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Since the office was created in 1789, 92 individuals, from 39 of the 50 states, have served as president pro tempore of the Senate. The current president pro tempore is Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who assumed office on January 3, 2025, at the start of the 119th Congress. In 2001, the honorary title of president pro tempore emeritus was created, and ...
At 91 years, 4 months and 15 days old, Grassley is the oldest sitting United States senator, the longest-serving Republican in congressional history, and the sixth-longest-serving U.S. senator in history. He served as president pro tempore emeritus of the Senate from 2021 to 2025.
The office of president pro tempore was established by the Constitution of the United States in 1789. Between 1792 and 1886, the president pro tempore was second in the line of presidential succession, following the vice president and preceding the speaker. Through 1891, the president pro tempore was appointed on an intermittent basis only ...
As the longest-serving Democratic senator, Byrd served as President pro tempore four times when his party was in the majority: [13] from 1989 until the Republicans won control of the Senate in 1995; for 17 days in early 2001, when the Senate was evenly split between parties and outgoing Vice President Al Gore broke the tie in favor of the ...
President pro tempore William R. King: March 4 – April 18, 1853 President of the Senate David Rice Atchison: April 18, 1853 – December 4, 1854 President pro tempore Lewis Cass: December 4, 1854 President pro tempore Jesse D. Bright: December 5, 1854 – June 9, 1856 President pro tempore Charles E. Stuart: June 9–10, 1856 President pro ...
With Election Day approaching on Tuesday, Nov. 5, former President Donald Trump is the oldest presidential nominee in U.S. history at age 78. If he were to win the race against Vice President ...
President pro tempore Chair: Judiciary: 2 1766 Mitch McConnell: Kentucky: January 3, 1985 Chair: Rules: 3 1812 Patty Murray: Democratic Washington: January 3, 1993 President pro tempore emerita Ranking Member: Appropriations: 4 1827 Ron Wyden: Oregon: February 6, 1996 Ranking Member: Finance: 5 1831 Dick Durbin: Illinois: January 3, 1997 Former ...
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) - Former President George H.W. Bush celebrates his 90th birthday Thursday. A list of the 10 longest-lived U.S. presidents, their age and the day they died, if applicable: 1.