Democrat Maggie Hassan has been sworn in as a New Hampshire U.S. senator, becoming only the second woman to serve as a state's governor and senator in American history.
Hassan, a two-term governor, resigned at midnight Monday. She was sworn in to the U.S. Senate by Vice President Joe Biden in Washington at noon Tuesday, using the Bible that she received from her mother as a child.
In New Hampshire, Hassan handed over the reins to Republican Senate President Chuck Morse. He is serving as governor until Gov.-elect Chris Sununu, also a Republican, is inaugurated Thursday.
The other woman to also serve as governor and U.S. senator is a fellow Granite Stater, Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. She escorted Hassan into the Senate Chamber for the ceremony.
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