General Assembly to Hold Opening Session on New Year's Day

General Assembly to Hold Opening Session on New Year's Day

The Rhode Island General Assembly will convene on New Year’s Day as members of the Senate and House of Representatives are sworn into office.

The session is due to the state constitution, which calls for the General Assembly to meet on the first Tuesday of January, making no distinction for the holiday.

This is the first time since 2013 that the opening of session falls on New Year’s Day.

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It will not happen again until 2030.

The meeting will take place at 4 p.m.

Opening of Session

Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea will administer the oath of office to the legislators, including 14 new representatives and seven new senators, in their respective chambers.

Per state law, Representative Marvin Abney will preside over the House at the beginning of the session.

Nicholas Mattiello is expected to be re-elected to his third full two-year term as Speaker of the House.

Senator Dawn Euer will preside over the Senate, while Dominick Ruggerio is expected to be re-elected to his first full two-year term as Senate President

Among the representatives-elect are:

·         Rebecca Kislak (D-Dist. 4, Providence)

·         Mario Mendez (D-Dist. 13, Johnston, Providence)

·         Chris Millea (D-Dist. 16, Cranston)

·         Thomas Noret (D-Dist. 25, Coventry, West Warwick)

·         James Jackson (D-Dist. 26, West Warwick, Coventry, Warwick)

·         George Nardone (R-Dist. 28, Coventry)

·         Justine Caldwell (D-Dist. 30, East Greenwich, West Greenwich)

·         John Lyle (R-Dist. 46, Lincoln, Pawtucket)

·         David Place (R-Dist. 47, Burrillville, Glocester)

·         Bernard Hawkins (D-Dist. 53, Smithfield, Glocester)

·         Karen Alzate (D-Dist. 60, Pawtucket)

·         Jose Serodio (D-Dist. 64, East Providence)

·         Liana Cassar (D-Dist. 66, Barrington, East Providence)

·         Terri Cortvriend (D-Dist. 72, Portsmouth, Middletown)

 

Among the senators-elect are;

·         Sam Bell (D-Dist. 5, Providence)

·         Valarie Lawson (D-Dist. 14, East Providence)

·         Gordon Rogers (R-Dist. 21, Foster, Coventry, Scituate, West Greenwich)

·         Jessica de la Cruz (R-Dist. 23, North Smithfield, Burrillville, Gloucester)

·         Melissa Murray (D-Dist. 24, North Smithfield, Woonsocket)

·         Mark McKenney (D-Dist. 30, Warwick)

·         Bridget Valverde (D-Dist. 35, East Greenwich, Narragansett, North Kingstown)