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A Democrat-turned-independent is now speaker of the Pa. House after a surprise vote
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| Contributor | BrentinCO |
| Last Edited | BrentinCO Jan 03, 2023 04:41pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, January 3, 2023 10:40:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Democrats and more than a dozen Republicans threw their support behind a consensus candidate for speaker of the Pennsylvania House Tuesday, a move some lawmakers said would help bring unity to the state capital.
House lawmakers elected Rep. Mark Rozzi speaker of the House, elevating a veteran Democratic lawmaker who said Tuesday he would govern as an independent.
The appointment of Rozzi came as a surprise, as the GOP had seemed the odds-on favorite to take the speaker’s gavel. The GOP currently holds a slight majority. |
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