From the Las Vegas Sun: At precisely 2:17 p.m. today Washington time, new House Speaker John Boehner swore in the newest 94 members of Congress, meaning Joe Heck is now officially Southern Nevada's newest congressman...
Heck brought his son, also named Joseph, onto the House floor, picking a pair of aisle seats four rows back -- on the right side of the chamber, of course -- to perch for the ceremony. Heck, who tends toward the focused and serious, nonetheless seemed to be lapping up the moment, smiling and waving at various galleries and joking with Joseph III, who got to participate more than most peoples' kids when Republican Todd Rokita, a freshman representative from Indiana, stopped to say hi to his dad -- and handed over his congressional card to Joseph III so he could cast Rokita's "present" vote in the chamber for the first official roll call. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jan/05/rep-joe-heck-takes-seat-nevada-delegation/
As one of the first bloggers in Nevada to support Rep. Joe Heck in his candidacy, and on of the few to report on his election, I am really proud to see that he was sworn in today. Good luck to Rep. Heck. I know you will do good.
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