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The house cannot hold an official session in the absence of the speaker or their designated speaker pro tempore. Speaker K. Leroy Irvis was the first African-American elected speaker of any state legislature in the United States since the Reconstruction era. Current Speaker Joanna McClinton is the first female and first female African-American ...
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton, D-Philadelphia, calls for bipartisanship as the new legislature is sworn in with a one-seat majority in the House.
The speakership is the oldest elected statewide office in the Commonwealth. Since its first session in 1682—presided over by William Penn—over 130 house members have been elevated to the speaker's chair. The house cannot hold an official session in the absence of the speaker or their designated speaker pro tempore.
Pages in category "Speakers of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
(The Center Square) – With flags at the capitol flying at half-mast, Pennsylvania legislators began to move forward to fill the vacancy left by House by Rep. Matt Gergely, D-McKeesport, who died ...
SEE MORE: Rep. Jim Jordan seeks support ahead of House speaker vote The magic number we're looking for is 217. That's the number of votes needed to secure the speakership.
Joanna E. McClinton (born August 19, 1982) is an American politician from Pennsylvania currently serving as the 141st Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since February 28, 2023. A member of the Democratic Party , she is the first woman to serve as Speaker.
The House elects a new speaker by roll call vote when it first convenes after a general election for its two-year term, or when a speaker dies, resigns or is removed from the position intra-term. A majority of votes cast (as opposed to a majority of the full membership of the House) is necessary to elect a speaker. [1]