The Vice President
The vice president!!
The Vice President
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there is no vice president of the senate. The vice president of the united states presides over the senate as the president of the senate ex officio. The highest ranking senator serves as the president pro tempore (sometimes referred to as tem) and presides in the absence of the president ex officio / vice president
Not at the same time. Additional information: The Vice-President serves as President of the Senate, but is not a Senator. He can only vote in the event of a tie.
vise president of the senate I think
True.
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.
A senator is never "appointed" president. He may be elected President of the U.S., in which case he must leave the Senate before taking office as President. In this case his successor is selected in accordance with the law of the state from which he came. Some states require a special election to fill the seat very quickly; others permit the Governor to appoint a successor who serves until the next general election (usually 2 years or less away) in which a successor will be elected to serve the reminder of the former senator's term. A senator may also be elected President pro tempore of the Senate. In this case he remains a senator but presides over the Senate in the absence of the Vice President who is also the President of the Senate.
John McCain is an United States senator. He serves as a senator for the state of Arizona. John McCain also ran for president in 2008.
The president pro tempore, or president pro tem, will fill in as president of the Senate until the vice president returns. Only elected and active senators can fill this role. The president pro tempore is typically a member of the majority party who has been in continuous service as a senator for longer than any of his or her party peers.