Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman has been elected as national chair of the 2026-2027 Executive Committee of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) at the organization’s 2026 annual meeting.
Coleman will provide leadership on NLGA’s strategic efforts, guiding the association’s work to foster bipartisan partnerships across state lines, champion the role of lieutenant governors, and enhance the effectiveness of state and territorial governments.
“NLGA provides a trusted forum for the nation’s lieutenant governors to come together, exchange ideas and best practices, and learn from one another,” Coleman said. “I’m honored that my peers have elected me to serve as chair of this distinguished organization.”
NLGA is the professional, nonpartisan, nonprofit association for lieutenant governors and officials first in line of succession in the states and U.S. territories. Coleman is the fourth NLGA Chair from Kentucky since the organization’s inception in 1962.
Former Kentucky Gov. Martha Layne Collins, Kentucky’s only female governor, also served as NLGA chair and was the first woman to serve in the role.
Coleman will serve as chair until the next annual meeting in June 2027. For more information on NLGA, visit www.nlga.us.
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