Chiesa to be sworn in as temporary N.J. senator
New Jersey’s newest U.S. Senator is preparing to be sworn in.
The ceremony for Jeffrey Chiesa is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. in Washington.
He’ll be the first Republican U.S. senator from New Jersey since another fill-in in 1982.
Gov. Chris Christie appointed his state attorney general to the seat last week after Sen. Frank Lautenberg died at 89.
Chiesa will not run in a special election in October to complete the term, which expires in January 2015.
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