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Originally Posted by RU OX Alum
not trying to be a smart aleck, but...
if democratic senators keep getting chosen for cabinet positions, and let's assume for this discussion they are approved, what happens to their senate seat? Do they have another election for those states? And what happens if Obama appoints his senate buddies to all the cabinet positions? Couldn't they (the dems) loose control of the senate if he does that?
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It varies from state to state, but in all but a few states, the governor will appoint someone to finish the term of the senator-named-cabinet secretary.
You can be pretty sure that Obama will not recruit anyone from the Senate unless (1) the governor of the state from which the senator comes is a Democrat who will appoint a Democrat to finish the term and (2) the state from which the senator comes is a state that typically elects Democrats. Same for anyone from the House of Representatives.
But am I forgetting someone? Has there been a senator named for a cabinet position other than Clinton? (Not counting Biden, of course.)