Dereck E. Davis (D) was sworn in as Maryland’s 24th treasurer at high noon Friday, surrounded by family, friends, colleagues and some of the highest-ranking elected officials in the state.
“We’re just going to do great things,” he told several dozen dignitaries who came to the House of Delegates chamber to see the transfer of power between Nancy K. Kopp (D), who held the job for just shy of 20 years, and Davis. He was sworn in twice ― once by House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) and then by Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City).
The General Assembly selects the treasurer; Davis won the post on Dec. 9, weeks after Kopp announced her intention to retire from state government.
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