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A total of 9 US Presidents were both former US Representatives as well as former Senators. Three were elected Vice Presidents who succeeded to the Presidency, but only one (LBJ) was also elected President. Another (Andrew Johnson, became a Senator afterbeing President.
James Garfield (20th President) was simultaneously a US representative, Senator-elect, and President-elect, having being appointed to a vacant US Senate seat in Ohio that he never occupied.
Representatives/Senators who became President- Andrew Jackson - 7th President (representative and later senator from Tennessee)
- William H. Harrison - 9th President (representative and senator from Ohio)
- John Tyler * 10th President (representative and senator from Virginia who was elected Vice President and served 47 months after succeeding William Henry Harrison)
- Franklin Pierce - 14th President (representative and senator from New Hampshire)
- James Buchanan - 15th President (representative and senator from Pennsylvania)
- Andrew Johnson * 17th President (representative from Tennessee, elected to Senate after leaving the White House)
- John F. Kennedy - 35th President (representative and senator from Massachusetts)
- Lyndon B Johnson - 36th President (representative and senator from Texas)
- Richard Nixon - 37th President (representative and senator from California)
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Can a senator or representative be appointed to the office of the president?
Presidents are not appointed- they are elected. A senator or representative can run for president , but if elected president , he must resign any previous office before he takes office as president.
The president can veto any proposed bill?
No. The President can only veto a bill after it has passed both houses of congress. He can not touch it until it reaches that point. At that point he either signs it or vetoes it. If a senator or representative proposes a bill, the president has nothing to do with it.
Has any president after leaving office taken another role in government for example senator?
yes Andrew Johnson became a senator in 1975 and John Quincy Adams was a representative from 1843-1848
Was President Harrison a senator at any time?
President William Henry Harrison served as the U.S. Senator from Ohio March 4, 1825 - May 20, 1828.
Can a us senator vote for president?
Senators can vote like any US citizen for the president. They do not have any special powers in that regard.
How do you address an envelope to a husband and wife if the wife is a state representative?
If "representative" is the actual title, I would go with - Representative & Mr Smith. Or, if "senator" is the title then - Senator & Mr Smith A: As a general rule, the safe way of addressing this would be: To the Honorable Mr. and Mrs. Smith 1234 Any Street Anytown, ST. 12345
Who approves a treaty negotiated by the president?
The Congress has to approve any treaty or truce signed by the president, ambassador, or any representative.
What is the minimum age to be a US representive?
In the United States a person must be at least 35 to be President or Vice President, 30 to be a Senator, or 25 to be a Representative, as specified in the U.S. Constitution. Most states in the U.S. also have age requirements for the offices of Governor, State Senator, and State Representative. Some states have a minimum age requirement to hold any elected office (usually 21 or 18). Most states will not allow ballot access to people who do not meet the age requirement of the office they are running for.
Who can introduce a law to Congress?
In a state - any member of the State Legislature. In the Congress - any member of the Representative or Senator.
Did Dwight D. Eisenhower change the constitution?
The US President does not have the power to change the Constitution; however the US Congress added the 24th Amendment to the Constitution during the Eisenhower Presidency."The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax."
What amendment ends poll taxes?
Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax. Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Passed August 27, 1962. Ratified January 23, 1964. This Amendment was sponsored by US Senator Spessard Lindsay Holland of Florida (Democrat).
Can a senator run for the senate and the presidency in the same election?
Yes, they may. There are no qualifications or limitations in either article 1 or 2 of the constitution that would prevent a candidate for the senate from also running for President or Vice-President.
