Gabe Amo, a Democrat, has won the special congressional election in Rhode Island, becoming the first Black person to represent the state in Congress. He defeated Republican Gerry Leonard in the election. Amo, a former White House staff member, expressed his journey from helping his mother study for the citizenship test to casting her ballot to vote for her son. He was formally sworn in and is set to serve on the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Newly sworn in Rhode Island Rep. Gabe Amo to serve on the Foreign Affairs Committee, per Jeffries.
Big cheers for Rhode Island Congressman-elect Gabe Amo as he is formally sworn in https://t.co/egocNmXKIp
1) House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will soon preside over his first swearing-in of a new member. Rep.-elect Gabe Amo (D-RI) won a special election last week to succeed former Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) who resigned in the spring.
Johnson to swear-in Dem RI Rep-elect Gabe Amo tonight. Amo won the seat held until spring by fmr Dem RI Rep Cicilline.
Gabe Amo, a former White House staff member who worked in the Biden and Obama administrations, on Tuesday became the first Black person to represent Rhode Island in the U.S. Congress. https://t.co/RbAm0GtssX
Democrat Gabe Amo has won a special congressional election in Rhode Island, NBC News projects, defeating Republican Gerry Leonard to become the first person of color elected to represent his state in Congress. https://t.co/bWXfI8TJNw
Gabe Amo elected as Rhode Island’s first Black congressman https://t.co/mZd0XPiAdV
Gabe Amo will be the first person of color to represent Rhode Island in Congress. “When I was 8 years old helping my mother study for the citizenship test, I never could have imagined that I would go with her to cast her ballot to vote for her son.” https://t.co/aGSDLLQ4xK https://t.co/YkmmpMVXTu
Democrat Gabe Amo has won a special congressional election in Rhode Island, NBC News projects, defeating Republican Gerry Leonard to become the first person of color elected to represent his state in Congress. https://t.co/NxtgSZ4ui5
Former White House aide Gabe Amo (D) is projected to win the special election to fill the remainder of former Rep. David Cicilline’s (D-R.I.) seat in Rhode Island, making him the state’s first Black representative to Congress. Follow live: https://t.co/Y5STeE8nPn https://t.co/vFkmvFkhN3
#BREAKING: Gabe Amo elected as Rhode Island’s first Black congressman https://t.co/LqqseF16Nr