Sen. Claire McCaskill has been selected as an honorary co-chair of President-Elect Barack Obama's Inauguration.
McCaskill joins three former presidents (Carter, Bush I & Clinton), and just two other Senators (Sen. Dick Durbin, Sen. Dick Lugar) to have the honor. In a statement, McCaskill said "it's exciting to be part of this important, historical day for our country."
Also notable: Openly gay Rep. Tammy Baldwin is also a co-chair. Obama has taken heat from the gay and lesbian community in recent days for naming evangelical Pastor Rick Warren to do the invocation.
McCaskill joins three former presidents (Carter, Bush I & Clinton), and just two other Senators (Sen. Dick Durbin, Sen. Dick Lugar) to have the honor. In a statement, McCaskill said "it's exciting to be part of this important, historical day for our country."
Also notable: Openly gay Rep. Tammy Baldwin is also a co-chair. Obama has taken heat from the gay and lesbian community in recent days for naming evangelical Pastor Rick Warren to do the invocation.
The full list of Honorary Co-Chairs for the 2009 Presidential Inauguration is below:
President Jimmy Carter
President George H. W. Bush
President William J. Clinton
Mayor Adrian Fenty
Senator Dick Durbin
Senator Dick Lugar
Senator Claire McCaskill
Representative Tammy Baldwin
Representative Artur Davis
Representative Ray Lahood
Representative Linda Sánchez
General Colin Powell
Hunter and Kathleen Biden
Craig Robinson
Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng
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