President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate
The president pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate (commonly known as the "president pro-tem") is a constitutionally-created office in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The current president pro tempore is Republican Kim Ward.
Overview
[edit]The position of president pro tempore replaced the abolished position of speaker of the Senate in the Constitution of 1874.[1]
The office is filled through election by the full Senate membership, though its holder typically comes from the majority party. The president pro tempore is designated as second in the gubernatorial succession, behind the lieutenant governor.[1][2][3]
Duties
[edit]The president pro tempore presides over the Senate in the absence of the lieutenant governor and appoints committee chairs, votes on all bills, and is the leader of the Senate. In issues involving both chambers of the General Assembly, the president pro tempore confers with the speaker of the House.[1]
List of speakers of the Pennsylvania Senate
[edit]List of presidents pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ The Constitutionalist Quids, or the "Old Republicans" where a faction within the Democratic-Republican Party who were strongly opposed to cooperation with Federalists
- ↑ The Improvement Democrats, or Pro-Improvement Democrats, where a faction in the early Democratic party that argued for a strong federal government to intervene in the American economy and support infrastructure construction
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Senate of Pennsylvania". Archived from the original on October 4, 2001. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ↑ "The Constitution of Pennsylvania: Article IV §13 — When Lieutenant Governor to act as Governor". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ↑ "The Constitution of Pennsylvania: Article IV §14 — Vacancy in office of Lieutenant Governor". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
