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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 ...
A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. [1] The phrase pro tempore is Latin "for the time being".
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 ...
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 ...
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., on Tuesday became the first female Senate president pro tempore, the second-highest-ranking position in the chamber.
Pro tempore (/ ˌ p r oʊ ˈ t ɛ m p ə r i,-ˌ r eɪ /), abbreviated pro tem or p.t., [1] [2] is a Latin phrase which best translates to 'for the time being' in English. This phrase is often used to describe a person who acts as a locum tenens ('placeholder') in the absence of a superior, such as the president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, who acts in place of the president of the United ...
President Party Since Alabama Del Marsh: R 2010 Arizona Eddie Farnsworth: R 2019 Arkansas Jim Hendren: R 2019 California Toni Atkins: D 2018 Colorado Kerry Donovan: D 2021 Connecticut Martin Looney: D 2015 Delaware David McBride: D 2017 Florida David H. Simmons: R 2018 Georgia Butch Miller: R 2018 Idaho Brent Hill: R 2010 Indiana Rodric D. Bray ...
The annual salary of each senator, since 2009, is $174,000; [50] the president pro tempore and party leaders receive $193,400. [50] [51] In 2003, at least 40 senators were millionaires; [52] by 2018, over 50 senators were millionaires (partly due to inflation). [53]