The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution addresses issues related to presidential succession and disability.
The governor of Wisconsin is the head of government of Wisconsin and the commander-in-chief of the state's army and air forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws,and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Wisconsin Legislature,to convene the legislature,and to grant pardons,except in cases of treason and impeachment. The position was first filled by Nelson Dewey on June 7,1848,the year Wisconsin became a state. Prior to statehood,there were four governors of Wisconsin Territory.
Ronald Louis Ziegler was the 13th White House Press Secretary,serving during President Richard Nixon's administration.
Melvin Eugene Carnahan was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 51st governor of Missouri from 1993 until his death in 2000. Carnahan was a Democrat and held various positions in government.
In the United States,impeachment is the process by which a legislature may bring charges against an officeholder for misconduct alleged to have been committed with a penalty of removal. Impeachment may also occur at the state level if the state or commonwealth has provisions for it under its constitution. Impeachment might also occur with tribal governments as well as at the local level of government.
Judith K. Moriarty is an American politician from Missouri. She was the first woman to serve as Missouri Secretary of State. She was impeached in 1994 for conduct issues,and forced from office. She was a member of the Democratic Party,until 2005,switching to the Libertarian Party.
Rebecca McDowell "Bekki" Cook is an American politician from Missouri,United States. She served as the 36th Missouri Secretary of State from December 1994 to January 2001.
The lieutenant governor of Oklahoma is the second-highest executive official of the state government of Oklahoma. As first in the gubernatorial line of succession,the lieutenant governor becomes the new governor of Oklahoma upon the death,resignation,or removal of the governor. The lieutenant governor also serves as the president of the Oklahoma Senate,and may cast a vote to break ties in that chamber.
The presiding officer of the United States Senate is the person who presides over the United States Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum,recognizing members to speak,and interpreting the Senate's rules,practices,and precedents. Senate presiding officer is a role,not an actual office. The actual role is usually performed by one of three officials:the vice president of the United States;an elected United States senator;or,under certain circumstances,the chief justice of the United States. Outside the constitutionally mandated roles,the actual appointment of a person to do the job of presiding over the Senate as a body is governed by Rule I of the Standing Rules.
The lieutenant governor of Missouri is the first person in the order of succession of the U.S. state of Missouri's executive branch,thus serving as governor in the event of the death,resignation,removal,impeachment,absence from the state,or incapacity due to illness of the governor of Missouri. The lieutenant governor also serves,ex officio,as president of the Missouri Senate. The lieutenant governor is elected separately from the governor,and therefore may be of a different party than the governor.
The lieutenant governor of Wisconsin is the first person in the line of succession of Wisconsin's executive branch,thus serving as governor in the event of the death,resignation,removal,impeachment,absence from the state,or incapacity due to illness of the governor of Wisconsin. Forty-one individuals have held the office of lieutenant governor since Wisconsin's admission to the Union in 1848,two of whom—Warren Knowles and Jack Olson—have served for non-consecutive terms. The first lieutenant governor was John Holmes,who took office on June 7,1848. The current lieutenant governor is Sara Rodriguez,who took office on January 3,2023.
An impeachment trial is a trial that functions as a component of an impeachment. Several governments utilize impeachment trials as a part of their processes for impeachment,but differ as to when in the impeachment process trials take place and how such trials are held.
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Missouri:
A lieutenant governor is an official in state governments of 45 out of 50 of the United States. In most cases,the lieutenant governor is the highest officer of state after the governor,standing in for that officer when they are absent from the state or temporarily incapacitated. In the event a governor dies,resigns or is removed from office,the lieutenant governor typically becomes governor.
Larry Brunk was an American politician. He served as the State Treasurer of Missouri from 1929 to 1933.
The 1998 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 3,1998,for the post of Governor of Arizona. Jane Dee Hull,the incumbent Republican Governor of Arizona,defeated the Democratic nominee and Mayor of Phoenix,Paul Johnson. Hull became the first woman to win a gubernatorial election in Arizona,although not the first woman to serve as governor of Arizona,.
The impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson,17th president of the United States,was held in the United States Senate and concluded with acquittal on three of eleven charges before adjourning sine die without a verdict on the remaining charges. It was the first impeachment trial of a U.S. president and was the sixth federal impeachment trial in U.S. history. The trial began March 5,1868,and adjourned on May 26.
Donald Trump,the 45th president of the United States,was impeached for the second time on January 13,2021,one week before his term expired. It was the fourth impeachment of a U.S. president,and the second for Trump after his first impeachment in December 2019.
In the United States,federal impeachment is the process by which the House of Representatives charges the president,vice president,or another civil federal officer for alleged misconduct. The House can impeach an individual with a simple majority of the present members or other criteria adopted by the House according to Article One,Section 2,Clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution.
Similar to the Congress of the United States,state legislatures can impeach state officials,including governors and judicial officers,in every state except Oregon. In addition,the legislatures of the territories of American Samoa,Northern Mariana Islands,and Puerto Rico have impeachment powers. Impeachment describes the process through which the legislature may bring charges and hold a trial with a penalty including removal from office.
