Megan Green made St. Louis history when she was sworn in as the first woman St. Louis Board of Aldermen president after winning a special election earlier this month with 55% of the vote.
Green takes the post that was held by Lewis Reed, who resigned when facing federal corruption charges earlier this year. Despite officially presiding over her first meeting last week, Green gathered with supporters at City Hall on Monday for a ceremonial swearing-in.
"It is time to get to work. It is time to set aside our differences," she told a crowdin the rotundaafter taking the oath of office. "It is time to build, together, a city that works for everyone."
See photos from Green's ceremonial inauguration below:
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Rachel Lippman contributed to this report.