Republican Jim Justice said Thursday he will be delaying for 10 days his swearing in as West Virginia’s next U.S. senator so he can complete his term as the state’s governor.
Justice said he will not be sworn in on Jan. 3, the start of the 119th Congress, but instead on Jan. 13, the day Republican Gov.-elect Patrick Morrisey, who was attorney general under Justice, takes his oath of office. Justice, a popular term-limited governor, easily won in November to take the seat vacated by Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., who decided not to seek reelection.
“My whole thinking behind all this is the continuity of government is essential during transitions,” Justice said during a news conference, the Washington Examiner reported. “Between Jan. 3 and when President [-elect Donald] Trump takes office, there’ll be some things [that] happen, but there won’t be anything happening, really, until when President Trump takes office.”
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