Mercer County Republican Mike Porter Jr. has been appointed to finish the remaining term of his father, Delegate Mike Porter Sr., who died last month. He was sworn in today in the House of Delegates Chamber and will serve until his father’s term would have expired.

He also will serve on the same committees to which his father was assigned. Those committees include the House Standing Committees of Government Organization, Roads and Transportation and Veteran Affairs and the Interim Committees of the Joint Government Organization Committee, Government Organization Subcommittee B and the Intern Committee.