Mark Rozzi is the surprise new speaker of the Pennsylvania House
Democrats in the Pennsylvania House were joined by a handful of Republicans to pick Berks County’s Mark Rozzi to be speaker.
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How did Rozzi get elected speaker? Surprise move sends Berks County Independent to lead divided Legislature
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House picked state Rep. Mark Rozzi to be the chamber’s new speaker Tuesday in a surprise vote.
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Pennsylvania Democrats upended as House speaker flips to independent
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — Come January in Harrisburg, there are two constants: The annual Farm Show will be better than it was the year before — it always is — and swearing-in for the new two-year legislative session is guaranteed to be packed with drama.
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PA Lawmakers Sworn In, House Elects 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.
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Pennsylvania Rep. Mark Rozzi becomes state's first independent House speaker
Pennsylvania Rep. Mark Rozzi, of Berks County, was elected as the the state's first independent Speaker of the House after switching his former Democratic party affiliation on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Democrats obtained a one-seat House majority in the November elections, with 102-101 edge over Republicans, but vacancies in three Democratic districts led to a battle over which party held the majority.
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