LINCOLN- Now former State Sen. Mike Flood of Norfolk was sworn on July 12th as the 24th representative of Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District in Washington, D.C.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi administered the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol in a brief ceremony with Flood and his family members.

“Our team is already hitting the ground running,” he said. “In everything we do, we will be tireless advocates for the interests and conservative values of the district.”

Shortly after being sworn in, Flood gave his first-floor speech, noting that July 12th would have been the 79th birthday of his mother, Ann, who died in January.

“And although she’s a Democrat, I know she is smiling from Heaven as I took my oath tonight,” the congressman said.

Gov. Pete Ricketts already has asked for applications from people interested in the legislature seat, but has not announced his choice yet.

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