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Yesterday we went to the Oregon State Capitol for Chris' swearing-in ceremony as a State Senator.
Chris was appointed to fill this seat by the local County Commissioners after Senator Vicki Walker was appointed to chair the Parole Board. It's been busy and exciting around here as he went through the process of seeking this appointment.
For those of you outside the US, this is the elected body that makes laws and sets budgets in our state (Oregon). We also have a National Congress that meets in Washington DC. They make laws for the entire United States. Each state has their own branches of government that mirror the set up at the national level.
Chris moved from the House of Representatives here in Oregon where there were 60 members to the Senate where there are 30. Chris represents somewhere around 115,000 people.
Simon walking in to the Capitol building in Salem.
Governor Kulongoski presided over the swearing in (he's the same Governor I have written about before) and both Chris' and my Mom were able to attend.
Simon was most excited about the cake of course.
Loving this little family of ours and I am so proud of Chris.
And one of my favorites that will be enlarged and framed.
For those of you interested in picking up one of the September Cocoa Daisy kits they are now available here. See my examples using the kit here.
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Congratulations to Chris! You should be proud. It takes a special person to devote themselves to elected public service. The people of Oregon are lucky to have him.
From another loyal Democrat,
Rinda
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Happy wishes for a long successful journey. What an awesome event for your family and community. Congratulations on this true milestone!
-tania
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Congratulations. What precious photos they all are, but my goodness, that last one just makes me smile.
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What a special day for you all! Wonderful! Thanks for sharing.
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Oh this so awesome Ali!!!!!! Congratulations to Senator Chris and the pictures are lovely:) Especially the one of Anna and him is priceless. Oh and I adore your cute little white coat! Where is it from?
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I bet you're proud !!! My dad is in politics too, here in France, and we were pretty proud of him when he got elected back in 2004 !
I love the photo of Chris and Anna seeting on his desk, it's so precious. I want to see it scrapped ! LOL
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Anna looks so much like your mother - both are beautiful. Congratualtions to the entire Edwards family.
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Congratulations to Chris! And love the family photo and the one of Anna and Daddy! So cute!
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Congratulations to the Edwards! Great documentation. And your jacket is beautiful ;-)
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Wow, what an important day in your lives... congratulations on all of you (and especially Chris!)
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This is fantastic! LOVE that last photo! Chris should hang that in his office. Congrats to the whole family!
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Thanks about the coat - it is from JCrew last year Spring I think :).
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Congrats! Congrats! CONGRATS!!!
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Congrats, y'all! That's pretty nifty!!! Love all the shots.
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Congrats to Chris for his "upgrade" from House of Representatives to Senator! I am always so happy to think about someone with integrity and passion for legislation having this job! And you are right that photo of Chris with your baby daughter is just adorable!
Aloha, Kate
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WOW! That is really exciting! I've been following your blog since this spring, but didn't realize what Chris did! The great state of Oregon (my neighbor as I'm from WA) is so lucky to have him! (AND that of his family's support!)
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Huge congrats to all of you! And that photo is out-of-this-world wonderful!!!
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I love some J.Crew:) thank you:)
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how exciting! congrats!
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Congrats to the Edwards family! So happy for you! Thanks for sharing your photos. I especially love that last one too.
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