Longest serving Governors in history?

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Hah, well Washington has only had four State Auditors since 1905, including one who served for 32 years (1933-1965).

Jesse James was Treasurer of Texas for 36 years (1941-1977)

He was succeeded by Warren Harding.

It gets even zanier...

Harding was succeeded by Ann Richards, who was succeeded by Kay Bailey Hutchison.  Her successor, Martha Whitehead was elected on a platform of abolishing the office, which it was.

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Whitehead was, IIRC, the last Democrat elected to statewide office in Texas. The state went from having an all-Democratic government to an all-Republican government very fast.

The Treasurer office was abolished in 1995 or 96.

Perry was elected Lt.Governor in 1998, defeating John Sharp who was Comptroller.  And Bob Bullock had been Lt.Governor, Dan Morales AG, and Garry Mauro Land Commissioner.

The Republicans swept in 1998.

[jimrtex]

The Treasurer office was abolished in 1995 or 96.

Perry was elected Lt.Governor in 1998, defeating John Sharp who was Comptroller.  And Bob Bullock had been Lt.Governor, Dan Morales AG, and Garry Mauro Land Commissioner.

The Republicans swept in 1998.

Is Dan Morales still in jail?

He was release in 2007, and was under supervised released until March 30, 2010.  Last fall there were news reports of the terms of his supervised release being modified to prevent him from having contact with his ex-wife, with whom he has a son.  They were divorced while he was in prison, but lived together for a while after his release.

Incidentally, Morales ran against Tony Sanchez for the 2002 Democratic nomination for governor.  After he lost, he endorsed Rick Perry.