So help me god. So help me god. Congratulations, mr. Speaker. Thank you. [cheers and applause] the historic nature of my speakership is not lost on me. This will be the first time in the history of the commonwealth of virginia that we have had a speaker who is as intelligent as this and as handsome as this [laughter] what you are laughing at . Its true [laughter] [laughs] no, let me stop. But its an honor and a privilege to be elected by my peers as the first black speaker of the house of delegates, 405 years after the founding of the longest, continuous democratic elected body in the western hemisphere. Also, coincidentally, 405 years after the first enslaved people arrived here. Not far from where we stand, down the road in hampton roads. Host virginia speaker don scott, january 10, 2024, what was that they like for you . Speaker scott it was amazing. Exhilarating. It felt like the combination of a lifetime of working hard finally coming to fruition. It was a day of pride. I was prou
So help me god. So help me god. Congratulations, mr. Speaker. Thank you. [cheers and applause] the historic nature of my speakership is not lost on me. This will be the first time in the history of the commonwealth of virginia that we have had a speaker who is as intelligent as this and as handsome as this [laughter] what you are laughing at . Its true [laughter] [laughs] no, let me stop. But its an honor and a privilege to be elected by my peers as the first black speaker of the house of delegates, 405 years after the founding of the longest, continuous democratic elected body in the western hemisphere. Also, coincidentally, 405 years after the first enslaved people arrived here. Not far from where we stand, down the road in hampton roads. Host virginia speaker don scott, january 10, 2024, what was that they like for you . Speaker scott it was amazing. Exhilarating. It felt like the combination of a lifetime of working hard finally coming to fruition. It was a day of pride. I was prou
So help me god. So help me god. Congratulations, mr. Speaker. Thank you. [cheers and applause] the historic nature of my speakership is not lost on me. This will be the first time in the history of the commonwealth of virginia that we have had a speaker who is as intelligent as this and as handsome as this [laughter] what you are laughing at . Its true [laughter] [laughs] no, let me stop. But its an honor and a privilege to be elected by my peers as the first black speaker of the house of delegates, 405 years after the founding of the longest, continuous democratic elected body in the western hemisphere. Also, coincidentally, 405 years after the first enslaved people arrived here. Not far from where we stand, down the road in hampton roads. Host virginia speaker don scott, january 10, 2024, what was that they like for you . Speaker scott it was amazing. Exhilarating. It felt like the combination of a lifetime of working hard finally coming to fruition. It was a day of pride. I was prou
So help me god. So help me god. Congratulations, mr. Speaker. Thank you. [cheers and applause] the historic nature of my speakership is not lost on me. This will be the first time in the history of the commonwealth of virginia that we have had a speaker who is as intelligent as this and as handsome as this [laughter] what you are laughing at . Its true [laughter] [laughs] no, let me stop. But its an honor and a privilege to be elected by my peers as the first black speaker of the house of delegates, 405 years after the founding of the longest, continuous democratic elected body in the western hemisphere. Also, coincidentally, 405 years after the first enslaved people arrived here. Not far from where we stand, down the road in hampton roads. Host virginia speaker don scott, january 10, 2024, what was that they like for you . Speaker scott it was amazing. Exhilarating. It felt like the combination of a lifetime of working hard finally coming to fruition. It was a day of pride. I was prou
So help me god. So help me god. Congratulations, mr. Speaker. Thank you. [cheers and applause] the historic nature of my speakership is not lost on me. This will be the first time in the history of the commonwealth of virginia that we have had a speaker who is as intelligent as this and as handsome as this [laughter] what you are laughing at . Its true [laughter] [laughs] no, let me stop. But its an honor and a privilege to be elected by my peers as the first black speaker of the house of delegates, 405 years after the founding of the longest, continuous democratic elected body in the western hemisphere. Also, coincidentally, 405 years after the first enslaved people arrived here. Not far from where we stand, down the road in hampton roads. Host virginia speaker don scott, january 10, 2024, what was that they like for you . Speaker scott it was amazing. Exhilarating. It felt like the combination of a lifetime of working hard finally coming to fruition. It was a day of pride. I was prou