Philadelphia state Rep. Joanna McClinton made history this week, becoming the first woman to serve as speaker of the Pennsylvania House. “It was almost 250 years before a woman could stand at this desk, she said.” “That’s pretty incredible.”
Rozzi said Tuesday he was willingly stepping aside after being speaker since Jan. 3, but is remaining a House member. Rozzi’s top legislative priority, ato file otherwise outdated lawsuits with claims of child sexual abuse, passed the House last week but faces an uncertain fate in the GOP-majority Senate.
In nominating her, Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, D-Philadelphia, noted McClinton is also the second African American to serve as speaker, after the late Speaker Leroy Irvis, who held the position in the late 1970s. The vote for McClinton over the Republican nominee, Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar of Somerset County, was 102-99, reflecting two absences.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Philadelphia state Rep. Joanna McClinton voted Pa. speaker; first woman to win postPhiladelphia state Rep. Joanna McClinton has become the first woman to serve as speaker of the Pennsylvania House, ascending to the chamber's top position on the strength of a fresh one-vote Democratic majority.
Read more »
House Speaker Mark Rozzi resigns, clearing the way for Philly Rep. Joanna McClintonIn his resignation remarks, Mark Rozzi threw his support behind Joanna McClinton to become the next speaker.
Read more »
Philly's Joanna McClinton Voted Pa. Speaker; First Black Woman to Win PostBREAKING: Philadelphia state Rep. Joanna McClinton just became the first woman to serve as speaker of the Pennsylvania House, ascending to the chamber's top position on the strength of a fresh one-vote Democratic majority.
Read more »
Joanna McClinton becomes first Black woman to be elected Pennsylvania House SpeakerPhiladelphia state Rep. Joanna McClinton is the first woman to serve as speaker of the Pennsylvania House.
Read more »
Man caught on camera vandalizing Philadelphia mosquePHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are searching for a suspect seen vandalizing a mosque this weekend.
Read more »
For the first time in Pa., a Black woman becomes speaker of the House of RepresentativesJoanna McClinton, 40, becomes the second person in this 2023-24 legislative session to hold the post after her fellow Democratic Rep. Mark Rozzi of Berks County resigned Tuesday
Read more »