[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 3, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2-S5]
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                CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION AND CREDENTIALS

  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair lays before the Senate the various 
credentials of Senators elected for 6-year terms beginning on January 
3, 2001, elected to fulfill the remainder of an unexpired term, or 
appointed to fill a vacancy.
  All certificates, the Chair is advised, are in the form suggested by 
the Senate or contain all the essential requirements of the form 
suggested by the Senate. If there be no objection, the reading of the 
above-mentioned certificates will be waived, and they will be printed 
in full in the Record.
  There being no objection, the documents ordered to be printed in the 
Record are as follows:

                            State of Hawaii


               Certificate of Election for Six-Year Term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the seventh day of November 
     2000, Daniel K. Akaka was duly chosen by the qualified 
     electors of the State of Hawaii a Senator from said State to 
     represent said State in the Senate of the United States for 
     the term of six years, beginning on the 3rd day of January, 
     2001.
       Witness: His excellency our governor, Benjamin J. Cayetano 
     and our seal hereto affixed at Honolulu this 27th day of 
     November, in the year of our Lord 2000.
       By the Governor.
                                             Benjamin J. Cayetano,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                        Commonwealth of Virginia


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November, 2000, 
     George F. Allen was duly chosen by the qualified electors of 
     the Commonwealth of Virginia, as Senator from said 
     Commonwealth to represent said Commonwealth in the Senate of 
     the United States for the term of six years, beginning on the 
     3rd day of January, 2001.
       Witness: His excellency our Governor James S. Gilmore, III, 
     and our seal hereto affixed at Richmond, Virginia this 14th 
     day of December, in the year of our Lord 2000.
                                                 James S. Gilmore,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                          State of New Mexico


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November, 2000, 
     Jeff Bingaman was duly chosen by the qualified electors of 
     the State of New Mexico, a Senator from said State to 
     represent said State in the Senate of the United States for 
     the term of six years, beginning on the 3rd day of January, 
     2001.
       Witness: His excellency our governor Gary Johnson, and our 
     seal hereto affixed at Santa Fe this 8th day of December, in 
     the year of our Lord 2000.
       By the Governor:
                                                     Gary Johnson,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                            State of Montana


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November, 2000, 
     Conrad Burns was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the 
     State of Montana, a Senator from said State to represent said 
     State in the Senate of the United States for the term of six 
     years, beginning on the 3rd day of January, 2001.
       Witness: His excellency our governor Marc Racicot, and our 
     seal hereto affixed at Helena, Montana, this 27th day of 
     November, in the year of our Lord 2000.
       By the Governor:
                                                     Marc Racicot,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                         State of West Virginia


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the seventh day of November, 
     2000, Robert C. Byrd was duly chosen by the qualified 
     electors of the State of West Virginia a Senator from said 
     State to represent said State in the Senate of the United 
     States for the term of six years, beginning on the third day 
     of January, 2001.
       Witness: His excellency our governor Cecil Underwood and 
     our seal hereto affixed at Charleston this Eleventh day of 
     December, in the year of our Lord 2000.
       By the Governor:
                                                  Cecil Underwood,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                          State of Washington


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the seventh day of November, two 
     thousand, Maria Cantwell was duly chosen by the qualified 
     electors of the State of Washington a Senator from said state 
     to represent said state in the Senate of the United States 
     for a term of six years, beginning on the third day of 
     January, two thousand and one.
       In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused 
     the Seal of the State of Washington to be affixed at Olympia 
     this

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     seventh day of December, A.D., two thousand.
                                                       Gary Locke,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                           State of Missouri


                       certificate of appointment

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that, pursuant to the power vested in me 
     by the Constitution of the United States and the laws of the 
     State of Missouri, I, Roger B. Wilson, the Governor of said 
     State, do hereby appoint Jean Carnahan, a Senator from said 
     State to represent said State in the Senate of the United 
     States commencing at noon on the 3rd day of January, 2001, 
     until the vacancy therein, caused by operation of law, is 
     filled by election as provided by law.
       Witness: His Excellency our Governor Roger B. Wilson, and 
     our seal hereto affixed at Jefferson City, Cole County, 
     Missouri this 4th day of December, in the year of our Lord 
     2000.
       By the Governor:
                                                  Roger B. Wilson,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                           State of Delaware


              certificate of election for a six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       Be it known, an election was held in the State of Delaware, 
     on Tuesday, the seventh day of November, in the year of our 
     Lord two thousand, that being the Tuesday next after the 
     first Monday in said month, in pursuance of the Constitution 
     of the United States and the Constitution and Laws of the 
     State of Delaware, in that behalf, for the election of a 
     Senator for the people of the said State, in the Senate of 
     the United States.
       And whereas, the official certificates or returns of said 
     election, held in the several counties of the said State, in 
     due manner made out, signed and executed, have been delivered 
     to me according to the laws of the said State, by the 
     Superior Court of said counties; and having examined said 
     returns, and enumerated and ascertained the number of votes 
     for each and every candidate or person voted for, for such 
     Senator, I have found Thomas R. Carper to be the person 
     highest in vote, and therefore duly elected the Senator of 
     and for the said State in the Senate of the United States for 
     the Constitutional term to commence at noon on the third day 
     of January in the year of our Lord two thousand one.
       I, the said Thomas R. Carper, Governor, do therefore, 
     according to the form of the Act of the General Assembly of 
     the said State and of the Act of Congress of the United 
     States, in such case made and provided, declare the said 
     Thomas R. Carper the person highest in vote at the election 
     aforesaid, and therefore duly and legally elected Senator of 
     and for the said State of Delaware in the Senate of the 
     United States, for the Constitutional term to commence at 
     noon on the third day of January in the year of our Lord two 
     thousand one.
       Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the said State, 
     in obedience to the said Act of the General Assembly and of 
     the said Act of Congress, at Dover, the 4th day of December 
     in the year of our Lord two thousand and in the year of the 
     Independence of the United States of America the two hundred 
     and twenty-fourth.
       By the Governor
                                                 Thomas R. Carper,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                         State of Rhode Island


              certificate of election for a six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November, 2000, 
     Lincoln D. Chafee was duly chosen by the qualified electors 
     of the State of Rhode Island, a Senator from said State to 
     represent said State in the Senate of the United States for 
     the term of six years, beginning on the 3rd day of January, 
     2001.
       Witness: To the signature of his Excellency our Governor 
     Lincoln C. Almond, and our seal hereto affixed at Providence, 
     this 21st day of November, 2000.
       By the Governor:
                                                Lincoln C. Almond,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                           State of New York


              certificate of election for a six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the seventh day of November, two 
     thousand, Hillary Rodham Clinton was duly chosen by the 
     qualified electors of the State of New York a Senator from 
     said State to represent said State in the Senate of the 
     United States for a term of six years, beginning on the third 
     day of January two thousand one.
       Witness: His excellency our Governor George E. Pataki, and 
     our seal hereto affixed at Albany, New York, this twelfth day 
     of December in the year two thousand.
       By the Governor:
                                                 George E. Pataki,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                         State of North Dakota


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November, 2000, 
     Kent Conrad was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the 
     State of North Dakota a Senator from said State to represent 
     said State in the Senate of the United States for the term of 
     six years, beginning on the 3rd day of January, 2001.
       Witness: His excellency our Governor Edward T. Schafer, and 
     our seal hereto affixed at Bismarck this 27th day of 
     November, in the year of our lord 2000.
       By the Governor:
                                                Edward T. Schafer,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                          State of New Jersey


              certificate of election for a six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November, 2000, 
     Jon S. Corzine, was duly chosen by the qualified electors of 
     the State of New Jersey, a Senator from said State to 
     represent said State in the Senate of the United States for 
     the term of six years, beginning on the 3rd day of January, 
     2001.
       Given, under my hand and the Great Seal of the State of New 
     Jersey, this 8th day of December, in the year of Our Lord two 
     thousand.
       By the Governor:
                                           Christine Todd Whitman,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                           State of Minnesota


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November, 2000, 
     Mark Dayton was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the 
     State of Minnesota, a Senator from said State to represent 
     said State in the Senate of the United States for a term of 
     six years, beginning on the 3rd day of January, 2001.
       Witness: His excellency our governor Jesse Ventura, and our 
     seal hereto affixed at Saint Paul this 11th day of December, 
     2000.
       By the Governor:
                                                    Jesse Ventura,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                             State of Ohio


                        certificate of election

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November 2000, 
     Mike DeWine was duly elected by the qualified electors of the 
     State of Ohio as the Senator from said State in the Senate of 
     the United States for the term of six years, beginning on the 
     third day of January, 2001.
       In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name 
     and caused the great seal of the State of Ohio to be hereto 
     affixed at Columbus, Ohio, this 15th day of December, in the 
     year of our Lord 2000.
       By the Governor:
                                                         Bob Taft,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                            State of Nevada


       certificate of election united states senate six year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that at a general election held in the 
     State of Nevada on Tuesday, the seventh day of November, two 
     thousand, John Ensign was duly elected a Member of the United 
     States Senate, in and for the State of Nevada, for the term 
     of six years from and after the third day of January, two 
     thousand one, and until his successor is elected and 
     qualified:
       Now, Therefore, I Kenny C. Guinn, Governor of the State of 
     Nevada, by the authority in me invested by the Constitution 
     and laws thereof, do hereby Commission him, the said John 
     Ensign, as a Member of the United States Senate, for the 
     State of Nevada, and authorize him to discharge the duties of 
     said office according to law, and to hold and enjoy the same, 
     together with all powers, privileges and emoluments 
     thereunder appertaining.
       In testimony thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and 
     caused the Great Seal of the State of Nevada to be affixed at 
     the State Capitol at Carson City, this 4th day of December, 
     two thousand.
                                                   Kenny C. Guinn,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                          State of California


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November, 2000, 
     Dianne Feinstein was duly chosen by the qualified electors of 
     the State of California, a Senator from said State to 
     represent said State in the Senate of the United States for 
     the term of six years, beginning on the 3rd day of January, 
     2001.
       Witness: His excellency our governor Gray Davis, and our 
     seal hereto affixed at Sacramento this 16th day of December, 
     in the year of our Lord 2000,
       By the Governor:
                                                       Gray Davis,
                                                         Governor.

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                                  ____
                           State of Tennessee


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November, 2000, 
     Bill Frist was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the 
     State of Tennessee as Senator from said State to represent 
     said State in the Senate of the United States for the term of 
     six years, beginning on the 3rd day of January, 2001.
       Witness: His excellency our Governor, Don Sundquist, and 
     our seal hereto affixed at Nashville this 28th day of 
     November, in the Year of our Lord, Two Thousand.
       By the Governor:
                                                    Don Sundquist,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                             State of Utah


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November, 2000, 
     Orrin G. Hatch was duly chosen by the qualified electors of 
     the State of Utah, a Senator from said State to represent 
     said State in the Senate of the United States for the term of 
     six years, beginning on the 3rd day of January, 2001.
       Witness: His excellency our governor Michael O. Leavitt, 
     and our seal hereto affixed at Salt Lake City, this 1st day 
     of December, in the year of our Lord 2000.
       By the Governor:
                                               Michael O. Leavitt,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                             State of Texas


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November, 2000, 
     Kay Bailey Hutchison was duly chosen by the qualified 
     electors of the State of Texas, a Senator from said State to 
     represent said State in the Senate of the United States for 
     the term of six years, beginning on the 3d day of January, 
     2001.
       Witness: His excellency our governor George W. Bush, and 
     our seal hereto affixed at Austin, Texas This 27th day of 
     November, in the year of our Lord 2000.
       By the Governor:
                                                   George W. Bush,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                            State of Vermont


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       On November 14, 2000, the Statewide canvassing committee 
     met as required by Vermont law, and issued a Certificate of 
     Election to James M. Jeffords based upon the official return 
     of votes cast at the General Election held on November 7th 
     2000.
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November, 2000, 
     James M. Jeffords was duly chosen by the qualified electors 
     of the State of Vermont, a Senator from said State to 
     represent said State in the Senate of the United States for 
     the term of six years, beginning on the 3rd day of January, 
     2001.
       Witness: His excellency our governor, Howard Dean, and our 
     seal hereto affixed at Montpelier, Vermont, this 14th day 
     December in the year of our Lord 2000.
       By the Governor:
                                                      Howard Dean,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                     Commonwealth of Massachusetts


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the seventh day of November, in 
     the year two thousand, Edward M. Kennedy was duly chosen by 
     the qualified electors of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts a 
     Senator from said Commonwealth to represent said Commonwealth 
     in the Senate of the United States for the term of six years, 
     beginning on the third day of January, two thousand and one.
       Witness: His Excellency, our Governor, Argeo Paul Cellucci, 
     and our seal hereto affixed at Boston, this sixth day of 
     December in the year of our Lord two thousand.
       By His Excellency the Governor:
                                                    Paul Cellucci,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                           State of Wisconsin


            certificate of election as United States senator

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th of November, 2000, 
     Herbert H. Kohl was duly chosen by the qualified electors of 
     the State of Wisconsin a Senator from said State to represent 
     said State in the Senate of the United States for the term of 
     six years, beginning on the 3rd day of January, 2001.
       Witness: His excellency our governor Tommy G. Thompson, and 
     our seal hereto affixed at Madison this 14th day of December 
     2000.
       By the Governor:
                                                Tommy G. Thompson,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                            State of Arizona


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November 2000, 
     Jon Kyl was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the 
     State of Arizona a Senator from said State to represent said 
     State in the Senate of the United States for the term of six 
     years, beginning the 3rd Day of January 2001.
       Witness: Her excellency the Governor of Arizona, and the 
     Great Seal of the State of Arizona hereto affixed at the 
     Capitol in Phoenix this 27th day of November 2000.
                                                    Jane Dee Hull,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                          State of Connecticut


              certificate of election for a six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to Certify that on the seventh day of November, two 
     thousand, Joe Lieberman was duly chosen by the qualified 
     electors of the State of Connecticut Senator from said State 
     to represent said State in the Senate of the United States 
     for the term of six years, beginning on the third day of 
     January, two thousand and one.
       Witness: His Excellency our Governor, John G. Rowland and 
     our seal hereto affixed a Hartford, this twenty-ninth of 
     November, in the year of our Lord two thousand.
                                                  John G. Rowland,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                          State of Mississippi


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November, 2000, 
     Trent Lott was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the 
     State of Mississippi, a Senator from said State to represent 
     the State of Mississippi in the Senate of the United States 
     for the term of six years, beginning on the 3rd Day of 
     January, 2001.
       Witness: His Excellency our Governor Ronnie Musgrove, and 
     our seal hereto affixed at 10:30 a.m. this 12th day of 
     December, in the year of our Lord 2000.
       By the Governor:
                                                  Ronnie Musgrove,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                            State of Indiana


              certificate of election for a six-year term

     Be it known by these presents:
       Whereas, according to certified statements submitted by the 
     Circuit Court Clerks of the several counties to the Election 
     Division of the Office of the Secretary of State of Indiana, 
     and based upon a tabulation of those statements performed by 
     the Election Division, the canvass prepared by the Election 
     Division states that at the General Election conducted on the 
     seventh day of November, 2000, the electors chose Richard G. 
     Lugar to serve the People of the State of Indiana as United 
     States Senator from Indiana.
       Now, therefore, in the name of and by the authority of the 
     State of Indiana, I certify the following in accordance with 
     title 2 United States Code Section 1:
       To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November, 2000, 
     Richard G. Lugar was duly chosen by the qualified electors of 
     the Senate of Indiana a Senator from said State to represent 
     said State in the Senate of the United States for the term of 
     six years, beginning on the 3rd day of January, 2001.
       Witness: His excellency our governor Frank O'Bannon, and 
     our seal hereto affixed at Indianapolis, this thirtieth day 
     of November, in the year of our Lord, 2000.
       By the Governor:
                                                   Frank O'Bannon,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                            State of Georgia


               certificate of election for unexpired term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November, 2000, 
     Zell Miller was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the 
     State of Georgia, a Senator for the unexpired term ending at 
     noon on the 3rd day of January, 2005, to fill the vacancy in 
     the representation from said State in the Senate of the 
     United States caused by the death of Paul Coverdell.
       Witness: His Excellency our governor Roy E. Barnes, and our 
     seal hereto affixed at Atlanta, Ga. this 7th day of December, 
     in the year of our Lord 2000.
                                                    Roy E. Barnes,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                           State of Nebraska


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November, 2000, 
     Ben Nelson was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the 
     State of Nebraska, a Senator from said State to represent 
     said State in the Senate of the United States for the term of 
     six years, beginning on the 3rd day of January, 2001.
       Witness: His excellency our governor Mike Johanns, and our 
     seal hereto affixed at Lincoln Nebraska this 11th day of 
     December, in the year of our Lord 2000.
       By the Governor:
                                                     Mike Johanns,
                                                         Governor.

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                            State of Florida


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the Seventh day of November, 
     2000, Bill Nelson was duly chosen by the qualified electors 
     of the State of Florida, a Senator from said State to 
     represent said State in the Senate of the United States for 
     the term of six years, beginning on the 3d of January, 2001.
       Witness: His excellency our governor, Jeb Bush, and our 
     seal hereto affixed at Tallahassee, this Twenty-seventh day 
     of November in the year of our Lord 2000.
       By the Governor:
                                                         Jeb Bush,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                      Commonwealth of Pennsylvania


              certificate of election for a six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the seventh day of November, 
     2000, Rick Santorum was duly chosen by the qualified electors 
     of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a United States 
     Senator to represent Pennsylvania in the Senate of the United 
     States for a term of six years, beginning on the third day of 
     January, 2001.
       Witness: His excellency our Governor Thomas J. Ridge, and 
     our seal hereto affixed at Harrisburg this fourteenth day of 
     December, in the year of our Lord, 2001.
       By the Governor:
                                                  Thomas J. Ridge,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                           State of Maryland


              certificate of election for a six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November, 2000, 
     Paul S. Sarbanes was duly chosen by the qualified voters of 
     the State of Maryland a Senator from said State to represent 
     said State in the Senate of the United States for a term of 
     six years, beginning on the 3rd day of January, 2001.
       Witness: His Excellency our Governor Parris N. Glendening, 
     and our seal hereto affixed at the City of Annapolis, this 
     7th day of December, in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand.
                                             Parris N. Glendening,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                             State of Maine


              certificate of election for a six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the seventh day of November in 
     the year Two Thousand, Olympia J. Snowe was duly chosen by 
     the qualified electors of the State of Maine, a Senator from 
     said State to represent said State in the Senate of the 
     United States for the term of six years, beginning on the 
     third day of January in the year Two Thousand and One.
       Witness: His excellency our Governor, Angus S. King, Jr., 
     and our seal hereto affixed at Augusta, Maine this sixth day 
     of December, in the year of our Lord Two Thousand.
       By the Governor.
                                               Angus S. King, Jr.,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                           State of Michigan


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November, 2000, 
     Debbie Stabenow was duly chosen by the qualified electors of 
     the State of Michigan a Senator from said State to represent 
     said State in the Senate of the United States for the term of 
     six years, beginning on the 3rd day of January, 2001.
       Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State of 
     Michigan this 14th day of December, in the Year of our Lord, 
     Two Thousand.
       By the Governor:
                                                      John Engler,
     Governor.
                                  ____


                            State of Wyoming


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 7th day of November, 2000, 
     Craig Thomas was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the 
     State of Wyoming, a Senator from said State to represent said 
     State in the Senate of the United States for the term of six 
     years, beginning on the 3rd day of January, 2001.
       Witness: His excellency our governor, Jim Geringer, and our 
     seal hereto affixed at the Wyoming State Capitol, Cheyenne, 
     Wyoming, this 22nd day of November, in the year of our Lord 
     2000.
       By the Governor.
                                                     Jim Geringer,
     Governor.

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