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Utah Senate organizes for 2005 session and elects John L. Valentine as president
Summary
On the first day of the 2005 general session the Utah State Senate certified membership, administered oaths, elected John L. Valentine as Senate president by acclamation, adopted prior rules with minor procedural continuations, and appointed standing and joint committees. A Committee of the Whole heard a presentation from the MLK Commission.
John L. Valentine was elected president of the Utah State Senate by acclamation on the first day of the 2005 general session as senators organized, took oaths, and set leadership and committee assignments.
The Senate convened, heard an invocation by Elder Russell M. Nelson, and accepted a ceremonial musical performance and the Pledge of Allegiance (invocation and ceremonial items were ordered 'spread upon the pages of the senate journal'). Lieutenant Governor Gary R. Herbert read the certification of membership for senators elected in the 2004 and earlier elections. Senators then repeated the oath to 'support, obey, and defend the…
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