Kansas
List of governors of Delaware

The Governor of Delaware (President of Delaware from 1776 to 1792) is the head of the executive branch of Delaware's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

The current governor is Democrat John Carney, who took office on January 17, 2017.

List of Governors

Notes

References

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 Office of the Governor of Delaware
 Delaware Hall of Governors
Mike Castle

Michael Newbold Castle (born July 2, 1939) is an American attorney and politician. He was the Governor of Delaware (1985–92) and the U.S. Representative for  (1993–2011). He is a member of the Republican Party.

He unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate for the 2010 special election.

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 Delaware's Governors
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Osborne, Kansas

Osborne is a city in Osborne County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Osborne County. In 2010, 1,431 people lived there.

History
People from southeastern Pennsylvania created Osborne City in May 1871. They named the settlement after Vincent B. Osborne, a Union Army veteran of the American Civil War. Osborne County also is named after him. Osborne City became the permanent county seat in November 1872. In May 1873, a district judge officially said it was a city, but the townspeople did not create a government. Five years later, a second attempt was successful, and the settlement incorporated as a city in 1878. "City" was dropped from its name by the mid-1890s.

A bridge was built at Osborne over the Solomon River in 1878.

Geography
Osborne is at  (39.440651, -98.697118). It has an elevation of . It is at the intersection of U.S. Route 281 and U.S. Route 24 in north-central Kansas. It is about  northwest of Wichita,  west-northwest of Kansas City, and  east of Denver.

Osborne is on the north side of the South Fork Solomon River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains. The Osborne Canal, which is part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Webster Unit Project, goes east along the northern edge of the city.

The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

Weather
On average in Osborne, July is the warmest month, January is the coldest month, and May is the wettest month. The hottest temperature ever in Osborne was 116 °F (47 °C) in 1940; the coldest temperature ever was -31 °F (-35 °C) in 1989.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 1,431 people, 633 households, and 390 families living in Osborne.

Government
Osborne is a city of the second class. It has a mayor-council form of government.

Infrastructure
Osborne Municipal Airport is southeast of the city. It is used mostly for general aviation.

Osborne is the western endpoint of a line of the Kyle Railroad. The city is also the northwestern endpoint of a railroad of the Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad.

Media
The Osborne County Farmer is the local newspaper. It is published once per week.

Osborne is in the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market.

Famous people
 Chris Arpad (1967- ), steel drummer
 Fred Cornwell (1961- ), football tight end
 Edward L. Kessel (1904-1997), biologist
 Joe Miller (1967- ), judge, Alaska politician
 Lee Wykoff (1898-1974), Professional Wrestler

References

Other websites

City
 City of Osborne
 Osborne - Directory of Public Officials
Historical Images
 Historic Images - Wichita State University Libraries
Schools
 USD 392, local school district
Maps
 Osborne City Map, KDOT

Cities in Osborne County, Kansas
County seats in Kansas
1871 establishments in Kansas
List of governors of Georgia

The governor of Georgia is the head of the executive branch of Georgia's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

The current governor is Republican Brian Kemp, who took office on January 14, 2019.

List of Governors

Notes

References
Roy Barnes

Roy Eugene Barnes (born March 11, 1948) is an American attorney and politician. He was the 80th Governor of Georgia from 1999 to 2003.

References

Other websites
 Roy Barnes for Governor official campaign site
 Barnes Law Group
 Roy Barnes  at the New Georgia Encyclopedia
 Lawmakers Flashbacks  at Georgia Public Broadcasting
 Profile in Courage Award  from the John F. Kennedy Library
 Commission on No Child Left Behind  at the Aspen Institute
 

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Mableton, Georgia

Mableton is a census-designated place in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, Mableton had a population of 37,115.

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Governor of Maine

The Governor of Maine is the chief executive of the State of Maine. 

The current Governor of Maine is Janet Mills, a Democrat, who took office January 2, 2019. 

The governor of Maine receives a salary of $70,000, which  is the lowest by $20,000 of the 50 state governors.

List of governors

References
List of governors of Maine

The Governor of Maine is the head of the executive branch of Maine's state government and the commander-in-chief of its military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws,

The current governor is Democrat Janet Mills, who took office on January 2, 2019.

List of Governors
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John Baldacci

John Elias Baldacci (born January 30, 1955) is an American politician. He was the 73rd Governor of Maine from 2003 to 2011. He was a Democrat, he also was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003.

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Oskaloosa, Kansas

Oskaloosa is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Jefferson County. In 2010, 1,113 people lived there.

History
Oskaloosa was created in 1856. It was named after the city of Oskaloosa, Iowa. The first post office in Oskaloosa was created in November 1856.

In 1888, Oskaloosa people elected Mary D. Lowman mayor with a city council composed entirely of women. This makes the city the first in Kansas to elect a city administration that has only women.

Geography
Oskaloosa is at  (39.215849, -95.313800). It is at the intersection of U.S. Route 59 and K-92, about 15 miles north of Lawrence. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

Climate
Oskaloosa has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Oskaloosa has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

People

Oskaloosa is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

2010 census
The 2010 census there were 1,113 people, 435 households, and 281 families living in Oskaloosa.

Famous people
 Roger Barker, pioneering sociologist who studied everyday life in Oskaloosa.
 McKinley Burnett, leading figure in Brown v. Board of Education.
 James Reynolds, actor on Days of Our Lives for over 30 years.
 C. Wesley Roberts, Chairman of the Republican Party, father of U.S. Senator Pat Roberts.
 Dummy Taylor, deaf Major League Baseball pitcher.

References

Other websites

 City
 City of Oskaloosa
 Oskaloosa - Directory of Public Officials
 Schools
 USD 341, local school district
 Maps
 Oskaloosa City Map, KDOT

1856 establishments in Kansas Territory
Cities in Kansas
County seats in Kansas
List of governors of Mississippi

The governor of Mississippi is the head of the executive branch of Mississippi's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

Governors of the Territory of Mississippi (1798–1817) 

 Political parties

Governors of the U.S. state of Mississippi (1817–present) 
 Political parties

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Ronnie Musgrove

David Ronald "Ronnie" Musgrove (born July 29, 1956) is an American lawyer and politician. He was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from January 16, 1996 to January 11, 2000 and as the 62nd Governor of Mississippi from January 11, 2000 to January 13, 2004.

He was defeated by incumbent Senator Roger Wicker in a 2008 special election for one of Mississippi's seats in the U.S. Senate.

In 2014, he became founding partner of a new law firm in Jackson, Mississippi, Musgrove/Smith Law.

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Tocowa, Mississippi

Tocowa is a Ghost town located just outside Batesville in Panola County, Mississippi, United States.

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Kirk Fordice

Daniel Kirkwood "Kirk" Fordice Jr. (February 10, 1934 – September 7, 2004), was an American politician and businessman. He was the 61st Governor of Mississippi from 1992 to 2000. He was the first Republican governor of the state since Reconstruction-era and the first governor elected to two consecutive four-year terms. Fordice was a staunch conservative.

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Oswego, Kansas

Oswego is a city in Labette County, Kansas, United States, and situated along the Neosho River. It is also the county seat of Labette County. In 2010, 1,829 people lived there.

History
The first newspaper was the Oswego Register. It was created in 1868 by E.R. Trask. The first church was the Congregational, which was created in May 1868. The Presbyterian church was created in July 1868. The first school was created in 1867. The public library association was created in 1877. It still exists as Oswego Public Library, which is a Carnegie Library. The telephone system was put in operation in 1882; the waterworks in 1887; and the first electric lights were turned on on July 12, 1888. The lights were turned off a few months later.

In 2011, the City Council voted to annex the Oswego Municipal Airport into the city limits. This made Oswego be in neighboring Cherokee County.

Geography
Oswego isat  (37.167728, -95.109453). The city is about  north of the Oklahoma state line and  west of the Missouri line. It is along the southern bluffs, overlooking the Neosho River valley. It is at the junction of U.S. Route 59 and U.S. Route 160. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

Climate
Oswego has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Oswego has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 1,829 people, 763 households, and 476 families living in Oswego.

Education

Schools
The Oswego-Service Valley Unified School District 504 serves Oswego.

Libraries
Oswego is served by the Oswego Public Library (OPL), which is a Carnegie Library. OPL has a big collection of books, DVDs, periodicals, audio books, and videos. Internet access is also available through the use of computers or the Library's free Wi-Fi.

Media
Labette Avenue is a weekly newspaper that covers mostly local stories and events. Labette Avenue is based in Oswego and serves the rural areas of Labette County, Kansas.

The Parsons Sun, a newspaper published every day in Parsons, also covers Oswego. The nearest major newspaper is the Joplin Globe.

Oswego is in the Joplin, Missouri/Pittsburg, Kansas broadcast market area. It gets most its television and radio signals from those two cities.  KGGF 690 AM Coffeyville covers SE Kansas and Broadcasts from its tower site in Mound Valley.

Related pages
 Great Flood of 1951

References

Other websites

City
 City of Oswego
 Oswego - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 504, local school district
Newspapers
 Taylor Newspaper
Historical
 Oswego Historical Society and Genealogical Department
Maps
 Oswego City Map, KDOT

Cities in Labette County, Kansas
County seats in Kansas
1867 establishments in Kansas
List of governors of Nevada

The Governor of Nevada is the chief magistrate of the U.S. state of Nevada, the head of the executive department of Nevada's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

The current governor is Democrat Steve Sisolak, who took office on January 7, 2019.

List of governors
Prior to becoming a territory, parts of Nevada were part of Utah Territory and New Mexico Territory; see List of governors of Utah and List of governors of New Mexico.

References
List of governors of Utah

The Governor of Utah is the head of the executive branch of Utah's state government and the commander-in-chief of its military forces.

List of governors

Notes

References

Governors of Utah
Lists of governors
List of governors of New Mexico

The following is a list of the governors of the state of New Mexico (Spanish: Gobernadores de Nuevo México) and New Mexico Territory.

Governors of New Mexico

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References
David Cargo

David Francis Cargo (January 13, 1929 – July 5, 2013) was the 22nd governor of New Mexico, between 1967 and 1971.

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Bruce King

Bruce King (April 6, 1924 – November 13, 2009) was an American businessman and politician. He was a three non-consecutive four-year terms as the Governor of New Mexico. King was a member of the Democratic Party. He was the longest-serving governor in New Mexico history, with 12 years of service.

He died on November 13, 2009 in Stanley, New Mexico of heart failure at the age of 85.

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Governor of North Dakota

The Governor of North Dakota is the head of the executive branch of government of North Dakota and serves as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

There is no limit to the number of terms a governor may serve, if elected.

Related pages
List of Governors of North Dakota

References
List of governors of North Dakota

The Governor of North Dakota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of North Dakota. The current Governor is Doug Burgum.

Governors of North Dakota

 Parties

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Allen I. Olson

Allen Ingvar Olson (born November 5, 1938) is an American Republican politician and attorney. He was the 28th Governor of North Dakota from 1981 to 1985.

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Governor of Oregon

The Governor of Oregon is the head of the executive branch of Oregon's state government and serves as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The title of governor was also applied to the office of Oregon's chief executive during the provisional and U.S. territorial governments.

The current governor of Oregon is Kate Brown.

Related pages
List of Governors of Oregon

References
List of governors of Oregon

This article lists the individuals who have served as Governor of Oregon between 1841 and 1843 to the present day.

List of Governors

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Governor of South Dakota

The governor of South Dakota is the head of the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of South Dakota. The governor is elected to a four-year term in even years when there is no presidential election.

The current governor is Kristi Noem, a member of the Republican Party who took office on January 5, 2019.

List of governors of South Dakota

References
List of governors of South Dakota

The Governor of South Dakota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of South Dakota. The current Governor is Republican Kristi Noem, serving since 2019.

Governors of South Dakota

 Political party

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Bill Janklow

William John Janklow (September 13, 1939January 12, 2012) was an American politician. He was a member of the Republican Party. He holds the record for the longest tenure as Governor of South Dakota: sixteen years in office. Janklow has the second longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,851 days.

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Gary Locke

Gary Faye Locke (born January 21, 1950) is an American politician. He was the 10th United States ambassador to China (2011–14). He was the 21st Governor of Washington (1997–2005) and served in the Obama administration as United States Secretary of Commerce (2009–11).

Locke is the first governor in the United States of East Asian descent, and is the only Chinese American ever to have served as a governor of any state. He was also the first Chinese American to serve as the U.S. ambassador to China.

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Dixy Lee Ray

Dixy Lee Ray (September 3, 1914 – January 2, 1994) was an American scientist and politician. She was the 17th Governor of the U.S. state of Washington. She was the state's first female governor and was in office during the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.

Other websites
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1914 births
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Booth Gardner

Booth Gardner (August 21, 1936 – March 15, 2013) was an American politician. He was the 19th governor of the U.S. state of Washington between 1985 and 1993. He also was the ambassador of the GATT. He was a Democrat.

Gardner died at his home in Tacoma, Washington on March 15, 2013, of Parkinson's disease. He was 76.

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List of governors of West Virginia

The Governor of West Virginia is the head of the executive branch of West Virginia's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

The current governor is Republican Jim Justice, who assumed office on January 16, 2017. West Virginia's 36th governor, Justice was elected as a Democrat, but switched to the Republican Party on August 4 of that year.

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Cecil H. Underwood

Cecil Harland Underwood (November 5, 1922 – November 24, 2008) was an American Republican Party politician. 

He was the 25th and 32nd Governor of West Virginia from 1957 to 1961, and from 1997 to 2001.

Underwood was both the youngest and the oldest person ever to serve as Governor of West Virginia. He was a Methodist.

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Gaston Caperton

William Gaston Caperton III (born February 21, 1940) is an American politician. He was the 31st Governor of West Virginia from 1989 to 1997. He was president of the College Board, which administers the nationally recognized SAT and AP tests, from 1999 to 2012.  

He is a member of the Democratic Party.

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Bob Wise

Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr. (born January 6, 1948) is an American politician. He is a member of the Democrat, Wise was the 33rd Governor of West Virginia from January 2001 to January 2005. He also was in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2001.

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List of mayors of Washington, D.C.

Below is a list of mayors of Washington, D.C. and associated political entities.

1975–present: Mayors of the District of Columbia

Since 1975, the District has been administered by a popularly elected mayor and district council.

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Sharon Pratt

Sharon Pratt (born January 30, 1944), formerly Sharon Pratt Dixon and  Sharon Pratt Kelly, is an American attorney and politician. She was the third Mayor of the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1995. Pratt was the first African American woman to serve as mayor of a major American city.

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Mayor of the District of Columbia

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is the head of the executive branch of the government of the District of Columbia, in the United States. The mayor has the duty to enforce district laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Council of the District of Columbia, in the United States. The mayor's office oversees an annual district budget of $8.8 billion.

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Anthony A. Williams

Anthony Allen Williams (born July 28, 1951) is an American politician who was the fourth person to serve as Mayor of the District of Columbia, for two terms, from 1999 to 2007.

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Flag of Washington, D.C.

The flag of Washington, D.C. is made up of three red stars above two red bars on a white background. It is an armorial banner based on the design of the coat of arms granted to George Washington's great-great-great-grandfather, Lawrence Washington.

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List of governors of American Samoa

This is a list of governors, etc. of the part of the Samoan Islands (now comprising American Samoa) under United States administration since 1900.

Commandant governors (1900–1905)

Naval governors (1905–1951)

Appointed governors (1951–1978)

Elected governors (1978–present)

Living former governors
There are two living former governor of American Samoa. The most recent-serving governor to die was Frank Barnett (1976–1977), on July 15, 2016.

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Togiola Tulafono

Togiola Talalelei A. Tulafono (born February 28, 1947) is an American Samoan politician and lawyer. He as the 56th Governor of American Samoa. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Tulafono did not run for governor in 2012 as he was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. He was an unsuccessful candidate for American Samoa's at-large congressional district in 2014.

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List of governors of Guam

The Governor of Guam (Chamorro: I Maga'låhen/Maga'håga Guåhan ) is the chief executive of the Government of Guam and the commander-in-chief of the Guam National Guard.

The current governor is Lou Leon Guerrero, a Democrat who was inaugurated on January 7, 2019 following her election in 2018.

List of elected Governors

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List of governors of the Northern Mariana Islands

The following is a list of persons who served as Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands. The term of office is 4 years. The longest-serving governor in CNMI history is Pedro Tenorio, who served 12 years in office from 1982 to 1990 and again from 1998 to 2002.

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List of governors of the United States Virgin Islands

The Governor of the United States Virgin Islands is the chief executive of the Government of the Virgin Islands whose responsibilities also include making the annual State of the Territory addresses to the Virgin Islands Legislature.

Elected governors (1970–present)
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Living former governors
, four former governors were alive. The most recent governor to die was John David Merwin (1958–1961), on March 17, 2013.

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Roy L. Schneider

Roy Lester Schneider (born May 13, 1939) is a physician in the United States Virgin Islands who was the fifth elected governor of that territory from January 5, 1995 to January 4, 1999. He was the fifth elected governor of that territory and the 26th overall.

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List of prime ministers of Czechoslovakia

The Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (, ) was the head of government of Czechoslovakia, from the creation of the First Czechoslovak Republic in 1918 until the dissolution of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic in 1992.

Prime Ministers of Czechoslovakia (1918–1992)

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Rajni KC

Rajni KC is the pratinidhi sabha candidate from Kaski-2. After the helicopter crash of Rabindra Prasad Adhikari this seat was vacant. KC has been worked with congress since last 8 years. But she joined Sajha Party and be central committee member. She was vice chancellor at Pokhara University.

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Nepalese politicians
Jan Stráský

Jan Stráský (24 December 1940 – 6 November 2019) was a Czech politician. He was the last Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia serving in 1992.

He died on November 6, 2019 in the Czech capital at age 78.

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2021 Canadian federal election

The 2021 Canadian federal election will take place on September 20, 2021 to elect members of the House of Commons to the 44th Parliament of Canada.

The latest date of the vote was scheduled for October 16, 2023, which is determined by the fixed-date provisions of the Canada Elections Act, which requires federal elections to be held on the third Monday in October in the fourth calendar year after the polling day of the previous election.

However, on August 15, 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau requested a dissolution of parliament from Governor General Mary Simon.  On September 20, Trudeau and the Liberal Party was projected to have won 155 seats, allowing them to form a minority government.

Opinion polling

Leadership polls 
Aside from conducting the usual opinion surveys on general party preferences, polling firms also survey public opinion on who would make the best Prime Minister:

October 2020 – present

August 2020 – October 2020

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2022 Australian federal election

The 2022 Australian federal election will be held on or before 21 May 2022 to elect members of the 47th Parliament of Australia. All 151 seats in the lower house, the House of Representatives, and half the seats in the upper house, the Senate, will be up for election.

The incumbent Coalition Government, led by Scott Morrison will be seeking a fourth three-year term against the opposition Labor Party, led by Anthony Albanese.

Polling

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Rebekha Sharkie

Rebekha Carina Che Sharkie (born 24 August 1972) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Mayo in South Australia. 

At the 2016 federal election she defeated Liberal Jamie Briggs, and was the first Nick Xenophon Team member to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives. 

On 11 May 2018, Sharkie resigned from the House of Representatives as a part of the 2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis. She contested the 2018 Mayo by-election on 28 July, and was returned to parliament.

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Coalition (Australia)

The Liberal–National Coalition is an alliance of centre-right political parties that forms one of the two major groupings in Australian federal politics. Its main opponent is the Australian Labor Party (ALP). 

The Coalition has been in government since the 2013 federal election, most recently being re-elected in the 2019 Australian federal election. The group is led by Scott Morrison as Prime Minister of Australia since August 2018.

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Katter's Australian Party

Katter's Australian Party (KAP) is a political party in Australia. It was formed by the independent and former Nationals Member of Parliament for Kennedy Bob Katter, with a registration application lodged to the Australian Electoral Commission in 2011. 

Katter has been the party's federal parliamentary leader since that time, while his son Robbie is the leader in Queensland.

In February 2020, Bob Katter handed the leadership of the party to his son Robbie Katter, a Queensland state MP.

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2011 establishments in Australia
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Centre Alliance

Centre Alliance, formerly known as the Nick Xenophon Team (NXT), is a centrist Australian political party based in the state of South Australia. It presently holds two seats in the Australian Senate and one seat in the House of Representatives of Australia.

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Pauline Hanson's One Nation

Pauline Hanson's One Nation (PHON or ONP), also known as One Nation or One Nation Party, is a political party in Australia. One Nation was founded in 1997, by member of parliament Pauline Hanson and her advisors David Ettridge and David Oldfield.

The party's founding came before the 1996 federal election because of comments she made about Indigenous Australians. Hanson sat as an independent for one year before forming Pauline Hanson's One Nation.

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1997 establishments
Pauline Hanson

Pauline Lee Hanson (née Seccombe, formerly Zagorski; born 27 May 1954) is an Australian politician. She is the founder and leader of One Nation, a right-wing political party. She has been a Senator for Queensland since 2016.

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Fayette County, Kentucky

Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 295,803, making it the second-most populous county in the commonwealth. The city of Lexington is the county seat.

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Bukit Batok MRT station

Bukit Batok MRT Station (NS2) is an MRT station located along the North South MRT Line in Singapore. It was located within Bukit Batok Town Centre and is connected to Bukit Batok bus interchange.

History

The station opened on 10 March 1990 as part of the Branch Line. The code of station was B1. When the Woodlands Extension opened in 1996, the code was changed to N23, and later to NS2 in 2001.

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Bukit Gombak MRT station

Bukit Gombak MRT station (NS3) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South Line in Bukit Batok, Singapore.

History
This station was a temporary terminus from 18 to 19 September 2010 during the Jurong East Modification Project upgrade and during the late openings of the MRT on Sundays from June to November 2016.

Related pages
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Brickland MRT station

Brickland MRT station (NS3A) is a future Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South line in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore.

History
The station was first announced on 25 May 2019 as part of the Land Transport Authority's (LTA) Land Transport Master Plan 2040.

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Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) stations
Sungei Kadut MRT station

Sungei Kadut MRT station (NS6/DT) is a future Mass Rapid Transit interchange station on the North South MRT line and Downtown MRT line, in Sungei Kadut, Singapore.

History
This station was first proposed in 1990 as part of the North South Line Woodlands Extension. However, it was not built as there was not enough demand.

As announced on 25 May 2019, this station is a part of the Land Transport Master Plan (LTMP) 2040 by the Land Transport Authority (LTA).

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Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) stations
Maria Fire

The Maria Fire is a wildfire that is currently burning in the area of Somis, California on the top of South Mountain in Ventura County.

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Ventura County, California
Fires in North America
Tick Fire

The Tick Fire was a wildfire. It burned in Los Angeles County, California from October 24, 2019 to October 31, 2019. It burned several thousand acres. 

There was a mass evacuation of about 40,000 people from the Santa Clarita valley.

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Yew Tee MRT station

Yew Tee MRT station (NS5) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South Line in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore.

History

The station was built in 1995, along with the five other stations of the North South Line Woodlands Extension. The two-storey station building, with a simple design and a kampung-style roof, was officially opened on 10 February 1996. The construction of the station affected 16 factories as land between the Yew Tee and Kranji MRT stations was bought by the government. The station was called Choa Chu Kang North. It was renamed Yew Tee in 1994.

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Duane Vermeulen

Duane Vermeulen is a rugby player. He is won the Currie Cup twice. He plays for the south african national team.

Rugby players
Gabriel Jackson

Gabriel Jackson (March 10, 1921 – November 3, 2019) was an American Hispanist, historian and journalist. He was born in Mount Vernon, New York. He was a Professor Emeritus at University of California, San Diego. Jackson was a regular collaborator of the Spanish daily El País for many years.

In 1966 he was awarded the American Historical Association's Herbert Baxter Adams Prize.

Jackson died on November 3, 2019 at his home in Eugene, Oregon at the age of 98.

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