who is the governor of colorado 2009?
Bill Ritter
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 Gavin Christopher Newsom ( born October 10 , 1967 ) is an American businessman and television personality who currently serves as the 49th Lieutenant Governor of California . He is notable for hosting a television show named after him in Current TV and for his guest appearances in HBO 's Real Time with Bill Maher . Newsom has been involved in controversial and high @-@ profile relationships , including his former marriage to Fox News contributor Kimberly Guilfoyle and an infidelity scandal in 2007 . His political career highlights include his advocacy for same @-@ sex marriage and the legalization of cannabis in the United States . 

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 After Governor McGreevey resigned in the midst of a sex scandal in 2004 , Richard Codey served again as acting governor from November 15 , 2004 to January 17 , 2006 . Codey was the only acting governor during this time , as the 2003 legislative elections had given the Democrats outright control of the state senate . Codey 's tenure ended with the inauguration of Governor Jon Corzine on January 17 , 2006 . 

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 Jay Inslee – current Governor of the State of Washington 

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 After several episodes where the state had multiple " acting governors " in the span of a few years following the resignations of Governor Christine Todd Whitman in 2001 and Governor James E. McGreevey in 2004 , popular sentiment and political pressure from the state 's residents and news media outlets sought a permanent and tenable solution to the issue of gubernatorial succession . A referendum put before the state 's voters authorized the amendment of the state 's constitution in 2006 . This amendment provided for the state 's first lieutenant governor to be elected in the state 's 2009 gubernatorial election . 

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 Huntsman served as Governor of Utah from January 2005 until August 2009 , but resigned during the first year of his second term to serve as United States Ambassador to China , a position to which he was appointed by Democratic President Barack Obama . Speculation of a Huntsman candidacy for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination began circulating in the media as early as 2008 and 2009 , while Huntsman was still unsure about his political future . In August 2010 , a group of political strategists with ties to Huntsman formed a political action committee now called " Horizon PAC " that had the resources to provide a framework for launching Huntsman 's campaign in the event he chose to run . The PAC was formed in part as an effort to draft Huntsman into seeking the GOP nomination . 
