Editing Henry D. Reyes (section)

=== 2024 ===
On November 24, 2024, Reyes announced his candidacy for a seat in the [[United States Senate]], representing his home state of [[Michigan]]. He also co-created the Senate Republicans PAC (Political Action Committee) for that election, which included other Republican candidates, including Majority Leader John Durant from the state of Florida. In the Senate, Reyes was seeking to have a role of Congressional Leadership, and contacted Leader Durant in regards to that. After negotiations, Durant decided that Reyes would become the next [[President pro tempore of the Senate|President Pro Tempore of the Senate]]. 

On election day, [https://discord.com/channels/945146966474653716/1173327818474659970/1311508174540378172 Reyes received the second-most votes in the entire election], only trailing behind Mordechai Siegel. Reyes, and the rest of the newly-elected Senators were sworn in on November 30, 2024, during the opening of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] for the 13th Congress' 2nd Session.

During the session, a resolution came before the [[United States Senate|Senate]], titled as "[[S.RES.1]]." This resolution was the outcome of negotiations between Majority Leader Durant and Senator Reyes, electing him as the next [[President pro tempore of the Senate|President Pro Tempore of the Senate]]. Reyes was given a script to practice from, and prepared profusely for his first session. His first actions as [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate|President Pro Tempore]] was adjourning the opening of the Senate, and making a statement to the American people on his Senate victory, and a new milestone. 

In his first statement, Reyes said the following, "It is such an honor to be elected to a prestige rank the likes of Alexander Henryson, Eric Holder, and Antone Kays have all held at some point in their political careers. This is a very exciting moment for my career, and I will make the best of it, and fulfill my duties as [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate|President Pro Tempore]] as best as I humanly can."

His first ever full session as [[President pro tempore of the Senate|President Pro Tempore]] came on December 1, 2024. Attendees from the session that Reyes did "an exceptional job" and it was impressive how a newcomer adapted so swiftly to [[United States Senate|Senate]] procedure. Reyes presided over almost every single session, only missing 2 for personal reasons.

Rumors from [[United States Senate|Senate offices]] came out around 3 weeks into his term that Reyes would most likely get ousted by newly-elected Senator Johnny Morin from the state of Pennsylvania. Reyes and Morin had countless private conversations about "swapping places" in the Senate.

In the days approaching to December 30, a day before New Year's Eve, Durant privately announced in a meeting with other Senators that he'd be resigning from Majority Leader to take the office of Secretary of State, increasing the opportunity for Morin to take the position of [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate|President Pro Tempore]]. Majority Leader Durant and Whip Morin later agreed to elect a new [[President pro tempore of the Senate|President Pro Tempore]], to "move around Senate leadership." Reyes was vacated on December 30, 2024, ending his time as [[President pro tempore of the Senate|President Pro Tempore]].