<Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Office </Th> <Th> Current officer </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Vice President </Td> <Td> Mike Pence ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Speaker of the House of Representatives </Td> <Td> Paul Ryan ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> President pro tempore of the Senate </Td> <Td> Orrin Hatch ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Secretary of State </Td> <Td> Rex Tillerson ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> Secretary of the Treasury </Td> <Td> Steven Mnuchin ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> Secretary of Defense </Td> <Td> Jim Mattis ( I ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> Attorney General </Td> <Td> Jeff Sessions ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> Secretary of the Interior </Td> <Td> Ryan Zinke ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> Secretary of Agriculture </Td> <Td> Sonny Perdue ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> Secretary of Commerce </Td> <Td> Wilbur Ross ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Td> Secretary of Labor </Td> <Td> Alex Acosta ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> Secretary of Health and Human Services </Td> <Td> Alex Azar ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Td> Secretary of Housing and Urban Development </Td> <Td> Ben Carson ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> -- </Th> <Td> Secretary of Transportation </Td> <Td> Elaine Chao ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 </Th> <Td> Secretary of Energy </Td> <Td> Rick Perry ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 15 </Th> <Td> Secretary of Education </Td> <Td> Betsy DeVos ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 16 </Th> <Td> Secretary of Veterans Affairs </Td> <Td> David Shulkin ( I ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17 </Th> <Td> Secretary of Homeland Security </Td> <Td> Kirstjen Nielsen ( I ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> <Ol> <Li> Jump up ^ Not a natural - born citizen ( acquired U.S. citizenship by naturalization ) and thus ineligible for the Presidency . </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Office </Th> <Th> Current officer </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Vice President </Td> <Td> Mike Pence ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Speaker of the House of Representatives </Td> <Td> Paul Ryan ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> President pro tempore of the Senate </Td> <Td> Orrin Hatch ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Secretary of State </Td> <Td> Rex Tillerson ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> Secretary of the Treasury </Td> <Td> Steven Mnuchin ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> Secretary of Defense </Td> <Td> Jim Mattis ( I ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> Attorney General </Td> <Td> Jeff Sessions ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> Secretary of the Interior </Td> <Td> Ryan Zinke ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> Secretary of Agriculture </Td> <Td> Sonny Perdue ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> Secretary of Commerce </Td> <Td> Wilbur Ross ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Td> Secretary of Labor </Td> <Td> Alex Acosta ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> Secretary of Health and Human Services </Td> <Td> Alex Azar ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Td> Secretary of Housing and Urban Development </Td> <Td> Ben Carson ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> -- </Th> <Td> Secretary of Transportation </Td> <Td> Elaine Chao ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 </Th> <Td> Secretary of Energy </Td> <Td> Rick Perry ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 15 </Th> <Td> Secretary of Education </Td> <Td> Betsy DeVos ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 16 </Th> <Td> Secretary of Veterans Affairs </Td> <Td> David Shulkin ( I ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17 </Th> <Td> Secretary of Homeland Security </Td> <Td> Kirstjen Nielsen ( I ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> <Ol> <Li> Jump up ^ Not a natural - born citizen ( acquired U.S. citizenship by naturalization ) and thus ineligible for the Presidency . </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
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