New House Speaker Already....Quincy representative Ronald Mariano elected Massachusetts House speaker By Chris Lisinski State House News Service,Updated December 30, 2020, 1:52 p.m.

 

Quincy representative Ronald Mariano elected Massachusetts House speaker

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service,Updated December 30, 2020, 1:52 p.m.

BREAKING NEWS ALERT Longtime Quincy representative Ronald Mariano has been elected as the next speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.   https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/30/metro/onetime-opponent-holmes-nominates-mariano-massachusetts-house-speaker/?s_campaign=breakingnews:newsletter    One day after House Speaker Robert DeLeo resigned, the Speaker Ronald Mariano era began. The House elected Mariano, a 74-year-old Quincy Democrat and longtime DeLeo deputy, as its next speaker on Wednesday with 123 votes, and he takes control of the House six days before the end of the unusual 2020-2021 lawmaking session. All 31 Republican members of the House voted for Minority Leader Brad Jones as speaker rather than Mariano. Independent Representative Susannah Whipps of Athol chose Mariano. Representative Denise Provost of Somerville, a Democrat, voted present, while Democratic Representatives Jonathan Hecht and Tami Gouveia did not appear to cast votes.