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[VIDEO] Portsmouth House Reps Take Oath of Office

In a session full of pomp, circumstance, family and friends, the members of the 2013-14 General Assembly convene for the first time.

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Newly elected Portsmouth Reps. Dennis Canario (District 71) and Linda Finn (District 72) were sworn into office at an official ceremony this week. 

Rep. Gordon Fox (D-Providence) was returned to the House speakership by a vote of 66-6, with 3 abstentions. 

Across the way, in the Senate chambers, 38 senators were sworn in, including Sen. Dawson Hodgson (R-E.G., N.K., S.K., Narr.), and Sen. Leonidas Raptakis (D-Coventry, E.G., W.G.).

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Sen. Teresa Paiva-Weed (D-Newport, Jamestown) regained the presidency, with Hodgson casting the lone "nay" vote.

 

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