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The vice president of the United States is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the United States federal government after the president of the United States. [1] The vice president also serves as the president of the Senate and may choose to cast a tie-breaking vote on decisions made by the Senate. Vice presidents have ...
A list of U.S. vice presidents grouped by primary state of residence and birth, with priority given to residence. Only 22 out of the 50 states are represented. Vice presidents with an asterisk (*) did not primarily reside in their respective birth states (they were not born in the state listed below).
The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest ranking office in the executive branch [8] [9] of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice president is also an officer in the legislative branch, as the president of the Senate.
This is a list of vice presidential or similar positions, and their current holders. A vice president is a standalone office existing for deputizing or replacing a president. In other countries where the vice presidency is absent or vacant, a separate office or series of offices may instead be designated ex officio to act as head of state, for ...
This is a list of vice presidents of the United States by age.The first table charts the age of each vice president of the United States at the time of that person's inauguration (first inauguration if that person was elected to multiple and consecutive terms), at the time that that person left office, and at the time of that person's death.
President of the United States: 1844: Lost to James K. Polk: John Tyler: Vice President of the United States: 1836: Lost to Richard Mentor Johnson. Later won in 1840. George M. Dallas: Democratic nomination for President of the United States: 1848: Lost to Lewis Cass: Millard Fillmore: United States Senator from New York 1843: Lost to Silas ...
Nineteen of the 49 vice presidents of the United States have attempted a run for the presidency after being elected vice president. [1] Six have been elected to the presidency, or almost a third of running vice-presidents, while seven have lost the presidential election, and one has dropped out. Eleven have earned the primary nomination in ...
This category directly includes the article and its category on each United States vice president, regardless what other subcategories they may exist in. Subcategories This category has the following 51 subcategories, out of 51 total.