President-Elect Will Resign Senate Seat Sunday

By: Vaughn Ververs
Topics: Transition

President-elect Barack Obama will formally resign his U.S. Senate seat this Sunday as his transition team kicks into high gear. According to a statement, the staff will continue to serve constituents and remain open but for no longer than 60 days. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will select a replacement to serve until the next scheduled election, in this case, 2010.

In a statement, Mr. Obama said: "It has been one of the highest honors and privileges of my life to have served the people of Illinois in the United States Senate. In a state that represents the crossroads of a nation, I have met so many men and women who've taken different journeys, but hold common hopes for their children's future. It is these Illinois families and their stories that will stay with me as I leave the United States Senate and begin the hard task of fulfilling the simple hopes and common dreams of all Americans as our nation's next President."

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by bks59 November 14, 2008 4:38 PM EST: So when is Senator Biden going to resign his Senate seat?

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Posted by ichabod57 at 07:18 PM : Nov 13, 2008

he will follow Cheney''s lead which let''s Biden hold seats in two branches of government and be accountable to nobody.; Reply to this comment


by mattcat25 November 14, 2008 1:06 PM EST: US Senator from Illinois Barack Obama instructed Constitutional Law, spent 8 years in the Illinois Legislator, authored 152 BILLS and Co-sponsored
another 427 in his first 2 years serving in the United States Senate, Including:

1. The Government Transparency Act (became law)
2. The Nuclear Non-proliferation and Conventional Weapons Threat Reduction Act (became law)
3. The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (passed the Senate)
4. The Government Ethics Bill (became law)
5. The Protection Against Excessive Executive Compensation Bill (now in committee), and many more.

a far cry from my pet goat!; Reply to this comment


by freedomscry November 14, 2008 1:39 AM EST: Obama may as well resign from the Senate. Can anyone name one accomplishment of his term there? How about one single piece of legislation he authored?; Reply to this comment


by idnnsg November 14, 2008 12:43 AM EST: downsteamjim, why are you still railing against Obama for being a "socialist"? Don''t you know that, by buying out the failed mortgage holders, GW Bush has become the biggest socialist in this country''s history? (Except maybe the biggest socialists are really the people in Palin''s Alaska where the state owned oil companies pay everyone just for living there!)

Oh, and "messiah"? Is your hatred some kind of religious thing? NOBODY who voted for or supports Obama thinks he''s the messiah! That''s just some crappola the right-wing-nut-jobs made up to keep id.iots like you afraid!

It''s past time for you to give up the fear and begin to reintegrate yourself with reality, downsteamjim.; Reply to this comment


by wdh3007 November 13, 2008 10:25 PM EST: Fine fair enough but people should have a good sense as to how the guy is doing half way thru his term anyway. With Bush we didn''t need a half term we knew with Obama it''s all or nothing let''s just hope he knows what he is doing.; Reply to this comment


by ichabod57 November 13, 2008 10:18 PM EST: So when is Senator Biden going to resign his Senate seat?; Reply to this comment


by tackiton November 13, 2008 9:43 PM EST: Just an FYI, the next presidential election is approx. 1460 days, not 763 days. Each presidential term is 4 years not two which would be 730 days not 763 days.; Reply to this comment


by downsteamjim November 13, 2008 9:29 PM EST: Jim Jones [another socialist messiah] brought death and destruction to his followers 30 years ago next week. Remember: ''Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it.''; Reply to this comment


by wdh3007 November 13, 2008 8:56 PM EST: People can say this or that about a future president no one really cares what they do care about is the economy and what kind of tax break or check they get if any from the guy who says he''s going to give it out. If he does great if he doesn''t vote him out in the next election 723 days from now.; Reply to this comment


by hairyonetooo November 13, 2008 8:45 PM EST: Posted by firstcavgrun at 03:28 PM : Nov 13, 2008

So what W was elected governor of Texas in 1994 and then ran for president for 6 yrs. We did not have a governor he spent more time in Kennebunkport than in Texas.; Reply to this comment