Vice President of the United States
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| - | The '''Vice President of the United States''' (sometimes referred to as '''VPOTUS''' or '''Veep''') is the first in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new [[President of the United States]] upon the death, resignation, or removal of the president. As designated by the Constitution of the United States, the vice president also serves as the President of the [[Senate]], and may break tie votes in that chamber. The current Vice President of the United States is [[ | + | The '''Vice President of the United States''' (sometimes referred to as '''VPOTUS''' or '''Veep''') is the first in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new [[President of the United States]] upon the death, resignation, or removal of the president. As designated by the Constitution of the United States, the vice president also serves as the President of the [[Senate]], and may break tie votes in that chamber. The current Vice President of the United States is [[Robert Hudson]]. |
==List of Vice Presidents== | ==List of Vice Presidents== | ||
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| [[Republican Party|Republican]] | | [[Republican Party|Republican]] | ||
| [[Akeem Mellis]] | | [[Akeem Mellis]] | ||
| + | | '''51''' | ||
| + | | [[Robert Hudson]] | ||
| + | | [[Image:RHudson.jpg|100px]] | ||
| + | | January 20, 2029 | ||
| + | | ''Incumbent''<hx><small>''(term expires January 20, 2032)''</small> | ||
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Revision as of 05:03, 6 March 2011
The Vice President of the United States (sometimes referred to as VPOTUS or Veep) is the first in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death, resignation, or removal of the president. As designated by the Constitution of the United States, the vice president also serves as the President of the Senate, and may break tie votes in that chamber. The current Vice President of the United States is Robert Hudson.
List of Vice Presidents
| # | Vice President | Took office | Left office | Party | President | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Dick Cheney | 
| January 20, 2001 | January 20, 2009 | Republican | George W Bush | |||||
| N/A1 | Elizabeth Warren | 
| N/A | N/A | Republican | John McCain | |||||
| 47 | Aaron Reid | 
| January 20, 2009 | January 20, 2013 | Republican | Elizabeth Warren | |||||
| 48 | Andrew Merrilin | 
| January 20, 2013 | January 20, 2017 | Republican | ||||||
| 49 | Andrew Brockmeier | 
| January 20, 2017 | January 20, 2021 | Democratic | Whitney Mason | |||||
| 50 | Tim Kent | 
| January 20, 2021 | January 20, 2029 | Republican | Akeem Mellis | 51 | Robert Hudson | File:RHudson.jpg | January 20, 2029 | Incumbent<hx>(term expires January 20, 2032) |
Footnotes
- 1 Elizabeth Warren was elected as John McCain's running mate in the 2008 Presidential election, making her Vice President elect. However, McCain died before the electoral college met and Warren was selected to be President in place of McCain.
See also
| Vice Presidents of the United States of America |
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| Dick Cheney.Elizabeth Warren.Aaron Reid.Andrew Merrilin.Drew Brockmeier · Tim Kent . Robert Hudson.Marcus Cavalier.Teddy Williams |
| United States Presidential Elections |
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| 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | 2028 | 2032 | 2036 | 2040 See also: Elections | House | Senate | Governors | President |
