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Anderson was first elected to the City Council in 2022 and is in her first term as mayor pro tem.
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Mary Ramsey
updated September 9, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Tillis then contacted the North Carolina Senate’s president pro tem, whose former chief of staff was the U.N.C. system’s general counsel.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The lower tier includes Xavier Becerra, a former state attorney general and Biden cabinet member; Toni Atkins, the former president pro tem of the state Senate; state schools Superintendent Tony Thurmond and former state Controller Betty Yee.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
Missouri Republicans have signaled openness to redistricting after the state House Speaker pro tem reportedly got a call from the White House last month, according to the Missouri Independent.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 6 Aug. 2025
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Mary Ramsey
updated September 9, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Tillis then contacted the North Carolina Senate’s president pro tem, whose former chief of staff was the U.N.C. system’s general counsel.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The lower tier includes Xavier Becerra, a former state attorney general and Biden cabinet member; Toni Atkins, the former president pro tem of the state Senate; state schools Superintendent Tony Thurmond and former state Controller Betty Yee.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
Missouri Republicans have signaled openness to redistricting after the state House Speaker pro tem reportedly got a call from the White House last month, according to the Missouri Independent.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Pro tem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pro%20tem. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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