SOU Seating Chart
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
The Ohio congressional delegation -- House and Senate members of
both parties -- are expected to sit together at tonight's State of
the Union address. Sen. Rob Portman came up with the
idea, and Congressman LaTourette has served as the organizer.
The Arizona delegation will also sit together, and an empty seat
in the Chamber will mark the absence of Rep. Gabby Giffords, who is
recovering at a Houston rehabilitation hospital. Gifford's
husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, was invited to the State of the
Union but will remain at his wife's side in Houston. The
congressional intern, Daniel Hernandez, who is credited with saving
Giffords' life after the mass shooting in Tucson, will be at the
address as a guest of First Lady Michelle Obama.
The new Speaker of the House, Ohioan John Boehner, will not be
able to sit with his Ohio colleagues tonight, however. He
will be seated behind the President as he addresses the nation.
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