Who Sits Where at the State of the Union?

2023 State of the Union Guests

Each member of congress can invite one guest, and the president may invite 24 to sit in the First Lady’s box in the gallery. This year’s guests include:

Tyre Nichols’s

Parents

Darrell Woodie

Brandon Tsay

RowVaughn

Wells

‘Good Samaritan’

called 911 for Rep.

Greg Steube

Disarmed the

Monterey Park

shooter

Rodney

Wells

Special Guests

GALLERY LEVEL

GALLERY LEVEL

GOP representatives and senators

Dem. representatives and senators

First

Lady’s

Box

GALLERY LEVEL

GALLERY LEVEL

Note: Cabinet members, Supreme Court Justices, Joint Chiefs of Staff and diplomats are seated at the front of the house chamber, and the First Lady’s box is located in the gallery. Locations are approximate.

Photos: Getty Images, Twitter (@RepGregSteube). Source: Congressional Research Service, seating at past SOTU events. Amy O’Kruk/NBC

Who Sits Where at the SOTU?

2023 State of the Union Guests

Each member of congress can invite one guest, and the president may invite 24 to sit in the First Lady’s box in the gallery. This year’s guests include:

Tyre Nichols’s

Parents

Darrell Woodie

Brandon Tsay

‘Good Samaritan’

called 911 for

Rep. Steube

Disarmed the

Monterey Park

shooter

RowVaughn

Wells

Rodney

Wells

Special Guests

GALLERY LEVEL

GOP representatives

and senators

Dem. representatives

and senators

GALLERY

GALLERY

Note: Cabinet members, Supreme Court Justices, Joint Chiefs of Staff and diplomats are seated at the front of the house chamber, and the First Lady’s box is located in the gallery. Locations are approximate. Photos: Getty Images, Twitter (@RepGregSteube). Source: Congressional Research Service, seating at past SOTU events. Amy O’Kruk/NBC