Rhode Island Representative Nicholas Mattiello (D) was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives four days after federal and state law officers raided the office and home of then-speaker Gordon Fox, hauling out boxes labeled "evidence.".

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RHODE ISLAND REPRESENTATIVE NICHOLAS MATTIELLO (D) WAS ELECTED SPEAKER of the House of Representatives four days after federal and state law officers raided the office and home of then-speaker Gordon Fox, hauling out boxes labeled "evidence." Fox resigned the next day. Mattiello, who had been majority leader, said, "I never expected such a stunning and rapid turn of events.... To say I am hitting the ground running is a vast understatement."...