Tuesday Jane Swift was sworn in as Governor of the state.

Dave Chiettini "I feel very good about her becoming Governor. It's about time they got someone from up here down there, very good job."	Shylow St.Germain- "Great for her!Good luck."
Patricia Dilego- "I think it's great, a woman governor from this area, and good luck with the twins."	Matt Neville- "I'm very excited for her, I've known her family for a long time, her father was my little league coach, good luck."
Lionel Richard- "I have no question of her ability, good luck."	Shannon (middle) "She seems like she cares about people. Good luck."

Siggy Sechalla- "I don't know much about politics, but I wish her luck."

Helga Berger- "It's Fantastic, it will put North Adams on the map."

Harris Whitlingum- "I like her, she's nice. Good luck."

Mike Kustra- "I'd like to see her get ahead, Good luck."

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Jane Swift

Today Jane Swift will be sworn in as governor of the state. This will make her the first female governor of Massachusetts and the only Governor in history to ever give birth while in that position.

On November 3, 1998, Jane Swift was elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. Her career in government began in 1991 when, at 25, she was the youngest woman ever elected to the Massachusetts State Senate. Swift quickly made her mark, becoming the youngest woman in Senate history to serve in either party’s leadership when she rose to the rank of Assistant Minority Leader. While running for Congress in 1996, Glamour magazine listed her as one of "Eleven Women Who Could Change the Country."

Just a few months after Governor Cellucci declared Swift his running mate in 1998, Swift announced she was pregnant with her first child - due two weeks before the election. Overnight, she became a celebrity. The Washington Post came to town, as did "20/20." After she and Cellucci won, she became a symbol of the working mom, balancing a family with a premier job. Soon she will become Governor of Massachusetts when current Governor Paul Cellucci steps down to become Ambassador to Canada.

Swift graduated from the North Adams Public Schools and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity College in 1987. She is a corporator of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and sits on the Board of Directors for the Western Massachusetts Girl Scout Council.

Swift, 36, is a native of North Adams. She, her husband, Chuck Hunt, and their daughter, Elizabeth, who was born two weeks before Swift was elected, now reside at Hunt’s family farm in Williamstown.

If you are wondering this is what the Governor does.

The Governor's Role
(Executive Branch)

The Governor is head of the executive branch and serves as chief administrative officer of the state and as commander-in-chief of the Massachusetts' military forces. His or her responsibilities include preparation of the annual budget, nomination of all judicial officers, the granting of pardons (with the approval of the governor's Council), appointments of the heads of most major state departments, and the acceptance or veto of each bill passed by the Legislature. Several Executive Offices have also been established, each headed by a Secretary appointed by the Governor, much like the president's Cabinet.

The Governor may recommend new policies for Massachusetts, new legislation, and changes in the administration of departments that conduct the government from day to day. He or she has the power to order out the National Guard to meet domestic emergencies, and is Massachusett's chief spokesman with the federal government.

The Lieutenant Governor serves as Acting Governor in the absence, death, or removal of the Governor. He or she is by law a voting member of the Executive Council, except when presiding over it in the absence of the Governor.

Governor's throughout History in Massachusetts -