Presidental Order of Succession
With the recent potential threat to our president aborted, I got curious of the current line up. I knew the top 2 after Obama, but who came next? Here it is if anyone else is curious! Yes, they do have it planned out this far!
1 Vice President and President of the Senate Joe Biden
2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi
3 President pro tempore of the Senate Robert Byrd
4 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
5 Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner
6 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
7 Attorney General Eric Holder
8 Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
9 Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
10 Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke
11 Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius (confirmation pending)
12 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan
13 Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood
14 Secretary of Energy Steven Chu
15 Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
16 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki
17 Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano
1 Vice President and President of the Senate Joe Biden
2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi
3 President pro tempore of the Senate Robert Byrd
4 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
5 Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner
6 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
7 Attorney General Eric Holder
8 Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
9 Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
10 Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke
11 Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius (confirmation pending)
12 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan
13 Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood
14 Secretary of Energy Steven Chu
15 Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
16 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki
17 Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano