claim: "about half of the presidents have been governors; half of them, senators."
author: ted cruz
evidence_1: prior to the revolution, lieutenant governors presided over the governors' ... a  half century would pass before the nation would have to address that murky ... in  1947, after the vice presidency had been vacant for most of a presidential term,  .... it will give me philosophical evenings in the winter [while at the senate] and  rural ...
evidence_2: or the governor of a state or territory, for ... on memorial day the flag should be  flown at half-staff from sunrise until noon only, then ... and, as a result, there were  many conflicting policies. ... it is to fly 10 days at half-staff after the death of ...  president pro tempore of the senate, the majority leader of the senate, the  minority.
evidence_3: sep 12, 2014 ... almost half of them also served in their state's legislatures, although ... senators,  to be selected for cabinet positions or for vice president. ... six sitting governors  were previously state attorney generals, five of them democrats.
evidence_4: jul 3, 2018 ... legislative power has been reasserted after budget struggle. it's difficult to see  how gov. murphy can maneuver around emboldened senate president. ...  opinion: governor doesn't even get half a loaf as sweeney takes the cake ...  by convincing them that the governor would bear the lion's share of the ...
evidence_5: jul 2, 2018 ... trump faces flag dilemma: when should it be lowered to half-staff? ... president  donald trump has ordered u.s. flags on federal property be ... each time, flags  over federal buildings and u.s. ships were lowered for four days. ... governors  and mayors, too, can order the lowering of flags of their state or city.