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Dayvault, the town’s mayor pro tem, had received a text to meet with some folks who’d road-tripped from hours away.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Grassley is the current Senate president pro tempore, or president pro tem, which places him third in line for the presidency after Vance and Johnson.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Lee’s Summit voters have elected Beto Lopez, the city’s current mayor pro tem and a two-term member of City Council, to the mayor’s office.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
McCarty and mayor pro tem Kelvin Dupree also spoke during public comment periods at recent TCC board meetings.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Grassley is the current Senate president pro tempore, or president pro tem, which places him third in line for the presidency after Vance and Johnson.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Lee’s Summit voters have elected Beto Lopez, the city’s current mayor pro tem and a two-term member of City Council, to the mayor’s office.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
McCarty and mayor pro tem Kelvin Dupree also spoke during public comment periods at recent TCC board meetings.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Pro tem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pro%20tem. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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