Vice President of the United States

The Vice President of the United States is a top political position, just under President of the United States.

Vacancies

During 2003, after Hoynes' resignation and before the appointment of Russell, the office was vacant. During this short period, Zoey Bartlet was kidnapped, causing President Josiah Bartlet to briefly step aside, and according to the rules of succession, Speaker of the House Glen Allen Walken briefly served as Acting President.

After Leo McGarry's untimely death on November 7, 2006, Santos was without a Vice President-Elect, and he waited until after his inauguration to appoint a successor. This caused a vacancy to occur shortly after January 20, 2007.

List of Vice Presidents

Image	Vice President	Party	Timeline	Served Under	Source
	Aaron Burr				Stirred
	Nixon	Republican	circa 1957	Dwight D. Eisenhower	17 People
Vice President Hoynes	John Hoynes	Democratic	January 20, 1999 — May 2, 2003	Josiah Bartlet	Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc; Life On Mars
	Robert Russell, Jr.	Democratic	July 2003 — January 20, 2007		Han; The Last Hurrah
Vice President-elect McGarry	Leo Thomas McGarry (Vice President-elect)	Democratic	elected November 7, 2006; passed away before his inauguration	Matt Santos	Election Day (Part II)
Vice President-designate Baker	Eric Baker (Vice President-designate)	Democratic	still designate, as of January 20, 2007		Tomorrow