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Welcome to Joanna McClinton’s House, where the historic Pa. speaker is more of a mediator than a meddler

McClinton, a Philadelphia Democrat, is the first woman and first Black woman to lead the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in its 244-year history.

Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton at her office at the Capitol in Harrisburg. It's been a year since she became the first woman and first Black woman to lead the House.
Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton at her office at the Capitol in Harrisburg. It's been a year since she became the first woman and first Black woman to lead the House.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer