U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer takes the oath of office in a reenactment ceremony in the Old Senate Chamber with Vice President Joe Biden and her husband, Stewart Boxer, on Wednesday, January 5, 2011. Photo courtesy of U.S. Senate Photo Studio.

LAKE COUNTY NEWS REPORTS – On Wednesday U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) was sworn in for her fourth term as a United States senator.

Boxer took the oath of office at noon on the U.S. Senate floor.

Sen. Boxer later participated in a reenactment ceremony in the Old Senate Chamber with Vice President Joe Biden and her husband, Stewart Boxer.

She won reelection last year after a long and contentious campaign in which she battled with Republican senatorial nominee Carly Fiorina.

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