Missouri’s senior U.S. Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond, R-Mo., will be joined by former Democratic U.S. Sens. Thomas F. Eagleton and Jean Carnahan to escort U.S. Sen.-elect Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., at to the Jan. 4 swearing-in ceremony.

According a release by the McCaskill campaign, the contingent will be joined “by dozens of McCaskill’s family members.”

“McCaskill will be one of 10 incoming members of the United States Senate,” the release said. “A viewing reception will be held at a different location, allowing several hundred of McCaskill’s closest supporters to watch the swearing-in ceremony occur over closed caption television.”

“It’s an honor to be joined by the United States Senators from Missouri who have also taken this oath of office. To have them at my side on the day I officially take Harry Truman’s Senate seat reminds me of the big shoes I will try to fill,” McCaskill said. “As always, I am so proud of my family and thrilled that over thirty members of my family will be joining me in Washington that day.”

In addition, “a celebratory reception will be held the night before, on January 3rd, at the historic Willard Hotel near the White House to welcome McCaskill supporters to Washington D.C. for the swearing-in ceremony. The event will feature Arthur Bryant’s Barbeque from Kansas City, Ted Drewes frozen custard from St. Louis and Missouri’s own Anheuser Busch beer and Stone Hill Winery beverage products.”