Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
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The Lieutenant Governor of Illinois is the state's second-highest executive officer, who succeeds the governor if necessary and typically oversees initiatives related to education, rural affairs, and economic development.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant Governor of Illinois canonical | 11 |
| Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T638082 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lieutenant Governor of Illinois Context triple: [Governor of Illinois, hasPart, Lieutenant Governor of Illinois]
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A.
Governor of Illinois
The Governor of Illinois is the state's chief executive, responsible for overseeing the executive branch, implementing state laws, and serving as commander-in-chief of Illinois’s military forces.
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B.
Lieutenant Governor
The Lieutenant Governor is the second-highest executive officer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, assisting the Governor and often acting as their successor or stand-in when needed.
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C.
Lieutenant Governor of Florida
The Lieutenant Governor of Florida is the second-highest executive officer in the state, serving as the governor’s top deputy and successor.
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D.
Lieutenant Governor of California
The Lieutenant Governor of California is the state's second-highest executive officer, who serves as acting governor when the governor is absent and holds roles on key state boards and commissions.
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E.
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
The Lieutenant Governor of Maryland is the second-highest executive official in the state, serving as the principal assistant and potential successor to the Governor in overseeing state government functions and policies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lieutenant Governor of Illinois Target entity description: The Lieutenant Governor of Illinois is the state's second-highest executive officer, who succeeds the governor if necessary and typically oversees initiatives related to education, rural affairs, and economic development.
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A.
Governor of Illinois
The Governor of Illinois is the state's chief executive, responsible for overseeing the executive branch, implementing state laws, and serving as commander-in-chief of Illinois’s military forces.
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B.
Lieutenant Governor
The Lieutenant Governor is the second-highest executive officer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, assisting the Governor and often acting as their successor or stand-in when needed.
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C.
Lieutenant Governor of Florida
The Lieutenant Governor of Florida is the second-highest executive officer in the state, serving as the governor’s top deputy and successor.
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D.
Lieutenant Governor of California
The Lieutenant Governor of California is the state's second-highest executive officer, who serves as acting governor when the governor is absent and holds roles on key state boards and commissions.
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E.
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
The Lieutenant Governor of Maryland is the second-highest executive official in the state, serving as the principal assistant and potential successor to the Governor in overseeing state government functions and policies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public office
ⓘ
state executive office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Illinois ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
Illinois Constitution
ⓘ
Illinois Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois Constitution of 1818
|
| electedWith | Governor of Illinois ⓘ |
| electionType | partisan election ⓘ |
| eligibleVoters | registered voters of Illinois ⓘ |
| firstOfficeHolder | Pierre Menard ⓘ |
| governingDocument | Article V of the Illinois Constitution ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalRole |
acts as Governor when the Governor is unable to serve
ⓘ
succeeds to the governorship upon vacancy ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
chairing or participating in state task forces and councils
ⓘ
promoting economic development in Illinois ⓘ promoting rural community development ⓘ supporting statewide education policy initiatives ⓘ |
| hasOfficeHolder | Juliana Stratton ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www2.illinois.gov/ltgov ⓘ |
| hasStyle | Lieutenant Governor ⓘ |
| hasSuccessionRole | first in line to succeed the Governor of Illinois ⓘ |
| jurisdictionCategory | U.S. state lieutenant governor office ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Illinois
|
| officeFormationYear | 1818 ⓘ |
| officeHolderPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| officeHoldersElectedIn | statewide election ⓘ |
| officeHolderStartDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| officeType | elected office ⓘ |
| overseesPolicyArea |
community development programs
ⓘ
economic development ⓘ education initiatives ⓘ intergovernmental affairs ⓘ rural affairs ⓘ rural economic development ⓘ |
| partOf |
Illinois executive branch
ⓘ
surface form:
Executive branch of Illinois
Government of Illinois ⓘ |
| positionInGovernment | second-highest executive officer of Illinois ⓘ |
| residence | Illinois ⓘ |
| seat | Springfield, Illinois ⓘ |
| succeeds | Governor of Illinois ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| termRenewal | renewable indefinitely ⓘ |
| worksWithOffice |
Illinois Department of Agriculture
ⓘ
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity ⓘ Illinois General Assembly ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lieutenant Governor of Illinois Description of subject: The Lieutenant Governor of Illinois is the state's second-highest executive officer, who succeeds the governor if necessary and typically oversees initiatives related to education, rural affairs, and economic development.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Illinois Constitution of 1970
this entity surface form:
Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois