Daily News | ‘Instinct and intellect’: A look at Joanna McClinton’s historic rise to Pa. House Speaker
on Tuesday, ascending into the leadership role after seven years representing Philadelphia
Her election makes her the first Black woman and only the second Black speaker in the state’s history and alongsideSeveral of McClinton’s colleagues noted her historic election occurred on the last day of Black History Month. ”After several months of gridlock and a state House of Representatives that has not been working for the people, we are in dire need of a reset. I hope my colleagues on the other side of the aisle join us in working to move ahead.”
She became a member of the Legislative Black Caucus, LGBTQ Equality Caucus, and Women’s Health Caucus and was appointed in 2017 to the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing.
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