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New York was the birth state of eight vice presidents, the most of any state: George Clinton, Daniel D. Tompkins, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Schuyler Colfax, William A. Wheeler, Theodore Roosevelt, and James S. Sherman. New York was also the home state of an additional four vice presidents—Aaron Burr, Chester A. Arthur, Levi P ...
Two vice presidents—George Clinton and John C. Calhoun—served under more than one president. The incumbent vice president is JD Vance, who assumed office as the 50th vice president on January 20, 2025. [3] [4] There have been 50 U.S. vice presidents since the office was created in 1789. Originally, the vice president was the person who ...
While the exact nature of the role varies in each administration, since the vice president's service in office is by election, the president cannot dismiss the vice president, and the personal working-relationship with the president varies, most modern vice presidents serve as a key presidential advisor, governing partner, and representative of ...
The role that various vice presidents-elect have played in United States presidential transitions has differed. Two vice presidents-elect have been in charge of presidential transitions as formal chairmen, Dick Cheney in the presidential transition of George W. Bush (2000–01) [2] and Mike Pence in the presidential transition of Donald Trump ...
Of the 49 vice presidents in U.S. history, nine of them — or nearly 1 in 5 — have risen to the presidency due to death or resignation. The first was John Tyler, who became president after ...
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.
Before becoming Vice President, Harris served as a U.S. Senator from California and Attorney General of the Golden State. Harris also campaigned for the 2020 Presidential nomination, and even ...
State legislature Vice President Year(s)served Notes Indiana House of Representatives: Thomas A. Hendricks: 1849 Speaker of the House 1849 Kentucky House of Representatives: Richard M. Johnson: 1804–1806; 1819; 1841-1843 and 1850 (after vice presidency) Only vice president to serve in a state legislature after his vice presidency. Died in office