To the shock of nobody, the 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts convened this week and elected the identical precise management it had underneath the earlier Legislature.
“As you enter this historic chamber, always remember the path that brought you here, and the people and places you represent. On this journey of service we are joined by so many who have helped along the way,” mentioned the Dean of the House, Rep. Kevin Honan, a Democrat from Suffolk to open the proceedings.
After acknowledging the work of a number of lengthy serving members of the House workers, Honan accepted the report of Secretary of State William Galvin declaring the elected members of the brand new Legislature and despatched a committee to search for Gov. Charlie Baker to swear in members.
Baker was unsurprisingly engaged simply then, within the midst of swearing within the Upper Chamber, the place 5 new members joined 34 returning senators. One elected senator was absent because of navy service obligations.
“Moments like this that are not amid the hubbub of the day, we all have the chance to appreciate the significance of public service and public life,” Baker mentioned earlier than swearing within the 39 senators and heading to the House.
Senate Pres. Karen Spilka was reelected to a 3rd time period as chief of that physique by a vote of 36 to three, although her solely opposition, Gloucester Republican Sen. Bruce Tarr, known as for the vote to be held as unanimous after his defeat.
House Speaker Ron Mariano, a Quincy Democrat, returns for a second time period main the decrease chamber.
“Thank you everybody. For those who voted for me, thank you, and for those who didn’t, thank you very much. You voted for a worthy adversary in Brad Jones,” Mariano mentioned.
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