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The answer is that several presidents had not previously held elected public office before becoming President: Zachary Taylor, U.S. Grant, William Howard Taft [although he was governor-general of the Philippines], Herbert Hoover, and Dwight Eisenhower.
This now includes Donald Trump.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 7y agoPresident-elect Donald Trump never served in any political office, elected or appointed and was never in the military. Herbert Hoover was the only other president who did not hold elected office or serve as an officer in the military. However, Hoover was Secretary of Commerce under Harding and Coolidge.
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∙ 14y agoZackory Taylor never voted before becoming president.
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Who was the first lady to vote for her husband for president.?
Best guess would be Florence "Flossie: Harding who was the first to have the legal right to vote. I am not sure if she actually voted and due to the secret ballot we cn never know if she voted for her husband.
Does the US Constitution let a President stay in office if he has been voted out of office?
No, unless there is some technicality I am not aware of
Which state has correctly voted for the president in the last 50 years?
Missouri It hasn't voted for a loser since Adlai Stevenson in 1956.
Can you quit being President of the United States?
Yes, you can resign from being President.
Which amendment states that electors vote twice - once for President and once for Vice-president?
The 12th Amendment which begins:"The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and all persons voted for as Vice-President and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate...."
Did Zachary Taylor serve in the house of reps or senate before becoming a president?
No- Taylor never held any elected office before he was President. He never even voted.
What president had never voted?
Zachary Taylor had never voted when he ran for President.
What president never voted for president until he ran for president?
Zachary Taylor had never even registered to vote for past elections. I am not sure that he even voted for himself.
Which US president died after 16 months in office and at the time of his nomination had never voted before?
Zachary Taylor
What president voted for the other guy?
The ballot is secret in this country. I have never heard that any President ever voted for his opponent.
Was there a president before Washington was voted into office?
No.
Which president died after only 16 mouths of his term and at the time of his nomination had never voted before?
Zachary Taylor fits this description.
Which president never voted until he was elected?
Zachary Taylor
Who is the only president never to be voted on by the people of the United States?
Ford
Who were the people involved in the election of Joe Biden becoming Vice President?
President Obama was when he selected Biden as his running mate. Everyone who voted for Obama in the election also voted for Biden and are therefore responsible for his election as well.
Which president of the us didn't vote for himself?
Zachary Taylor reportedly never voted. He never even registered to vote.
Who was the first president that did not vote in a presidential election?
Zachary Taylor had never voted. He was likely the first.
