The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest ranking office in the executive branch 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. In this capacity,the vice president is empowered to preside over the United States Senate,but may not vote except to cast a tie-breaking vote. The vice president is indirectly elected at the same time as the president to a four-year term of office by the people of the United States through the Electoral College,but the electoral votes are cast separately for these two offices. Following the passage in 1967 of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the US Constitution,a vacancy in the office of vice president may be filled by presidential nomination and confirmation by a majority vote in both houses of Congress.
Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Minnesota from 1964 to 1976. He was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 1984 presidential election but lost to incumbent Ronald Reagan in an Electoral College and popular vote landslide.
The president pro tempore of the United States Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate,after the vice president. According to Article One,Section Three of the United States Constitution,the vice president of the United States is the president of the Senate,and the Senate must choose a president pro tempore to act in the vice president's absence.
Thomas Esang "Tommy" Remengesau Jr. is a Palauan politician. In 2013,he was elected the ninth president of Palau and was re-elected to that office in 2016. Previously he served as the seventh president of the island nation from 2001 to 2009. He served as a Senator in the Palau National Congress between his two administrations. In sum,Remengesau was elected Vice-President of Palau in 1992 and 1996,then president in 2000,2004,2012 and 2016.
The Hawaii State Senate is the upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature. It consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands and is led by the President of the Senate,elected from the membership of the body,currently Ron Kouchi. The forerunner of the Hawaii Senate during the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii was the House of Nobles originated in 1840. In 1894,the Constitution of the Republic of Hawaii renamed the upper house the present senate. Senators are elected to four-year terms and are not subject to term limits.
The Liberal Party of the Philippines abbreviated as the LP,is a liberal political party in the Philippines.
John Randolph Thune is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Dakota,a seat he has held since 2005. A member of the Republican Party,he has been the Senate majority leader and Senate Republican leader since 2025. Thune is in his fourth Senate term and is the dean of South Dakota's congressional delegation. From 1997 to 2003,he served three terms as the U.S. representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district.
This article covers the history of women in the United States Senate and various milestones achieved by female senators. It includes a list of all women who have served in the Senate,a list of current female senators,and a list of states represented by women in the Senate. The first female U.S. senator,Rebecca Latimer Felton,represented Georgia for a single day in 1922,and the first woman elected to the Senate,Hattie Caraway,was elected from Arkansas in 1932. As of January 2025,63 women have served in the upper house of the United States Congress,of which 25 are currently serving. Additionally,Kamala Harris as vice president serves as President of the Senate.
Alejandro "Alex" Padilla is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from California,a seat he has held since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,Padilla served as the 30th secretary of state of California from 2015 to 2021 and was a member of the California State Senate and the Los Angeles City Council.
Elias Camsek Chin is a Palauan politician. He served as the Vice President of Palau from 1 January 2005 to 15 January 2009. He was elected as the president of the Senate of Palau from 16 January 2013 to 19 January 2017.
General elections were held in Palau on 4 November 2008 to elect the President and members of the National Congress. The presidential election was won by Johnson Toribiong. Incumbent President Tommy Remengesau was ineligible to run because he had served the maximum two consecutive terms allowed and announced that he would run for a seat in the Senate.
Hokkons Baules is a businessman and a politician,and currently a member of the Senate of Palau. He has been the president of the Senate since 19 January 2017. He was elected in 2008 to fill the seat of the late Senate president Johnny Reklai. He had previously served in the Senate of the Second Olbiil Era Kelulau from 1985 until 1988.
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress. The Senate and the United States House of Representatives comprise the federal bicameral legislature of the United States. Together,the Senate and the House have the authority under Article One of the U.S. Constitution to pass or defeat federal legislation. The Senate has exclusive power to confirm U.S. presidential appointments to high offices,approve or reject treaties,and try cases of impeachment brought by the House. The Senate and the House provide a check and balance on the powers of the executive and judicial branches of government.
Surangel Samuel Whipps Jr. is a Palauan businessman and politician,who has served as the president of Palau since 2021. He served as senator from 2008 to 2016. He is from the State of Ngatpang. Whipps assumed office as the President of Palau on 21 January 2021.
J. Uduch Sengebau Senior is a Palauan lawyer,judge,and politician who has served as the Vice President of Palau from 2021 to 2025. She was previously a member of the Senate of Palau from 2013 until she took office as Vice President.
General elections were held in Palau on 3 November 2020 to elect a President and the National Congress.
The following lists events that happened during 2020 in the Republic of Palau.
The 2026 United States Senate elections are scheduled to be held on November 3,2026,with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections,the winners of which will serve six-year terms in the United States Congress from January 3,2027,to January 3,2033. Senators are divided into three groups,or classes,whose terms are staggered so that a different class is elected every two years. Class 2 senators were last elected in 2020 and will be up for election in this cycle.
Yositaka "Yosi" Adachi is a Palauan politician. He was the Governor of Koror for 3 consecutive terms from 2006 until 2018 when he stepped down due to the term limits imposed by the constitution of Koror.
General elections were held in Palau on 5 November 2024 to elect a President and the National Congress. Incumbent President Surangel Whipps Jr. faced former president Tommy Remengesau Jr. in the election,and was reelected in a landslide. This was the first presidential election where Remengesau lost.
