Hixson (D-Montgomery Co.) steps aside as chair of Ways and Means

The long-time chair of the House Ways and Means Committee Tuesday afternoon said she is stepping away from the position she has held since 1993. 

Del. Sheila E. Hixson, D-Montgomery County, said in a statement that she will assume the role of “chairman emeritus effective Friday, January 20, 2017 to give me the opportunity to help transition the new chairman into the committee.”
Hixson, who turns 84 next month, does not give a reason for her decision. The statement does not indicate that she is resigning from the seat she has held since 1976...

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