Raphael Warnock, Jon Ossoff to be sworn in Wednesday after Georgia certifies Senate runoff vote
- Oops!Something went wrong.Please try again later.
- Oops!Something went wrong.Please try again later.
The Georgia Secretary of State's office on Tuesday certified the state's pair of Senate runoff votes, which means Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are set to be sworn into the upper chamber after defeating GOP incumbent Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.) earlier this month.
NEWS: Georgia has now certified the results of the Senate runoff election, clearing the way for @ossoff and @ReverendWarnock to be sworn into office.
Here’s the release from GA Secretary of State: pic.twitter.com/WueOKvEgkW
— Blayne Alexander (@ReporterBlayne) January 19, 2021
Warnock and Ossoff will reportedly join fellow Democrat Alex Padilla, who is taking over Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' California seat, for a swearing-in ceremony Wednesday, not too long after Harris takes her own oath of office.
Georgia has certified its results in the Senate runoff elections, which paves the way for Senators-elect Ossoff & Warnock to be sworn in tomororw. Per @tperry518, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will swear them in after the inauguration.
— Adam Brewster (@adam_brew) January 19, 2021
Once that's done, the Democratic Party will have the slimmest of majorities in the Senate, with Harris serving as the tie-breaking vote on matters that require it.
More stories from theweek.com
CNN anchors laugh as Trump's departing flight takes off to Sinatra’s 'My Way'
Trump issues last-minute order attempting to free his appointees from ethics commitments
5 more scathing cartoons about Trump's 2nd impeachment
