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House Speaker Ron Mariano named his senior leadership team Thursday, assembling a group that includes four women and one member of color to help shape the agenda for the House as Democrats look to focus, in part, on the state's COVID-19 and vaccination response. Mariano, who succeeded former Speaker Robert DeLeo in December, has tapped Easton Rep. Claire Cronin for the number two slot in Democratic leadership as majority leader, a position Mariano held himself under DeLeo. She becomes the first female majority leader in Massachusetts. Cronin, who last session co-chaired the Judiciary Commit...

Ronald Mariano appears to have votes to succeed DeLeo as speaker of House, supporters say Matt Stout © Globe Staff file House Speaker Robert DeLeo (left) and majority leader Ronald Mariano. Ronald Mariano, a Quincy Democrat who has served for years as House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo’s top deputy, appears to have consolidated enough support to succeed DeLeo, should he end his record 12-year reign over the House in the coming weeks, according to legislative leaders and Mariano supporters. Mariano, the House majority leader, had quietly been gathering votes well before specula...

Ronald Mariano appears to have votes to succeed DeLeo as speaker of House, supporters say Mariano has served for years as DeLeo’s top deputy By Matt Stout and Andrea Estes Globe Staff,Updated December 17, 2020, 9:36 p.m. Email to a Friend House Speaker Robert DeLeo (left) and majority leader Ronald Mariano.Globe Staff file Ronald Mariano, a Quincy Democrat who has served for years as House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo’s top deputy, appears to have consolidated enough support to succeed DeLeo, should he end his record 12-year reign over the House in the coming weeks, according to legisla...