WASHINGTON – United States Senator-elect Katie Boyd Britt will take the oath of office on the Senate floor shortly after the 118th Congress convenes at noon EST on Tuesday.
In keeping with traditional protocol, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville as Alabama’s new senior senator will escort Britt to the vice president, who will administer the oath as the Senate’s presiding officer.
Britt, who is replacing one of her mentors, retiring Sen. Richard Shelby, , is the first female from Alabama to be elected to the Senate. Prior to being the president of the Business Council of Alabama, she served as Shelby’s chief of staff. She won the November general election after defeating U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks in the GOP runoff in June.
“Taking the oath of office is incredibly humbling,” Britt said in the news release. “As people across America approach this time of year with a sense of renewal and optimism while undertaking New Year’s resolutions, I want Alabamians to hear this commitment directly from me: I am firmly resolved to never be outworked and to always make Alabama proud in the United States Senate.
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