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She was later followed by Toni Atkins, who went on to become the first LGBTQ+ woman to serve as Assembly speaker and Senate president pro tempore.
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Chris Ward, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Similarly to how a city has a dedicated mayor pro tempore run council meetings when the mayor is not present, the commissioners court presiding officer will be in charge of conducting court meetings if O’Hare is absent.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
The White House handed over a notification of the first strike to Sen. Chuck Grassley, who is the president pro tempore of the Senate, two days later.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The 35-member Senate will elect its president pro tempore-designate at the end of the 2026 fiscal session that begins in April, after the Senate Republican Caucus selects its nominee for the post.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2025
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Chris Ward, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Similarly to how a city has a dedicated mayor pro tempore run council meetings when the mayor is not present, the commissioners court presiding officer will be in charge of conducting court meetings if O’Hare is absent.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
The White House handed over a notification of the first strike to Sen. Chuck Grassley, who is the president pro tempore of the Senate, two days later.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The 35-member Senate will elect its president pro tempore-designate at the end of the 2026 fiscal session that begins in April, after the Senate Republican Caucus selects its nominee for the post.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Pro tempore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pro%20tempore. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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pro tempore
adverb
pro tem·po·re
prō-ˈtem-pə-rē 
: for the present
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