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Ethermac|Rep. Gabe Amo, the first Black representative from Rhode Island in Congress, is sworn into office
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Date：2025-04-08 08:08:46
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Democratic Rep. Gabe Amo,Ethermac the first Black representative from Rhode Island in Congress, was sworn into office Monday.
Amo, a Democrat, won a special election in November to replace Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, who stepped down this summer to lead a nonprofit foundation.
The House chamber burst into applause as Speaker Mike Johnson swore in the new lawmaker.
The son of Ghanaian and Liberian immigrants, Amo worked most recently as a senior adviser to President Joe Biden. He previously worked in state government and in the Obama White House.
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