McClinton voted Pa. speaker; first Black woman to win post

McClinton voted Pa. speaker; first Black woman to win post

State Rep. Joanna McClinton, D-191st District, speaks on the Pennsylvania House floor, Feb. 21 at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. —AP Photo/Matt Rourke   by Stephen Williams, PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER The state House of Representatives voted 102-99 shortly before noon Tuesday to make Rep. Joanna McClinton the first African-American female speaker of the House. The election of McClinton, who defeated Carl Walker Metzgar, R…

McClinton voted Pa. speaker; first Black woman to win post

HARRISBURG (AP) — Philadelphia state Rep. Joanna McClinton on Tuesday 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.

Joanna McClinton voted Pa. speaker; first Black woman to win post

Philadelphia state Rep. Joanna McClinton is the first woman to serve as speaker of the Pennsylvania House. She ascended to the chamber’s top position Tuesday on the strength of a fresh one-vote Democratic majority. The leadership reshuffling came nearly two…

Joanna McClinton makes history as first female Pennsylvania House Speaker

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell is joined by Pennsylvania Democrat Joanna McClinton who on Tuesday was sworn in as the first woman to ever be the Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. McClinton, who has championed criminal justice and women’s rights during her legislative career, is also only the second African American to become Speaker of Pennsylvania’s state house.

Rep. Joanna McClinton elected first female speaker of Pennsylvania House

Rep. Joanna McClinton has become the first woman to serve as speaker of the Pennsylvania House.

Meet Joanna McClinton, Pa.’s first Black woman House speaker

The former public defender and criminal justice champion is the first rep from Philly to hold the seat in over a decade — and the first Philly Democrat since the 90s.