Bristol and Warren Delegation Take Oaths of Office [VIDEO]
The members of the 2013-14 Rhode Island General Assembly convened for the first time on Jan. 1.
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In the customary biennial tradition, members of the Rhode Island General Assembly took their oaths of office at the State House on Tuesday night, Jan. 1.
Among the freshman class of the 2013-14 session was Bristol Rep. Kenneth Marshall (D-Dist. 68, Bristol, Warren), who won election over two opponents in November.
Fellow Democratic Reps. Jan Malik (D-Dist. 67, Barrington, Warren) and Raymond Gallison (D-Dist. 69, Bristol, Portsmouth) returned to the state House of Representative seats they've held since 1996 and 2000, respectively.
In the Senate, Walter Felag Jr. (D-Dist. 10, Bristol, Tiverton, Warren), Christopher Ottiano (R-Dist. 11, Bristol, Portsmouth, Tiverton), and David Bates (R-Dist. 32, Barrington, Bristol, East Providence) — all of whom ran unopposed in the November elections — took their oaths of office.
Rep. Gordon Fox (D-Dist. 4, Providence) was returned to the House speakership by a vote of 66-6, with 3 abstentions. Sen. Teresa Paiva-Weed (D-Dist. 13 Newport, Jamestown) regained the presidency in a 37-1 vote.
Watch the accompanying video for interviews with attendees of Tuesday night's swearing-in ceremony, including Rep. Kenneth Marshall.
Joe Sousa.
4:22 pm on Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Hold on to your wallet. Their back with a whole new list of ideas how to tax the public.
Being the 49th.business friendly state isn't good enough. We want the worst . Add tolls and you will get your wish. People voting with their feet,businesses relocating.
Good by RI.
b kcaj
10:51 pm on Wednesday, January 2, 2013
The one thing that would really make Rhode Island a better state would be YOU moving out of it. Please do the state of Rhode Island a favor Joe, move far far away-nobody will miss you.
Bear401
8:46 am on Thursday, January 3, 2013
Well 2 more yrs of an extremely top heavy bureaucracy loaded with politically connected cronies with bogus crony qualifications & equally bogus crony resumes siting at some desk or attending some management meeting somewhere where the biggest decision they make is whose turn is it to buy lunch & inform each other on the latest batch of lies they're promoting & shady BS they've been up to....YIPPEEEEE!!!!!!!!!