Richard Tawney

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Richard Tawney
Tawney presidential portrait.jpg
46th President of the United States
Assumed office
December 13, 2019
Preceded byArnold Wolf
48th Vice President of the United States
In office
January 20, 2017 – December 13, 2019
Preceded byVincent Diehl
Succeeded byJay Joseph Dietrich
House Majority Whip
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by[not-Jim Clyburn]
Succeeded by[not-Steve Scalise]
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byNPC-Republican
Succeeded byNPC-Republican
Personal details
Born
Richard George Tawney

November 3, 1960
Gaffney, South Carolina
CitizenshipAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCaroline Martin (m. 1995)
Children4
Parents
  • George Tawney (father)
  • Joanne Winslow (mother)
ResidenceWhite House
EducationUnited States Air Force Academy

Richard George Tawney (born November 3, 1960) is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 48th vice president from 2017 to 2019 under Arnold Wolf and served in the United States House of Representatives as House Majority Whip from 2011 to 2015. During his tenure in the House he represented Tennessee's 1st Congressional district.