Paiva Weed on track to be first female president of R.I. Senate
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PROVIDENCE -- Sen. M. Teresa Paiva Weed, a Newport Democrat, has just won the Democratic Caucus's endorsement to become the first woman to be president of the Rhode Island Senate. The full Senate must elect the president, but in Rhode Island Democrats hold enormous majorities in both chambers of the General Assembly. The Democratic Caucus, which has been meeting this afternoon, gave her the nod. Paiva Weed, who has served as Senate majority leader, will succeed ousted North Providence Democrat Joseph Montalbano as president. Montalbano lost his legislative seat in last week's election. Before giving Paiva Weed the Democratic Caucus endorsement, Sen. Daniel P. Connors, a Cumberland Democrat, was elected this evening to succeed Paiva Weed as majority leader. -- With reports from Katherine Gregg of the Journal State House Bureau 
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