<Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Office </Th> <Th> Incumbent </Th> <Th colspan="2"> Party </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Vice President </Td> <Td> Mike Pence </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Speaker of the House of Representatives </Td> <Td> Paul Ryan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> President pro tempore of the Senate </Td> <Td> Orrin Hatch </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Secretary of State </Td> <Td> Mike Pompeo </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Secretary of the Treasury </Td> <Td> Steven Mnuchin </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Secretary of Defense </Td> <Td> Jim Mattis </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Attorney General </Td> <Td> Jeff Sessions </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Secretary of the Interior </Td> <Td> Ryan Zinke </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Secretary of Agriculture </Td> <Td> Sonny Perdue </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Secretary of Commerce </Td> <Td> Wilbur Ross </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Secretary of Labor </Td> <Td> Alexander Acosta </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Secretary of Health and Human Services </Td> <Td> Alex Azar </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Secretary of Housing and Urban Development </Td> <Td> Ben Carson </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Secretary of Transportation </Td> <Td> Elaine Chao </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Secretary of Energy </Td> <Td> Rick Perry </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Secretary of Education </Td> <Td> Betsy DeVos </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Secretary of Veterans Affairs </Td> <Td> Robert Wilkie </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Secretary of Homeland Security </Td> <Td> Kirstjen Nielsen </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Office </Th> <Th> Incumbent </Th> <Th colspan="2"> Party </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Vice President </Td> <Td> Mike Pence </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Speaker of the House of Representatives </Td> <Td> Paul Ryan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> President pro tempore of the Senate </Td> <Td> Orrin Hatch </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Secretary of State </Td> <Td> Mike Pompeo </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Secretary of the Treasury </Td> <Td> Steven Mnuchin </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Secretary of Defense </Td> <Td> Jim Mattis </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Attorney General </Td> <Td> Jeff Sessions </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Secretary of the Interior </Td> <Td> Ryan Zinke </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Secretary of Agriculture </Td> <Td> Sonny Perdue </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Secretary of Commerce </Td> <Td> Wilbur Ross </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Secretary of Labor </Td> <Td> Alexander Acosta </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Secretary of Health and Human Services </Td> <Td> Alex Azar </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Secretary of Housing and Urban Development </Td> <Td> Ben Carson </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Secretary of Transportation </Td> <Td> Elaine Chao </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Secretary of Energy </Td> <Td> Rick Perry </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Secretary of Education </Td> <Td> Betsy DeVos </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Secretary of Veterans Affairs </Td> <Td> Robert Wilkie </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Secretary of Homeland Security </Td> <Td> Kirstjen Nielsen </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> </Tr> </Table>
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