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A president pro tempore is the leader of the Senate when the Vice-President is not there. (pro tempore is Latin phrase which means "for the time being".) Unlike the VP, he can also vote to create a tie, since he is a Senator. The position is elected by the Senators. Not so oddly, a member of the majority party always wins and it has become customary to choose the one with the longest seniority in Senate.
The current (2014) President Pro Tempore is Patrick Leahy (D-VT).
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 11y agoPro tem is short for pro tempore and means for the time being, temporarily or temporary.
The President Pro Tempore of the U. S. Senate is the person who temporarily presides over the Senate while the U. S. Vice President is unavailable. By tradition, that is the most senior member of the majority party in the Senate. In 2012, that is Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, who assumed office in January 1963.
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∙ 8y agoThe president pro tempore of the US Senate is elected by the Senators. Nowadays, every senator votes a for a member of his party and they choose the party member who has the longest seniority in the Senate. The current "pro tem" is Orrin Hatch, from Utah.
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∙ 9y agoThe President Pro Tempore is the leader of the Senate in the absence on the Vice President. This officer is the third in the presidential line of succession.
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∙ 11y agoThe President Pro Tempore of the U. S. Senate stands in when the President of the Senate (the Vice President of the United States) is not there.
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In the Vice President's absence the presiding officer of the Senate is the?
President Pro Tempore of the Senate. The office also existed in the Confederate States of America.
The president o f the Senate is called?
The person that is known is the vice president.
If a senate seat needs to be filled because of an emergency who is in charg of filling it?
President pro tempore President pro tempore President pro tempore
Who becomes president if all president vice president speaker of the house secretary of state and president pro tempore all die?
The President pro tempore of the Senate is the next in line of succession after the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
What actors and actresses appeared in Touchy Situation - 1996?
The cast of Touchy Situation - 1996 includes: Branwen Tempro as Kelly
Who is currently the president pro tempore?
The current president pro tempore is Daniel Inouye from Hawaii.
What is an honorary position in the Senate?
As the people's representative to make various legislation, this gives the members of the senate the honorary position.
What is the president pro tempore commonly called?
pro tem
The president pro tempore is commonly called?
pro tem
Was Jimmy Carter pro choice or pro life when he ran for president?
pro-life
Was Ronald Reagan pro choice or pro life when he ran for president?
pro-life
Who presides over the Senate in the absence of the Vice-President?
The President pro tempore is the second highest ranking official of the United States Senate . He is a senator who is elected to his position by the Senate.In actual practice it is not unusual for the vice-president and pro temp to both be absent. In that case another senator or, I think, one of the staff serves as time-keeper and keeps track of who has the floor.
