Office of the Vice President of the United States
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| formed = 1939
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| headquarters = Eisenhower Executive Office Building
| employees = Approx 100
| budget = US$ 2,591,000 (FY2022){{cite web|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BUDGET-2022-APP/pdf/BUDGET-2022-APP.pdf|work=govinfo.gov|title=Budget of the U.S. Government Fiscal Year 2022 - Appendix}}
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| chief1_name = Jacob Reses
| chief1_position = Chief of Staff to the Vice President
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| website = [https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/jd-vance/ Vice President JD Vance]
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The Office of the Vice President includes personnel who directly support or advise the vice president of the United States. The office is headed by the chief of staff to the vice president of the United States, currently. The office also provides staffing and support to the second lady of the United States. It is primarily housed in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (containing the vice president's ceremonial office),{{cite web|url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/vicepresident/ovp.html|via=National Archives|work=whitehouse.gov|title=Vice President of the United States - Ceremonial Office}} with offices for the vice president also in the West Wing, the U.S. Capitol, and in the vice president's official residence.
History
The vice president has three constitutional functions: to replace the president in the event of death, disability or resignation; to count the votes of electors for president and vice president and declare the winners before a joint session of Congress; and to preside over the Senate (with the role of breaking ties). According to Roger Sherman, a Connecticut congressional cabinet member and Founding Father, if the vice-president did not maintain the role of president of the Senate, then another member would have to occupy the neutral position and thus would make the Senate disproportionate.{{Cite web|title=Vice President's Role in Senate Is Occasionally Critical {{!}} Wilson Center|url=https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/vice-presidents-role-senate-occasionally-critical|access-date=2022-02-17|website=www.wilsoncenter.org|language=en}} Vice president had few official duties in the executive branch, and were thus considered part of the legislative branch for purposes of salary. Salary for staff of the Office of the Vice President continues to be funded through both legislative and executive branch appropriations.
For the first century and half of its history, the vice president had no staff other than a secretary and a personal assistant or two. This began to change with the 1939 Reorganization Act, which included an "Office of the Vice President" (who at the time was John Nance Garner), under the Executive Office of the President.
Vice President Henry Wallace was given actual executive duties during World War II, as was Alben Barkley, who became a member of the National Security Council in 1949.
The Office of the Vice President has been located in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building since the 1950s. The room in the EEOB was redesigned and included emblems of the Navy Department, coinciding with the office's original purpose, the process was spearheaded by a Boston interior designer, William McPherson.{{Cite web|title=The Vice President's Residence & Office|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/about-the-white-house/the-grounds/the-vice-presidents-residence-office/|access-date=2022-02-17|website=The White House|language=en-US}} The vice president individually has also been provided an office in the West Wing since 1977. Much of the Office of the Vice President centers around the offices once provided to the secretary of the Navy when the Eisenhower building was first constructed.
Current staff
=Office of the Vice President=
- Chief of Staff to the Vice President: Jacob Reses{{Cite web |date=2025-01-17 |title=JD Vance Is Bringing His Senior Senate Staff to His VP Office |url=https://www.notus.org/trump-transition/jd-vance-senior-staff-vp-office |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=NOTUS |language=en-US}}
- Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President: Bryan Gray
- Director of Domestic Policy to the Vice President: Ben Moss
- National Security Adviser to the Vice President: Andy Baker
- Director of Operations to the Vice President: Abby Delahoyde
- Communications Director to the Vice President: William Martin
- Deputy Communications Director to the Vice President: Luke Schroder
- Press Secretary to the Vice President: Taylor Van Kirk
- Deputy Press Secretary to the Vice President: Buckley Carlson{{Cite web |date=2025-01-27 |title=Tucker Carlson's son Buckley is joining JD Vance's staff |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/tucker-carlsons-son-buckley-joining-jd-vances-staff/story?id=118150708 |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=ABCnews |language=en-US}}
- Counsel to the Vice President: Sean Cooksey
= Office of the Second Lady =
See also
References
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Category:Executive Office of the President of the United States