Election As Speaker
As soon as William J. Murphy, first elected speaker in 2002, indicated his intention to retire from the speakership, Fox expressed interest in the position. In October 2009, Murphy endorsed Fox in the race to succeed him. Fox faced several more conservative opponents and, in the election held on February 11, 2010, won 51 of the 75 votes. He became the 222nd House Speaker since the Rhode Island legislature's establishment in colonial times.
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