Watch: Gov. Tom Wolf sworn in for a second term

The governor's ceremony begins at noon.

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  Ed Mahon comes to Spotlight PA from PA Post, where he covered state politics and policy, produced radio stories that were broadcast on public media stations throughout the state and on NPR’s national newscasts, and co-wrote a weekday newsletter. Prior to joining PA Post, Ed worked for six years as an investigative and political reporter for the York Daily Record, part of the USA Today Network. His reporting on failures in Pennsylvania’s system for protecting domestic abuse victims was a finalist in the national 2018 Livingston Awards for Young Journalists in the local reporting category. He was also part of a team whose coverage of the criminal justice system, including the aggressive use of civil asset forfeiture by York County prosecutors, received the 2018 G. Richard Dew Award for Journalistic Service from the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association. Before joining the York Daily Record, Ed covered K-12 education at the Centre Daily Times in State College and worked as a stringer for suburban sections of The Philadelphia Inquirer. He grew up in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks after he was sworn in for his second term, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa.

Tom Wolf, a Democrat from York County, was sworn into office for a second term today as Pennsylvania’s governor, shortly after noon. Wolf was first elected in 2014.

John Fetterman was sworn into office as lieutenant governor this morning. Fetterman, of Allegheny County, defeated the incumbent lieutenant governor, Mike Stack, in the May primary and then ran on a ticket with Wolf in the general election.

The live stream of the event ended shortly before 1 p.m. A recorded video is below.

For analysis of the speech, check out this story.

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