Brown could be sworn in as senator Thursday

By IBTimes Staff Reporter | February 04 2010 8:28 AM

WASHINGTON - Scott Brown, the Massachusetts Republican who won late Senator Edward Kennedy's Senate seat, could be sworn into office on Thursday if he is formally certified the winner, Senate aides said.

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Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is expected to certify Brown's upset victory over Democrat Martha Coakley on Thursday, clearing the way for him to enter the Senate, aides said.

Brown will become the 41st Republican in the 100-member chamber, eliminating the Democrats' 60-seat supermajority that is needed to overcome procedural hurdles on important bills such as healthcare reform.

(Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Xavier Briand)

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