Philadelphia state Rep. Joanna McClinton is the first woman to serve as speaker of the Pennsylvania House.
Rozzi had been serving as speaker since his surprise election on Jan. 3, and said Tuesday he was willingly stepping aside but would remain a House member.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. The vote was 102-99, reflecting two absences.
"She’s brilliant, formidable, and she gives voice to our values in ways that ring so true it reverberates around this chamber," said Rep. Dan Frankel, D-Allegheny. McClinton, 40, a state lawmaker since 2015, grew up in southwest Philadelphia, where she still lives, and attended La Salle University and Villanova Law School. She has worked as a public defender and a state Senate attorney.
She has been the Democratic floor leader since 2020, and was also the first woman to hold that position.with claims of child sexual abuse, passed the House last week.
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