"Designated Survivor: Education Secretary Miguel Cardona at Biden's State of the Union"

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has been designated as the survivor for President Biden's State of the Union address, meaning he will be at an undisclosed location outside the Capitol in case of a disaster. This year's address comes ahead of the 2024 general election, and Cardona, who became education secretary in March 2021, is sixteenth in the presidential line of succession. The designated survivor is a tradition outlined in the Presidential Succession Act, and this year, both Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm are ineligible for the role.