Republican U.S. Senator-elect Scott Brown likely to be sworn into office on Thursday
February 4th, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by BNO NewsBOSTON (BNO NEWS) – Massachusetts Republican Senator-elect Scott Brown will likely be sworn into office Thursday afternoon, a spokesperson for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Wednesday.
Brown won the seat of the late Senator Edward ‘Ted’ Kennedy last month in the typically Democratic state of Massachusetts. Brown stated that he did not want to be sworn in before February 11th, but faced criticism from conservatives for the delay.
A spokesman for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said, “assuming we have the correct paperwork, he could be sworn in as early as tomorrow afternoon.”
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick will convene the Governor’s Council at 9:30 a.m. Thursday morning to certify the results of the U.S. Senate special election, confirming Brown as the winner – allowing him to be sworn in later that afternoon.
“This will ensure that Senator-elect Brown’s request to receive the final paperwork by 11:00 a.m. tomorrow is fulfilled,” a spokesperson for the Governor said.
Brown beat Martha Coakley in the special election held to replace Senator Kennedy who had passed away in August 2009. The surprising win in a largely blue state drew national attention due to Brown’s unexpectedly closing the gap in the last few days of the campaign.
Brown’s win creates a point of contingency for Barack Obama’s legislative agenda due to the loss of the Democratic super-majority.
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