WASHINGTON (AP) — New Democratic Rep. Gabe Amo, the primary Black consultant from Rhode Island in Congress, was sworn into workplace Monday.
Amo, a Democrat, received a particular election in November to exchange Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, who stepped down this summer season to steer a nonprofit basis.
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.
