Fowler On Speaker Williams

By Kleinheider Posted on January 14, 2009 at 9:30 am

Former state Senator David Fowler recounts and reflects on the elevation of sophomore Representative Kent Williams as Speaker:

In case you are wondering, the election of Speaker Williams, as Speaker, is final. What is not final are the appointments to the various committees and the naming of the committee chairs. He has now said, publicly, that he will split the chairmanships between Republicans and Democrats, a Wilderesque move (not that the other 49 loyal Republicans were interested in “sharing” after being shut out for so long). Speaker Williams said he’d be bipartisan. He’s said he’d make sure SJR 127 gets to the floor. He also said he’d “vote for a Republican Speaker Pro Tempore.”

Lastly, there is the question of the Constitutional Officers who may be voted on today (Wednesday). These are important positions. Will Speaker Williams vote for Republican Constitutional Officers as a show of goodwill to his now estranged party with the hope he can smooth ruffled (understatement) feathers? Will he continue to align himself with the Democrats who gave him power? Time will tell.

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