Democrat elected speaker of tied Pennsylvania House after GOP candidate bows out
Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday returned Democratic Speaker Joanna McClinton to lead the chamber for the new session after the Republican floor leader bowed out to resolve a deadlock. "My question to each of you distinguished colleagues is,
Philadelphia’s Joanna McClinton reelected as speaker, despite a 101-101 tie in the Pa. House
In what could have been a dramatic and drawn-out process, McClinton was reelected with ease — without requiring GOP members to record whether they supported McClinton’s speakership.
With Pa. state House tied, Joanna McClinton reelected House Speaker
The absence of Democratic state Rep. Matt Gergely of McKeesport left the chamber tied 101-101. Avoiding a deadlocked vote, Republican cooperation allowed McClinton to again serve as House Speaker.
Democrat wins re-election as Pa. House speaker after Republican drops out
Democrats won 102 seats in November, a single-vote majority, but one of their members was absent from swearing-in day after suffering a health crisis.
Joanna McClinton reelected as Pennsylvania House Speaker after Republican candidate bows out
Rep. Joanna McClinton of Philadelphia was reelected as the Pennsylvania House Speaker after the GOP floor leader bowed out.
Joanna McClinton re-elected Pennsylvania House Speaker
Joanna McClinton (D-Delaware/Philadelphia) was re-elected Speaker of the House on Tuesday after an initial tie among her colleagues in the Pennsylvania State House. McClinton and State Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton) were both nominated,
Pa. House session opens with ‘feel-good story’ of bipartisanship over potential for deadlock
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives began its new legislative session Tuesday like the previous session, with ...
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Topper Leads House Republicans in Taking the Oath of Office
House Republican Leader Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton) kicked off the new state legislative session Tuesday by taking the ...
Democrat Joanna McClinton reelected as Pa. House speaker after member’s illness throws outcome into doubt
Pennsylvania lawmakers have returned Democrat Joanna McClinton as speaker of the House after the Republican floor leader ...
Deal keeps Democrats in charge of Pa. House as Legislature swears in members
Both the House and the Republican-controlled Senate held their first voting days since November’s election, swearing in ...
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Pennsylvania 2025-26 Legislators Sworn Into Office
Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford), the House Republican Leader, clicked off his microphone after saying the words this afternoon ...
Evenly divided House sets tone of bipartisanship
One member down, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives struck an, at times, somber yet congenial bipartisan tone as they ...
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Democrats get their choice of House speaker as a new Pa. legislative session starts
HARRISBURG — A new legislative session starts today in Harrisburg, kicking off a two-year period that will likely feature ...
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Bedford, speaks with other lawmakers during a break in the opening session of the chamber's new two-year legislative session, ...