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US House Speaker Mike Johnson, left, a Louisiana Republican, participates in a ceremonial swearing-in for new US Representative Gabe Amo., a Rhode Island Democrat, right, at the US Capitol on Monday. Amo is filling the seat formerly held by Representative David N. Cicilline in Rhode Island's First Congressional District. He is joined by his parents, Weady Socree and Gabriel Amo.DREW ANGERER/GETTY

Boston Globe: Gabe Amo’s wild first week in Congress

November 14, 2023

Dan McGowan, Boston Globe

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US Representative Gabe Amo is officially official. The newly elected congressman from Rhode Island’s First District was sworn into the US House of Representatives last night, becoming the first person of color to serve in the state’s congressional delegation.

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Democrat Gabe Amo gives both thumbs up to the room full of election night supporters, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, at The Guild in Pawtucket, R.I., after winning Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District seat. The former White House aide will become the state’s first Black candidate elected to the U.S. House. (Kris Craig/Providence Journal via AP)

AP: Rep. Gabe Amo, the first Black representative from Rhode Island in Congress, is sworn into office

November 13, 2023

Associated Press

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WASHINGTON (AP) — New Democratic Rep. Gabe Amo, the first Black representative from Rhode Island in Congress, was sworn into office Monday.

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US House Speaker Mike Johnson, left, a Louisiana Republican, participates in a ceremonial swearing-in for new US Representative Gabe Amo., a Rhode Island Democrat, right, at the US Capitol on Monday. Amo is filling the seat formerly held by Representative David N. Cicilline in Rhode Island's First Congressional District. He is joined by his parents, Weady Socree and Gabriel Amo.DREW ANGERER/GETTY

Boston Globe: Amo sworn in, becoming R.I.’s first Black congressman

November 13, 2023

Ed Fitzpatrick, Boston Globe

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Gabe Amo, who won the Nov. 7 special election in Rhode Island’s First Congressional District, was sworn in on Monday night.

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