As of June 2014, Barack Obama is the President of the United States, and Joe Biden is the Vice President of the United States. The next presidential election will take place on November 8, 2016.
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The President is the primary one.
All but 4 of the 43 Presidents held an elected office before they were President. Those that did not were Taylor, Grant, Hoover and Eisenhower. George Washington did not serve any elected office under the US Constitution, but he was elected to serveral positions in the colonial government. Herbert Hoover was Secretary of Commerce which is a national office, but is not elected.
The Senate
The incumbent is the current holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent
The legislative branch includes the law-making branch in federal government. Office-holders of the legislative branch include members of the Senate and House of Representatives.