Wednesday, 14 March 2012

Senate's new leader picks team

Incoming acting Senate President Jeff Kessler will be bringingsome new faces into the Senate's top leadership team.

Kessler announced Tuesday afternoon that he's tapped Sen. JohnUnger, D-Berkeley, to serve as Senate Majority Leader; Sen. RichardBrowning, D-Wyoming, to serve as Majority Whip; and Sen. BrooksMcCabe, D-Kanawha, to serve as Senate president pro tempore.

The three will replace current Majority Leader Truman Chafin, D-Mingo; Whip Larry Edgell, D-Wetzel; and pro tem Joe Minard, D-Harrison, when the Legislature convenes Jan. 12.

The appointments came just more than a week after Kesslerannounced he had enough votes to modify Senate rules, …

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