pro tem

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The Arcadia city government announced that next week it would select a mayor and mayor pro tem from among the remaining council members.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

That morning, the president pro tem was 83-year-old Robert Byrd of West Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

If Warsh isn’t confirmed before Powell’s term expires in May, Powell said he would serve as chair pro tem, continuing to lead the institution until Warsh is confirmed.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

“The one thing that’s pretty clear is that the president cannot select a chair pro tem, if Powell’s term expires,” Scott Alvarez, the former Fed general counsel, said in an interview.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

And so he went away; and the supreme command was accepted pro tem, by General Lake, till such time as a fit substitute could be selected.

From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis