The United States Presidential line of Succession is the order in which the Vice President of the United States and other officers of the United States federal government assume the powers and duties of the U.S. presidency (or the office itself, in the instance of succession by the vice president) upon an elected president's death, resignation, removal from office, or incapacity.
Current order
This is a list of the current presidential line of succession, as specified by the United States Constitution and the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 as subsequently amended to include newly created cabinet offices. The majority of individuals on this list are women since Claire Underwood established an all female cabinet in 2017.
| 1 | Vice President of the United States | Mark Usher |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Brett Cole |
| 3 | President Pro Temp of the Senate | |
| 4 | Secretary of State | Marcy Siegerson |
| 5 | Secretary of the Treasury | Unknown Female |
| 6 | Secretary of Defense | Robyn Cohen |
| 7 | Attorney General of the United States | Jennifer Baumgarten |
| 8 | Secretary of the Interior | Unknown Female |
| 9 | Secretary of Agreculture | Unknown Female |
| 10 | Secretary of Commerce | Unknown Female |
| 11 | Secretary of Labor | Unknown Female |
| 12 | Secretary of Health and Human Services | Unknown Female |
| 13 | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Unknown Female |
| 14 | Secretary of Transportation | Unknown Female |
| 15 | Secretary of Education | Unknown Female |
| 16 | Secretary of Education | Unknown Female |
| 17 | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Unknown Female |
| 18 | Secretary of Homeland Security | Unknown Female |