[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 1-4]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION

  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair lays before the Senate one certificate 
of election to fulfill an unexpired term and the certificates of 
election for 34 Senators elected for 6-year terms beginning January 3, 
2011. All certificates, the Chair is advised, are in the form suggested 
by the Senate or contain all essential requirements of the form 
suggested by the Senate. If there is no objection, the reading of the 
certificates will be waived and they will be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                         State of New Hampshire

                          Executive Department

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the second day of November, two 
     thousand and ten Kelly Ayotte was duly chosen by the 
     qualified electors of the State of New Hampshire 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 eleven.
       Witness, His Excellency, Governor John H. Lynch and the 
     Seal of State of New Hampshire hereto affixed at Concord, 
     this seventeenth day of November, in the year of Our Lord two 
     thousand and ten.
     John H. Lynch,
       Governor.
       By the Governor, with advice of the Council:
     William M. Gardner,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                           State of Colorado


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the Second day of November, 
     2010, Michael F. Bennet was duly chosen by the qualified 
     electors of the State of Colorado 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, 2011.
       Witness: His Excellency our Governor Bill Ritter, Jr., and 
     our seal hereto affixed at Denver, Colorado this Ninth day of 
     December, in the year of our Lord 2010.
       By the Governor:
     Bill Ritter, Jr.,
       Governor.
     Bernie Buescher,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                          State of Connecticut

                          Executive Department

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to Certify that on the second day of November, two 
     thousand and ten Richard Blumenthal 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 eleven.
       Witness: Her Excellency our Governor; M. Jodi Rell and our 
     seal hereto affixed at Hartford, this twenty-fourth day of 
     November, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten.
     M. Jodi Rell,
       Governor.
     Susan Bysiewicz,
       Secretary of the State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                           State of Missouri


               CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION FOR SIX-YEAR TERM

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 2nd day of November, 2010, 
     Roy Blunt was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the 
     State of Missouri 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, 2011.
       Witness: His Excellency our Governor Jeremiah W. (Jay) 
     Nixon, and our seal hereto affixed at the City of Jefferson 
     this 1st day of December, in the year of our Lord 2010.
       By the Governor:
     Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon,
       Governor.
     Robin Carnahan,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                           State of Arkansas

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       Know Ye, That Whereas, It appears that John Boozman was 
     duly elected to the U.S. Senate, in and for the State of 
     Arkansas at an election held on the second day of November, 
     Two Thousand Ten.
       Therefore, I, Mike Beebe, Governor of the State of Arkansas 
     in the name and by authority of the people of the State of 
     Arkansas, vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of 
     said State do hereby certify that John Boozman was duly 
     chosen by the qualified electors of the State of Arkansas to 
     the office of U.S. Senate in and for the State of Arkansas 
     for the term of six years, beginning on the 3rd of January, 
     2011.
       Witness: His excellency our governor Mike Beebe, and our 
     seal hereto affixed at Little Rock, Arkansas this 3rd day of 
     December, in the year of our Lord 2010.
     Mike Beebe,
       Governor.
     Charlie Daniels,

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       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                          State of California

                          Executive Department


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 2nd day of November, 2010, 
     Barbara Boxer was duly chosen by the qualified electors of 
     the State of California as 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, 
     2011.
       In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused 
     the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 
     15th day of December, 2010.
     Arnold Schwarzenegger,
       Governor of California.
       Attest:
     Debra Bowen,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                        State of North Carolina


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 2nd day of November, 2010, 
     Richard Burr was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the 
     State of North Carolina, 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, 
     2011.
       In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto signed my name and 
     caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State, at the 
     Capital City of Raleigh, this the 8th day of December, 2010.
     Beverly Eaves Perdue,
       Governor.
     Elaine F. Marshall,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                            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 the 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 second day of November, 2010, the electors 
     chose Dan Coats 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 second day of November 2010, 
     Dan Coats was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the 
     State 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, 2011.
       Witness: His excellency our Governor Mitchell E. Daniels, 
     Jr, and our seal hereto affixed at Indianapolis, this the 
     twenty-second day of November, in the year, 2010,
       By the Governor:
                                               M. E. Daniels, Jr.,
                                                         Governor.
       Attest:
                                                      Todd Rokita,
                                               Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                           State of Oklahoma

                    Office of the Secretary of State


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 2nd day of November, 2010, 
     Tom Coburn was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the 
     State of Oklahoma 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, 2011.
       Witness: His excellency our Governor Brad Henry, and our 
     seal hereto affixed at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma this 18th day 
     of November, in the year of our Lord 2010.
       By the Governor:
     Brad Henry,
       Governor.
     M. Susan Savage,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                             State of Idaho

                    Office of the Secretary of State


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 2nd day of November, 2010, 
     Mike Crapo was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the 
     State of Idaho 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, 2011.
       Witness: His excellency our Governor C.L. ``Butch'' Otter, 
     and our seal hereto affixed at Boise, Idaho this 17th day of 
     November, in the year of our Lord 2010.
       By the Governor:
     C.L. ``Butch'' Otter,
       Governor.
     Ben Ysursa,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                        State of South Carolina

                           By His Excellency

       The Governor and Commander-In-Chief in and Over the State 
     Aforesaid


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the Second Day of November, 
     2010, A.D. James W. DeMint was duly chosen by the qualified 
     electors of the State of South Carolina, 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 2011.
       Witness: His Excellency our Governor, Mark Sanford, and our 
     Seal hereto affixed at Columbia, South Carolina this 
     Seventeenth Day of November, in the Year of Our Lord, 2010.
     Mark Sanford,
       Governor.
     Mark Hammond,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                           State of New York

                           Executive Chamber

     To the President of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the second day of November, two 
     thousand ten, Kirsten Gillibrand was duly chosen by the 
     qualified electors of the State of New York a Senator for the 
     unexpired term ending at noon on the third day of January, 
     2013, to fill the vacancy in the representation of such State 
     in the Senate of the United States caused by the resignation 
     of Hillary Rodham Clinton upon her appointment as Secretary 
     of State.
       Witness: His excellency our Governor David A. Paterson and 
     our seal hereto affixed at Albany, New York this seventeenth 
     day of December in the year two thousand ten.
       By the Governor:
     David A. Paterson,
       Governor.
     Ruth Noemi Colon,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                             State of Iowa

                          Executive Department

       In The Name and By The Authority of The State of Iowa


certificate of election to the senate of the united states for six-year 
                                  term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 2nd day of November 2010, 
     Chuck Grassley was duly chosen by the qualified electors of 
     the State of Iowa 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 2011.
       Witness: His excellency our Governor Chester J. Culver, and 
     our seal hereto affixed at Des Moines this 29th day of 
     November, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten.
     Chester J. Culver,
       Governor of Iowa.
       Attest:
     Michael A. Mauro,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                         State of North Dakota

                           Secretary of State


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 2nd day of November 2010, 
     John Hoeven was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the 
     State of North Dakota to represent North Dakota in the Senate 
     of the United States for the term of six years, beginning on 
     the 3rd day of January 2011.
       In witness whereof, we have set our hands at the Capitol 
     City of Bismarck this 16th day of November 2010, and affixed 
     the Great Seal of the State of North Dakota.
     John Hoeven,
       Govenor.
     Alvin A. Jaeger,
       Secretary of State.
     Penny Miller,
       State Canvassing Board.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                            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 second day of November, 
     2010, Daniel K. Inouye 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 at noon on the 3rd day of 
     January, 2011.

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       Witness, Her excellency our governor, Linda Lingle, and our 
     seal hereto affixed at Honolulu this 22nd day of November, in 
     the year of our Lord 2010.
       By the governor:
     Linda Lingle,
       Governor.
     Scott T. Nago,
       Chief Election Officer.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                            State of Georgia

         By his Excellency Sonny Perdue, Governor of said state

       To the honorable Johnny Isakson Greetings:
     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 2nd day of November, 2010, 
     Johnny Isakson was duly chosen by the qualified electors of 
     the State of Georgia, a Senator from said State to represent 
     said State in the Senate by the United States for the term of 
     six years, beginning on the 3rd day of January, 2011.
       Witness: His excellency our Governor Sonny Perdue, and the 
     Great Seal of the State of Georgia hereto affixed at the 
     Capitol, in the city of Atlanta, the ninth day of November, 
     in the year of our Lord Two Thousand and Ten.
       By the Governor,
     Sonny Perdue,
       Governor.
     Brian P. Kemp,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                           State of Wisconsin


                        Certificate of Election

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 2nd of November, 2010, Ron 
     Johnson 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, 2011.
       Witness: His excellency our governor Jim Doyle, and our 
     seal hereto affixed at Madison this 2nd day of December 2010.
       By the Governor:
     Jim Doyle,
       Governor.
     Douglas La Follette,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                           State of Illinois

                          Executive Department

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to Certify that on the Second day of November, Two 
     Thousand and Ten, Mark Steven Kirk was duly chosen by the 
     qualified electors of the State of Illinois 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, Two Thousand and Eleven.
       Witness: His Excellency Our Governor, Pat Quinn, and our 
     seal hereto affixed at the City of Springfield, Illinois, 
     this Third day of December, in the year of our Lord Two 
     Thousand and Ten.
       By the Governor:
     Pat Quinn,
       Governor.
     Jesse White,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                            State of Vermont


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 2nd day of November, 2010, 
     Patrick Leahy 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, 2011.
       Witness: His Excellency our Governor, James H. Douglas, and 
     our seal hereto affixed at Montpelier this 12th day of 
     November, in the year of our Lord 2010.
     James H. Douglas,
       Governor.
     David M. Coriell,
       Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs.
     Deborah L. Markowitz,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                             State of Utah

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the second day of November, 
     2010, Mike Lee 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 of January 2011.
       Witness: His excellency our governor Gary R. Herbert, and 
     our seal hereto affixed at Salt Lake City, this 22nd day of 
     November, in the year of our Lord 2010.
     Gary R. Herbert,
       Governor.
     Greg Bell,
       Lieutenant Governor.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                            State of Arizona

                          Department of State


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 2nd day of November 2010, 
     John McCain 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 2011.
       Witness: Her excellency the Governor of Arizona, and the 
     Great Seal of the State of Arizona hereto affixed at the 
     Capitol in Phoenix this 29th day of November 2010.
     Janice K. Brewer,
       Governor.
     Ken Bennett,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                           State of Maryland

                          Executive Department


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 2nd day of November, 2010, 
     Barbara A. Mikulski was duly chosen by the qualified electors 
     of the State of Maryland 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, 
     2011.
       Witness: His excellency our governor Martin O'Malley, and 
     our seal hereto affixed at Annapolis, Maryland this 7th day 
     of December, in the year or our Lord 2010.
       By the governor:
     Martin O'Malley,
       Governor.
       Attest:
     John P. McDonough,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                            State of Kansas


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 2nd day of November, 2010, 
     Jerry Moran was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the 
     state of Kansas, 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 2011.
       Witness: His excellency our governor Mark Parkinson, and 
     our seal hereto affixed at Topeka, Kansas this 29th day of 
     November, in the year of our Lord 2010.
       By the governor:
     Mark Parkinson,
       Governor.
     Chris Biggs,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                            State of Alaska


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 2nd day of November, 2010, 
     Lisa Murkowski was duly chosen by the qualified electors of 
     the state of Alaska 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, 2011.
       Witness: His excellency our governor Sean R. Parnell, and 
     our seal hereto affixed at Juneau this 30th day of December, 
     in the year of our Lord 2010.
       By the Governor:
     Sean R. Parnell,
       Governor.
       By the Lieutenant Governor:
     Mead Treadwell,
     Lieutenant Governor.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                          State of Washington


                        Certificate of Election

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to Certify that at the General Election held in the 
     State of Washington on the 2nd day of November, 2010, Patty 
     Murray was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State 
     of Washington as United States Senator from the state of 
     Washington to represent the state of Washington in the Senate 
     of the United States for the term of six years, beginning on 
     the 3rd day of January, 2011.
       Witness: Her excellency our Governor Christine Gregoire, 
     and our seal hereto affixed at Olympia, Washington this 2nd 
     day of December, 2010.
       By the Governor:
     Christine Gregoire,
       Governor.
       Attest:
     Sam Reed,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                        Commonwealth of Kentucky

     To all to Whom These Presents shall Come, Greeting:
       Know Ye That Honorable Rand Paul having been duly 
     certified, that on November 2,

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     2010 was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the 
     Commonwealth of Kentucky 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 2011.
       I hereby invest the above named with full power and 
     authority to execute and discharge the duties of the said 
     office according to law. And to have and to hold the same, 
     with all the rights and emoluments thereunto legally 
     appertaining, for and during the term prescribed by law.
       In testimony whereof, I have caused these letters to be 
     made patent, and the seal of the Commonwealth to be hereunto 
     affixed. Done at Frankfort, the 23rd day of November in the 
     year of our Lord two thousand and ten and in the 219th year 
     of the Commonwealth,
       By the Governor:
     Steven L. Beshear,
       Governor.
     Trey Grayson,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                             State of Ohio


               certificate of election for six-year term

                              U.S. Senator

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 2nd day of November 2010, 
     Rob Portman 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, 2011.
       In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name 
     and caused the great seal of the State of the Ohio to be 
     hereto affixed at Columbus, Ohio, this 7th day of December, 
     in the year of our Lord 2010.
       By the Governor:
     Ted Strickland,
       Governor.
       Countersigned:
     Jennifer Brunner,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                            State of Nevada

                          Executive Department


                        certificate of election

                          United States Senate

       This is to certify that at a general election held in the 
     State of Nevada on Tuesday, the second day of November, two 
     thousand ten Harry Reid was duly elected as a Member of the 
     United States Senate, in and for the State of Nevada, for a 
     term of six years from and after the third day in January, 
     two thousand eleven;
       Now, Therefore, I Jim Gibbons, Governor of the State of 
     Nevada, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and 
     laws thereof, do hereby Commission him, the said Harry Reid 
     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 thereunto 
     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, Nevada on this 14th day of 
     December, two thousand ten.
     Jim Gibbons,
       Governor of the State of Nevada.
     Ross Miller,
       Secretary of State of Nevada.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                            State of Florida

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 2nd day of November, 2010, 
     Marco Rubio 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 3rd day of January, 2011.
       Witness: His excellency our governor, Charlie Crist, and 
     our seal hereto affixed at Tallahassee, the Capital, this 
     29th day of November, in the year of our Lord 2010.
       By the Governor:
     Charlie Crist,
       Governor.
     Dawn K. Roberts,
       Interim Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                           State of New York

                           Executive Chamber

     To the President of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the second day of November, two 
     thousand ten, Charles E. Schumer was duly chosen by the 
     qualified electors of the State of New York a Senator from 
     said State to represent the State in the Senate of the United 
     States for the term of six years, beginning on the third day 
     of January, two thousand eleven.
       Witness: His excellency our Governor David A. Paterson and 
     our seal hereto affixed at Albany, New York this seventeenth 
     day of December in the year two thousand ten.
       By the Governor:
     David A. Paterson,
       Governor.
     Ruth Noemi Colon,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                            State of Alabama


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 2nd day of November, 2010, 
     Richard C. Shelby was duly chosen by the qualified electors 
     of the State of Alabama 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, 
     2011.
       Witness: His excellency our governor Bob Riley, and our 
     seal hereto affixed at Montgomery this 22nd day of November, 
     in the year of our Lord 2010.
       By the Governor:
     Rob Riley,
       Governor.
     Beth Chapman,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                         State of South Dakota

                    Office of the Secretary of State


                        certificate of election

       This is to certify that on the second day of November, 
     2010, at the general election, John R. Thune was elected by 
     the qualified voters of the State of South Dakota to the 
     office of United States Senator for the term of six years, 
     beginning on the third day of January, 2011.
       In witness whereof, We have hereunto set our hands and 
     caused the Seal of the State to be affixed at Pierre, the 
     Capital, this 22nd day of November, 2010.
     M. Michael Rounds,
       Governor.
       Attested by:
     Chris Nelson,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                      Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

                           Governor's Office

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the second day of November, 
     2010, Pat Toomey 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, 2011.
       Witness: His excellency our Governor, Edward G. Rendell, 
     and our seal hereto affixed at Harrisburg this ninth day of 
     December, in the year of our Lord, 2010.
     Edward G. Rendell,
       Governor.
     Basil L. Merenda,
       Secretary of the Commonwealth.
     [State Seal Affixed]
                                  ____


                           State of Louisiana


               certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 2nd day of November, 2010, 
     David Vitter was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the 
     State of Louisiana 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, 2011.
       Witness: His Excellency our Governor, Bobby Jindal, and our 
     seal hereto affixed at Baton Rouge, Louisiana this 12th day 
     of November, in the year of our Lord, 2010.
       By the Governor:
     Bobby Jindal,
       Governor.
     Tom Schedler,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]
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                            State of Oregon


               Certificate of election for six-year term

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the 2nd day of November, 2010, 
     Ron Wyden was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the 
     State of Oregon, 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, 2011.
       Witness: His excellency our Governor, Theodore Kulongoski, 
     and our seal hereto affixed at Salem, Oregon, this 2nd day of 
     December, 2010.
       By the Governor:
     Theodore Kulongoski,
       Governor.
     Kate Brown,
       Secretary of State.
     [State Seal Affixed]

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