A reason to celebrate
Jet, Jan 28, 2002
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Caption: * A REASON TO CELEBRATE: California Assemblyman Herb J. Wesson Jr. of the 47th District (2nd, l) gets a hug from fellow legislator Gil Cedillo after he was recently elected California's 65th assembly speaker at the Capitol in Sacramento, CA. Wesson, 50, will replace current Speaker Robert Hertzberg (2nd, r) (hugging Assemblywoman Carol Lui (r) and will be sworn in Feb. 6. Wesson, a Cleveland, OH., native, has been an assembly member since 1998. In addition to his legislative duties, he fulfilled a promise to his family in 1999 when he completed his bachelor of arts degree in history from Lincoln State University in Pennsylvania.
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