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Reed Statement on Shekarchi Stepping Down as Speaker & New Assembly Leadership
May 07, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:

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Reed Statement on Shekarchi Stepping Down as Speaker & New Assembly Leadership

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PROVIDENCE, RI - Today, after Rhode Island House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi announced he is officially stepping down as Speaker in order to apply to fill a vacant seat on the Rhode Island Supreme Court, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement:

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