In addition to voting for a temporary fare increase, the Metro board this afternoon also confirmed a handful of new members and positions. Chief among them: Jim Graham’s most recent term as board chair has come to an end, and he’s been replaced by veteran WMATA man Peter Benjamin. Benjamin (Maryland) will now serve as chair for the next year, with members Catherine Hudgins (Virginia) as First Vice Chair and Neil Albert (D.C.) as Second Vice Chair. Two new members were also sworn-in today: Mortimer Downey and Marcel Acosta have joined the board as the Federal government’s first representatives to the body. You can read a little more about them here.