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| Acting President of the United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office February 15, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice President | Vacant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Benjamin Bryant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th Vice President of the United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office February 14, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Benjamin Bryant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jakob Ainsley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senate Minority Leader | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office February 1, 2021 – February 14, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Selina Meyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Vacant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senate Majority Whip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office January 26, 2021 – February 1, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | Selina Meyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Rachel Harper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Vacant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States Senator from Kentucky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office January 14, 2021 – February 14, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Malcom Morrison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Vacant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acting United States Secretary of Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office January 1, 2021 – January 14, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Benjamin Bryant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Benjamin Venus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Nick Jackson (acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Trey Michael Cranfield April 3, 2003 Paoli, Indiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Republican (2021-present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence(s) | Paoli, Indiana Washington, D.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Stanford University (B.S) George Washington University (Ph.D.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Trey Michael Cranfield is an American politician serving as the acting president of the United States, as well as the sixth and current vice president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Kentucky in the United States Senate from January to February 2021, and has held the positions of Senate Minority Leader, chair of the Senate Republican Conference, and Senate Majority Whip. He previously served as the acting United States secretary of defense under Benjamin Bryant.
Early Life
Trey Michael Cranfield was born on April 3, 2003 in Jasper, Indiana. Although, he has and currently lives in Paoli, IN.
Cranfield attended elementary school at Throop Elementary, graduating with academic honors, winning the honor roll every year. He also received the Presidential Award for Academic Achievement.
After graduating elementary school in good fashion, he attended Paoli Jr. Sr. High School. He was the Secretary of the Paoli Jr. Sr. High School NJHS program, and the Vice President of the 9th grade class (freshman class).
Cranfield is also in the Pride of Paoli band program, one of the top notch programs in the state of Indiana. The band has won 15 ISSMA Championship titles, 6 runner-ups, and has been in the finals 34 times. The program is led by new band director, Benjamin Werne.
Acting Secretary of Defense
On January 1, 2021 President Benjamin Bryant announced he would be nominating Cranfield to serve as the secretary of defense, and until his pending Senate confirmation commenced, would be serving in the position in an acting capacity. Shortly after he took office, Cranfield announced he would be challenging his fellow cabinet official Rick Fitzpatrick in the district three Senate Race, where Cranfield was considered a narrow favorite. Cranfield won the election with 59% of the vote to Fiztpatricks' 40%, considered as an over-performance on Cranfield's behalf, and took office on January 14, 2021, immediately resigning from his position as acting secretary. Cranfield was succeeded by Nick Jackson on January 26, 2021.
U.S. Senate (Jan-Feb 2021)
Elections
January 2021
Main article: January 2021 United States Senate special election in district three
In January 2021 Cranfield challenged secretary Rick Fitzpatrick in the district three Senate special election, contested after the resignation of Senator Malcom Morrison. Cranfield ran uncontested in the Republican primary, and faced Fitzpatrick in the general election, in which he defeated the latter by nearly twenty percent in what many pundits believed to be a Republican over-performance in the midst of a dwindling majority. Cranfield took office a day later on January 14, 2021.
Tenure
Upon being sworn in, Cranfield remained mostly silent, until he began to gain traction within the Republican Caucus' establishment, eventually culminating in the ousting of Majority Whip Steven Harper, who two weeks prior left the caucus due to a dispute with Majority Leader Selina Meyer and vice president Jakob Ainsley. On January 26, 2021, Cranfield became the Republican whip with unanimous consent from the caucus, and immediately assumed the office of Senate Majority Whip, the third highest-ranking position in the Senate.
On January 27, 2021, Cranfield authored a bipartisan bill with Senator Kenneth Allen of Michigan to authorize emergency powers to President Benjamin Bryant after China directed the striking of a United States Naval vessel with a torpedo, killing 43 servicemembers and injuring hundreds more. The bill passed both chambers of congress and was signed by President Bryant on January 28.
On February 1, 2021, Cranfield introduced a motion to hold a snap election for President pro tempore of the Senate, in an attempt to remove Harry Bennett, the incumbent officeholder. The motion to hold the election failed, in which the motion to reconsider was laid on the table and remained open for 24 hours by vice president Jakob Ainsley. After the vote, the Independent Senators consisting of Kenneth Allen, Rachel S. Harper, Edwin House, and others formed the Reform Party. Soon thereafter, the Vice President, Speaker of the House, and Senate Minority Leader all left the community. Cranfield assumed the positions of Chairman of the Republican Party and the Senate Minority Leader.
On February 3, 2021, a day after Senator Harry Bennett shockingly aligned with Cranfield in the Senate Republican Caucus, Cranfield and Bennett both voted in favor of S.R. 235 in a Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the rules of impeachment proceedings against vice president Jakob Ainsley, who was impeached almost unanimously by the United States House of Representatives on February 1, 2021.
On February 4, 2021, Ainsley was convicted by the United States Senate, conducted by a private ballot at the request of Cranfield. Upon his conviction, the office was vacant, and Cranfield was floated as a possible option as a replacement for vice president of the United States under President Bryant. Early in the morning on February 5, it was announced that Cranfield had been selected as Ainsley's successor.
On February 8, as provisional chair of the Republican National Committee, Cranfield appointed former president Joey to former majority leader Selina Meyer's old seat in district four. The appointment received backlash from speaker of the House Hillary Cunningham, who voted in favor of Cranfield's nomination to the vice presidency the day prior. Cranfield resigned his position on February 14, 2021 upon assuming the vice presidency.
Vice president (Feb 2021-present)
Cranfield was nominated by President Benjamin Bryant on February 5, 2021, and his nomination was sent to the United States House of Representatives for consideration. His hearing was conducted on February 6, lasting nearly two hours, and he received a sufficient number of votes for confirmation in the early morning of February 8; his unanimous confirmation in the House is a first for a major Executive Branch nominee. His confirmation passed the Senate unanimously. Cranfield is the first federal official and vice president to assume office after the impeachment and conviction of a sitting officeholder.
On February 13, 2021, President pro tempore Harry Bennett suspended the rules and allowed the bypass of a hearing for Cranfield, immediately opening the vote on his confirmation. Early in the morning on February 14, Cranfield received a sufficient number of votes to be confirmed as the sixth vice president of the United States, and took office shortly thereafter.
On February 14, 2021, President Bryant issed a statement that as of February 15, he would be invoking the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution, citing family concerns. Due to this occurrence, Cranfield assumed the responsibilities of the presidency at 5:00pm EST, and is to remain acting president of the United States until 11:59pm EST on February 18, 2021.
Early on February 17, 2021, Cranfield announced he approved the emergency declaration request from the governor of Puerto Rico and was deploying 2,500 members of the District of Columbia National Guard in response to Hurricane Perry.
Electoral History
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Republican | ✓ Trey Cranfield | 1,145,991 | 59.59% | +7.17 | |
| Democratic | Rick Fitzpatrick | 774,993 | 40.30% | −13.16 | |
| Write-in | 1,848 | 0.09% | |||
| Turnout | 1,922,832 | 100% | −1.04 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | 6.47% | |||