Pennsylvania ushers in the first female Speaker of the House
State Representative Joanna McClinton is poised to become the first woman to hold the Speaker’s gavel and govern the lower chamber.
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State Representative Joanna McClinton is poised to become the first woman to hold the Speaker’s gavel and govern the lower chamber.
With a death and two recent resignations for Pennsylvania House Democrats, anticipation was high for Tuesday, as 101 Republicans and 99 Democrats would have to choose a new Speaker.
After the House ceremony, representatives worked to elect a Speaker, a difficult task with the evenly-split 100 Democrats and 100 Republicans sworn in today.
Mark Rozzi needed every Democratic and at least three Republican votes to be named Speaker of the Pennsylvania House. Sixteen GOP members crossed the aisle.
A gust of uncertainty swept Harrisburg yesterday, but that didn’t stop Latino representatives from voting along party lines.