Lt. Governor Knoll dies Nov 13, 2008
Mrs. Knoll will be succeeded as lieutenant governor by the current president pro tempore of the state Senate, Republican Joseph B. Scarnati III of Jefferson County. "She was a tremendous leader for the commonwealth and embodied the type of character expected of true, effective public servants," Mr. Scarnati said last night. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Lawmakers Join Call To Overturn Marriage Ban Nov 12, 2008
Senate President Pro Tempore Don Perata and Assembly Speaker Karen Bass are among the signers. Bass said in a news release issued Monday that "the inalienable right to equal treatment under the law must be protected and upheld.". (KSBW 8, CA)
Georgia House Republicans stick with Speaker Glenn Richardson Nov 11, 2008
Mark Burkhalter, R-Alpharetta, to continue as speaker pro tempore, another position that will be subject to a vote of the full legislature in January. The Republican caucus also elected its own leadership team outright: choosing Rep. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Redistricting catches on Nov 10, 2008
The campaign against Proposition 11 was run by Senate President Pro Tempore Don Perata, an Oakland Democrat who could not seek re-election this year because of term limits ... Incoming Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, said he and other Senate Democrats support an independent redistricting commission, though he opposed Proposition 11. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Rendell vows to remain Pa. governor through 2010 Nov 9, 2008
Rendell vows to remain Pa. governor through 2010. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Byrd stepping down from key Senate post Nov 8, 2008
Byrd will remain a member of the committee and will continue to serve as the Senate's president pro tempore. "I have been privileged to be a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee for 50 years and to have chaired the committee for 10 years, during a time of enormous change in our great country, both culturally and politically," Byrd said in his statement, in which he also praised the election of Obama. (Boston Globe)
Byrd quits as Appropriations panel chairman Nov 8, 2008
Byrd remains the Senate's president pro tempore, a largely symbolic post reserved for the longest-serving member of the majority party. It puts him third in the line of presidential succession after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Wide range of topics covered by legislative update Nov 8, 2008
Some attendees included Madison County Board of Education Vice-President Mary Louise Stow; Madison County School System Superintendent Dr. Terry Davis; Alabama Senators Tom Butler and Arthur Orr; Alabama Representative Laura Hall; President Pro Tempore Mary Jane Caylor; Director of Secondary Education Dr. Sandra Spivey; Madison County Board of Education Chief Financial Officer Karen O Bannon; Director of Elementary Education Dr. Rita Cantrell and Sparkman High School Principal Manuel Wallace.... (Madison County Record, AL)
Byrd's Exit Marks End of Era Nov 8, 2008
Still, Byrd is expected to retain some of his plum office space in the U.S. Capitol by virtue of his continued position as President Pro Tempore. That post puts him third in line for the presidency behind the vice president and the Speaker. (Roll Call)
Obama meets with economic experts Nov 8, 2008
Next in line to be governor is the Republican president pro tempore the state Senate. Rather than take the chance that the GOP would gain control of the governor's office, Rendell has signaled he will stay put for the time being. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
LETTERS: NCT, Nov. 6, 2008 Nov 7, 2008
" Sounds like healing America to me! Roger wrote on Nov 6, 2008 12:35 PM:In the last paragraph of RoseMarie Reno's letter, she calls OSHA. Suspect she should have called OSHPD (the pathologically obtuse building department for hospitals). Sheeesh wrote on Nov 6, 2008 12:40 PM:More bad news for yahoos[-] wrote on Nov 6, 2008 11:42 AM:I see that Governor Schwarzenegger is proposing a large tax increase to help shore up the deficit. Sorry, all. He was your Republican, remember? The guy you picked... (North County Times)
Second day elected, first day at work Nov 7, 2008
Pam Byrnes of Washtenaw County's Lyndon Township as speaker pro tempore. Huckleberry also participated in committee discussions and assignments. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
County, State Sidestep Obama Sweep Nov 7, 2008
Laster, who served as co-leader in the Senate last year and this year, would likely have become president pro tempore if the Democrats had won control of the upper house. Laster was quoted on The Daily Oklahoma website this morning as saying Obama's decision not to campaign in the state hurt the party. (County-Wide News, Inc., OK)
Gay marriage ban foes take fight to the courts Nov 7, 2008
Incoming Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, is looking to push for a new ballot measure. I think it is plain wrong to write discrimination into the state Constitution. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Albany charter win shifts power Nov 6, 2008
In July, the referendum's author, Council President Pro Tempore Richard Conti, called the council "the weakest legislative body in the state of New York.". The change approved by a vote of 11,627 to 3,896 requires council approval of midyear raises and departmental reorganizations. (Albany Times Union)
Ballots included many local races Nov 6, 2008
Throughout the district, Basnight, president pro tempore of the state Senate, tallied 61,805 votes. He was unopposed. (Washington Daily News, NC)
PROFILES: Learn about the new elected senators Nov 6, 2008
He served as majority leader and president pro tempore for 19 of his 22 years in the Senate. Risch received a bachelor of science in forestry and a law degree, both from the University of Idaho. (USA Today)
Incumbent commissioners keep seats Nov 5, 2008
Basnight is the president pro tempore of the N.C. Senate. In the race for the 2nd District seat in the state House, incumbent Rep. (Washington Daily News, NC)
County Voters Like McCain, Laster, Jett Nov 5, 2008
Laster would have been in line to become President Pro Tempore of the Senate had the Democrats maintained control but reports out of Oklahoma City say the Republicans took control of that body for the first time in state history. Prior to this election, each party had 24 members in the Senate. (County-Wide News, Inc., OK)
Time to choose a new president Nov 3, 2008
Nancy Pelosi would then become president and Senate President Pro Tempore Robert Byrd, D-W. Va. would then become vice president. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Black presidents we have known Nov 3, 2008
For a soberer assessment of how Mays' scenario would play out, you have to turn back the clock to 1964, when high-minded pulp writer Irving Wallace published his bestselling novel Wallace's hero, Douglass Dilman, begins the story as a cipher and token: A black politician who has chosen not to make waves and whose reward is to be appointed Senate president pro tempore. With the sudden deaths of the president, vice-president and House speaker, laws of succession unexpectedly thrust Dilman into the... (Salon)
#&149; 2008 fall election endorsements #&149; Nov 2, 2008
This past year, he served as the Assembly's minority leader pro tempore, which put him in the position of running the Assembly floor for the Republican conference. That job put him in the position of needing to work directly with his majority party counterparts. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Fate of Byrd as Appropriations Panel Chief Uncertain Oct 29, 2008
Democratic sources have said that Reid is quietly plotting to oust 90-year-old Byrd from the chairmanship and dismiss him from the position of president pro tempore the seat that is third in line to the presidency, according to a report published Tuesday on Politico. com. (Fox News)
Fewer cops not a problem, chief says Oct 29, 2008
"There are obvious concerns out there in regard to maintaining public safety with those vacancies," said Council President Pro Tempore Richard Conti. "We're also in a financial condition where we have to monitor those concerns. They need to find creative ways to manage. The financial situation is not going to get better. Some people are fooling themselves that there is a pot of money and we're going to be able to restore those positions.". (Albany Times Union)
Black Presidents Oct 25, 2008
There, Douglass Dilman, president pro tempore of the Senate, happens into the Oval Office after the president and the speaker of the House die in a ceiling collapse. Unavailable on DVD, The Man is now a rarity, and yet it clearly forecasts the screen existences of subsequent black presidents. (Slate)
Judicial Pay Raise Reargument Focuses on Plaintiffs' Standing Oct 24, 2008
John P. Krill Jr., attorney for former Senate President Pro Tempore Robert C. Jubelirer, R-Blair; former House Speaker John M. Perzel, R-Philadelphia; and former Senate Majority Leader David J. Brightbill, R-Lebanon, said this case did not belong in federal court and that suspicions of corruption in the judiciary or the Legislature should be dealt with by seeking recusal of judges, seeking to reopen cases, appealing decisions or leaving it up to voters to elect new officials. Krill's comments... (Law.com)
District 27 senate debate shows candidates have more commonalities than diversities Oct 24, 2008
President pro tempore. Another difference, probably to be expected, came when they were asked, if elected, who they would vote for as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate ... Coffey held the President pro tempore position for a month in July, 2007, and is currently the Co-President pro tempore, a power-sharing position created due to the current 24-24 senate split between democrats and republicans. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Dems push universal health care Oct 22, 2008
Don Williams, president pro tempore, represented the Obama campaign at the meeting and was met with overwhelming applause from the audience. "With Barack Obama and a Democratic Congress, we will get reform in the year 2010," he said. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Liberal and 'real Americans' Oct 22, 2008
Some had great parliamentary skill and presided well, while others found the task boring, were incapable of maintaining order, or chose to spend most of their time away from Washington, leaving the duty to a president pro tempore. Some made an effort to preside fairly, while others used their position to promote the political agenda of the administration. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Taking the Witness Chair, but Not Owning It Oct 21, 2008
As the former Senate president pro tempore, he sat frequently in the presiding officer's chair. And Stevens, the longest-sitting Republican in the Senate, often rests his haunches at his center-aisle desk on the Senate floor. (Washington Post)
City woman gains support for husband's release Oct 20, 2008
Donald Williams, president pro tempore of the state Senate, in the parking lot outside United Action Connecticuts public meeting on health care and immigration Sunday at Our Lady of Mercy Parish Hall in Plainville ... Senate President Pro Tempore Don Williams, D-29th District, attended the event on behalf of the Obama campaign. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Northside seniors recognized for saving swimmer Oct 20, 2008
They returned to Northside to begin their senior year, and one day they received notes from Marc Basnight, President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate. Shortly afterward, each received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from Representative Walter B. Jones, who called them courageous young men. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Senator's contempt in court Oct 19, 2008
"My bottom wasn't bare," the former Senate president pro tempore retorted. Even the prosecutor had to laugh at that line joining the jurors, who seemed to find comedy in the entire performance. (Chicago Tribune)
Knoll hospitalized in Baltimore for cancer treatment Oct 17, 2008
If Knoll is unable to complete her term, Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, R-Jefferson County, would become lieutenant governor ... Former Senate President Pro Tempore Robert Jubelirer, an Altoona Republican, served as lieutenant governor from October 2001 through January 2003 after former GOP Gov. Tom Ridge resigned to become national Homeland Security director and then-Lt. (Tribune Review)
Friendly Fenway Oct 14, 2008
Also yukking it up: Middlesex DA Gerry Leone, Rhode Island President Pro Tempore John Revens and former Mass. Senate prez Bob Travaligni, TD Banknorth Garden's Mary Clivio, club owner Joe Cimino, SBLI's Bob Sheridan, Celtics managing partner Steve Pagliuca, playwright Dick Flavin, producer Paul Boghosian, PR exec Geri Denterlein, Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau prez Pat Moscaritolo, developer John Rosenthal, Red Sox counsel Elaine Weddington Steward, former news anchor Natalie... (Boston Globe)
5th Circuit ordered to review appeals Oct 7, 2008
At the 5th Circuit, only Judges Fredericka Wicker, Susan Chehardy, Clarence McManus, Greg Guidry and pro tempore Judge Madeline Jasmine will handle the writ applications, according to their resolution, which says they "have had no hand" in the process that is under fire. CONTINUED 1. (Nola.com -- Sports)
How the Senate's 60 Lawyers Voted on Bailout Bill Oct 4, 2008
The 90-year-old president pro tempore has never formally practiced, having obtained his degree from American after taking night classes while a senator. D-Md. (Law.com)
Joint Center Engages Tennessee Leaders on Obama and McCain Health Care Reform Proposals and Health Equity Oct 4, 2008
The Honorable Lois M. DeBerry, Speaker Pro Tempore (invited), Tennessee General Assembly; Dr. Wayne J. Riley, President and CEO of Meharry Medical College; and Dr. Bob Fisher, President of Belmont University will give opening remarks. Presenters and panelists will represent: the Joint Center Health Policy Institute, Drexel University's School of Public Health, Meharry Medical College, Tennessee Department of Health, Belmont University and Tennessee State University. (PR Newswire)
December 2005 Oct 3, 2008
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Statement on Federal Assistance for Alaska. (White House News Releases)
2 Superior Court judges named to Appeals Court Sep 24, 2008
Swann was appointed to Superior Court in 2003 and is its current presiding civil judge, and he has been a judge pro tempore at the Court of Appeals, meaning that he fills in when more judges are needed. He also worked in private practice. (AZCentral -- News)
Divided Pa. Legislature heads into home stretch Sep 23, 2008
Legislature heads into home stretch. Talking past each other is nothing new in Harrisburg there s been plenty of it during the past two years of divided government. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Democratic Assemblywoman Endorses Republican Sep 23, 2008
Parra wasnt alone in her endorsement, however, as her father, Pete, also endorsed 30th Assembly candidate Danny Gilmore over Shafter Mayor Pro Tempore Fran Florez. Gilmore, a retired California Highway Patrol officer, made the announcement with the Parras Monday morning at the Liberty Bell, and Parra explained her reasoning. (KERO 23, CA)
Budget discontent spurs overhaul call Sep 21, 2008
Incoming Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, wants lawmakers to work on a sweeping overhaul of state government: taxes, schools, state-local government relations and more. I think it's our obligation to present a series of options to the voters, over the next two to four to six years, that allow them to have a voice in fixing what they know to be a broken system, Steinberg said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Beer ban weighed at Albany's 'Alive at Five' events Sep 16, 2008
Richard Conti, the council's president pro tempore, did not take a stand on the issue. But he said the discussion should not be limited only to Alive at Five. (Albany Times Union)
* Improved ties with PRC benefits world: Ma Sep 16, 2008
Honduran Ambassador Marlene Villela-Talbott, who also doubles as the president of Pro Tempore of the Central American Integration System Group in Taiwan, thanked Taiwan for its long-standing support and urged Ma to encourage more Taiwanese businesspeople to invest in the region. Ma recently returned from a five-day trip to South and Central America last month to attend the inauguration of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo and Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Cards' run exceeded expectations Sep 16, 2008
Even ace pro tempore Adam Wainwright missed more than two months with a finger injury. Yet names like Lohse, Todd Wellemeyer and Braden Looper provided solid stability for a rotation that ranks sixth in the league in ERA.. (MLB.com -- St. Louis Cardinals)
Candidates in NH's 2nd Congressional District Sep 6, 2008
EXPERIENCE - Elected to state Senate in 2002 where he was majority leader; served four terms in state House where he was speaker pro tempore, assistant majority leader and majority caucus whip. Owns construction company; served as Hudson selectman, Hudson town councilor, member of the United States Police Canine Association, past president of the Hudson Taxpayers Association, chairman of the State Building Code Review Board and a member of the Masons. (Concord Monitor)
The Presidential Succession Aug 30, 2008
From 1792 to 1886 the officer designated by Congress, under the Constitution, as heir-apparent was the President pro tempore of the Senate; since 1886 it has been the Secretary of State ... He is not needed as President of the Senate, for in any case the Senate would have a presiding officer -- just as it now has a President pro tempore when the Vice President is absent or is exercising the office of the President of the United States ... His position was solidly taken: if there were no Vice... (The Atlantic Online)
Nevada legislator offers lobbying lesson, falls toward sword in his dual role Aug 30, 2008
Amodei, president pro tempore of the state senate and a Republican, spoke before industrialists and other business people at the WINevada breakfast and took a few questions afterward. WIN stands for Western Industrial Nevada. (KRNV.com, NV)
Reporters Notebook: The Rough and Tundra of Alaska Politics Aug 30, 2008
Ted Stevens, the most senior Republican in the Senate and former president pro tempore, on charges of failing to report gifts. Known for donning Incredible Hulk ties, Stevens trial starts in late September and could bleed past the November election. (FOXNews)
Wide-boat bill becomes a law Aug 28, 2008
But as Senate President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight was about to call the vote, Sen. Ed Jones, a Democrat who represents Chowan County, rose to speak against it. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Pa. Lt. Gov. Knoll being treated for cancer Aug 22, 2008
Under the state constitution, if Knoll is unable to complete her term, Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, R-Jefferson, would become lieutenant governor. On the Net. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Liberia: Supreme Court Intervenes in Senate's Saga Aug 22, 2008
"With Reporter D. Sonpon Weah, The Analyst Staff Writer, reports.Supreme Court Justice in Chambers, Cllr. Jamesetta Howard-Wolokolie, has mandated the Plenary of the Liberian Senate to stay all actions regarding the suspension and replacement of Senate President Pro-Tempore, Senator Isaac Nyenabo, pending a consultative meeting with the high court.The Chamber Justice has scheduled the consultative meeting with a selective group of senators for Monday, September 1, 2008 in a citation issued as... (allAfrica.com)
FORUM: Questions still linger about CAA Aug 19, 2008
Leonard A.Fasano, R-34, of North Haven is the Senate minority leader pro tempore. Write to him at Legislative Office Building, Suite 3400, Hartford 06106. (New Haven Register, CT)
ELECTION 2008: Corporation commission hopefuls answer key query: Is it market or mandate? Aug 17, 2008
Bob Robson is athe speaker pro tempore of the Arizona Legislature and the chair of the rules committee. He was the vice mayor of Chandler, and served eight years on the Chandler City Council. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Plan to outline improvements to Havens Garden Aug 14, 2008
In other business, the council appointed Mayor Pro Tempore Doug Mercer, Councilman Archie Jennings, Bill Sykes, David Norwood, David Emmerling, John Tate and Austin Smithwick to the advisory review group charged with providing the council recommendations for implementing the harbor-management plan accepted by the council last month. In endorsing the plan, Jennette and the council made it clear they will analyze it and determine which of its components the city may want to implement. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Council to review Aug 13, 2008
Mayor Pro Tempore Doug Mercer, who at the June 23 meeting broached the subject of modifying some of the city s fees, said he wanted to look at increasing some fees because some of our fees had not been changed in 20-plus years. As for the fees charged for privilege licenses, Mercer said he believed an increase was needed to address a great inequity in what was in the scale. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Trudging Through Augh-ust Aug 12, 2008
The Senate shall choose their other officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the office of President of the United States. The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
GOP leader: Cuts alone won't close budget gap Aug 10, 2008
We do not want to shove this problem off again to another year, Senate President Pro Tempore Don Perata, D-Oakland, said Thursday. We are going to solve it this year, one way or the other. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Fee increase Aug 9, 2008
Mayor Pro Tempore Doug Mercer suggested the city adjust some of its fees to bring them in line with fees charged by other cities and towns. At that meeting, the council increased the maximum fee for a privilege license in three categories manufacturing, retail and wholesale establishments that have gross receipts of more than 25,000 from 500 to 2,500. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Art Rustigan, 101, famous for his cuisine, personality Aug 5, 2008
Burns served as president pro tempore of the state Senate, he asked the Rustigan brothers to replicate their cuisine for a celebratory meal in the state Capitol, Jack Rustigan recalled. Mr. Rustigan packed all the ingredients, employees and know-how for the trip north, and won a state Senate proclamation as his thanks. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Governor asks sales tax hike to close gap Aug 5, 2008
Representatives for Senate President Pro Tempore Don Perata, D-Oakland, and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Denise Ducheny, D-San Diego, declined to comment on a tax-increase proposal not confirmed by the governor's office. We said all along that everything is on the table, said Steve Maviglio, spokesman for Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Ted Stevens National Monument Aug 3, 2008
Take Senate President pro tempore emeritus Ted Stevens ... Its harder to forgive the current Senate President pro tempore, Robert Byrd, for. (Townhall.com)
Balfour to lead National Conference of State Legislators Aug 2, 2008
"To be elected NCSL president is a great honor for Don and for the state of Georgia," said President Pro Tempore Eric Johnson (R-Savannah). "I have been honored to work with Don in representing the Gwinnett area since I came to the Senate," said Sen. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Atlanta and Georgia polls find strong support for school vouchers Aug 2, 2008
Citizens understand that giving parents and children options is not only good for the student, but that competition will help improve our public schools, said Senate President Pro Tempore Eric Johnson, R-Savannah. The legislature has grown more supportive of school vouchers since Republicans took control of the House and Senate earlier this decade. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
