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New Democratic Rep. Gabe Amo, the primary Black consultant from Rhode Island in Congress, was sworn into workplace Monday.
Amo, a Democrat, gained a particular election in November to switch Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, who stepped down this summer season to steer a nonprofit basis.
RHODE ISLAND DEMOCRAT GABE AMO ELECTED, BECOMING STATE’S FIRST BLACK CONGRESSMAN
Gabe Amo, Rhode Island Democratic candidate for the U.S. Home, middle, greets folks throughout a marketing campaign cease at a restaurant, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in Windfall, R.I. (AP Picture/Steven Senne)
RHODE ISLAND’S HIGHLY CRITICIZED COLUMBUS STATUE RE-EMERGES IN NEARBY TOWN AFTER BEING REMOVED 3 YEARS AGO
The Home chamber burst into applause as Speaker Mike Johnson swore within the new lawmaker.
The son of Ghanaian and Liberian immigrants, Amo labored most not too long ago as a senior adviser to President Joe Biden. He beforehand labored in state authorities and within the Obama White Home.
