Natural Resources Commissioner
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The Natural Resources Commissioner is a state level position. The duties of the position vary from state to state, but their general role is maintaining, protecting, and regulating natural resources, including state parks, forests and recreation areas.Elected vs. appointed
49 states have a natural resources commissioner, with Wyoming being the exception. The office is appointed either by the governor or a commission in 47 states, with elections for the position held in Texas and Washington.
Currently appointed
| State | Official Title | Current Occupant | Assumed office | Appointing Governor |
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| Alabama | Alabama Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources | N. Gunter Guy, Jr. | 2010 |  Robert J. Bentley
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| Alaska | Alaska Commissioner of Natural Resources | Daniel S. Sullivan | 2010 | Sean Parnell
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| Arizona | Arizona Commissioner of Lands | Maria Baier | 2009 | Jan Brewer
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| Arkansas | Arkansas Executive Director of Natural Resources Commission | J. Randy Young | 1985 |  Bill Clinton
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| California | California Secretary for Natural Resources | John Laird | 2011 | Jerry Brown
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| Colorado | Colorado Executive Director of Natural Resources | Mike King | 2010 | Bill Ritter
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| Connecticut | Connecticut Commissioner of Environmental Protection | Amey Marrella | 2009 | Mary Jodi Rell
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| Delaware | Delaware Secretary of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Collin O'Mara | 2009 | Jack Markell
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| Florida | Florida Secretary of Environmental Protection | Herschel Vinyard | 2011 | Rick Scott
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| Georgia | Georgia Commissioner of Natural Resources | Mark Williams | 2010 | Sonny Perdue
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| Hawaii | Hawaii Chairperson of Land and Natural Resources | William Aila | 2010 | Neil Abercrombie
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| Idaho | Idaho Director of Lands | George Bacon | 2007 | Appointed by Board of Land Commissioners |
| Illinois | Illinois Director of Natural Resources | Marc Miller | 2009 | Pat Quinn
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| Indiana | Indiana Director of Natural Resources | Robert Carter, Jr. | 2005 | Mitch Daniels
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| Iowa | Iowa Director of Natural Resources | Roger Lande | 2011 | Terry E. Branstad
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| Kansas | Kansas Secretary of Wildlife and Parks | Robin Jennison | 2011 | Sam Brownback
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| Kentucky | Kentucky Commissioner of Natural Resources | Carl Campbell | ||
| Louisiana | Louisiana Secretary of Natural Resources | Scott Angelle | 2004 | Kathleen Blanco
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| Maine | Maine Commissioner of Conservation | Bill Beardsley | 2011 | Paul LePage
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| Maryland | Maryland Secretary of Natural Resources | John Griffin | 2007 | Martin O'Malley
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| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs | Richard Sullivan | 2011 | Deval Patrick
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| Michigan | Michigan Director of Natural Resources | Rodney Stokes | 2011 | Rick Snyder
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| Minnesota | Minnesota Commissioner of Natural Resources | Tom Landwehr | 2011 | Mark Dayton
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| Mississippi | Mississippi Executive Director of Environmental Quality | Trudy Fisher | 2007 | Haley Barbour
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| Missouri | Missouri Director of Natural Resources | Sara Parker Pauley | 2011 | Jay Nixon
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| Montana | Montana Director of Natural Resources and Conservation | Mary Sexton | 2006 | Brian Schweitzer
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| Nebraska | Nebraska Director of Natural Resources | Brian Dunnigan | 2008 | Dave Heineman
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| Nevada | Nevada Director of Conservation and Natural Resources | Leo Drozdoff | 2010 | Jim Gibbons
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| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Executive Director of Fish and Game | Glenn Normandeau | 2008 | John Lynch
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| New Jersey | New Jersey Commissioner of Environmental Protection | Bob Martin | 2010 | Chris Christie
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| New Mexico | New Mexico Secretary of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources | John Bemis | 2011 | Susana Martinez
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| New York | New York Commissioner of Environmental Conservation | Joe Martens | 2011 | Andrew Cuomo
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| North Carolina | North Carolina Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources | Dee Freeman | 2009 | Beverly Perdue
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| North Dakota | North Dakota Director of Game and Fish | Terry Steinwand | 2006 | John Hoeven
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| Ohio | Ohio Director of Natural Resources | David Mustine | 2011 | John Kasich
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| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Director of Wildlife Conservation | Richard Hatcher | 2009 | Brad Henry
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| Oregon | Oregon Director of Land Conservation and Development | Richard Whitman | 2008 | Appointed by the Land Conservation and Development Commission |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources | John Quigley | 2009 | Ed Rendell
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| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Director of Environmental Management | Janet Coit | 2011 | Lincoln Chafee
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| South Carolina | South Carolina Director of Natural Resources | John Frampton | ||
| South Dakota | South Dakota Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources | Steven Pirner | 2000 | William Janklow
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| Tennessee | Tennessee Commissioner of Environment and Conservation | Robert Martineau | 2011 | Bill Haslam
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| Utah | Utah Director of Natural Resources | Mike Styler | 2006 | Jon Huntsman
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| Vermont | Vermont Secretary of Natural Resources | Deb Markowitz | 2010 | Peter Shumlin
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| Virginia | Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources | Doug Domenech | 2010 | Bob McDonnell
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| West Virginia | West Virginia Director of Natural Resources | Frank Jezioro | ||
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Secretary of Natural Resources | Cathy Stepp | 2011 | Scott Walker
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Currently elected
| State | Official Title | Current Occupant | Party | Assumed office | Term ends |
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| Texas | Texas Commissioner of General Land Office | Jerry Patterson |  Republican
| 2003 | 2015 |
| Washington | Washington Commissioner of Public Lands | Peter Goldmark |  Democrat
| 2009 | 2013 |
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