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Gov. DiZoglio? Well, maybe. Here’s why

Some people run for governor. Some have it thrust upon them. Just ask state Auditor Diana DiZoglio.

With Gov. Maura Healey and just about every other elected Democrat in state government headed for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, it looks like the Methuen pol could spend at least part of next week as acting governor.

Here’s why: When Healey is out of town, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll serves as acting governor under the state’s line of succession. When they’re both out of pocket, Secretary of State Bill Galvin sits in the big chair.

If, for some reason, Galvin is unable to serve, the acting governor’s duties fall to Attorney General Andrea Campbell. And if she can’t serve, state Treasurer Deb Goldberg steps into the breach.

Healey, Driscoll, Campbell, Galvin, and Goldberg, all are delegates to the DNC, which starts Monday and runs until next Thursday.

So, under the state’s line of succession, DiZoglio likely will spend at least some time next week as acting governor, she told MassLive.

Politico’s Massachusetts Playbook was the first to report the news.

Plans are still being firmed up. And both DiZoglio and Healey were tight-lipped about what might happen − and when.

But “I’ll certainly be in the [State House] next week,” DiZoglio said, adding that she’s currently focused on getting some outstanding audits out the door.

“The work of the auditor’s office is taking up my time this week,” she continued. “But next week, certainly I will be in touch if we have any plans, and certainly I will shift my schedule accordingly for the responsibilities of being acting governor when everybody’s at the convention and out of town.”

Speaking to reporters after an event at the State House, Healey said she didn’t “know about my schedule entirely yet,” for convention week.

Healey is among the nation’s female governors scheduled to sit on an Aug. 21 panel discussion in Chicago hosted by “Veep” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus, CNN reported.

Asked if she’d briefed DiZoglio, Healey added “We’ll do what’s appropriate,” adding, “Government will continue. It’s OK. It’s OK.”

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