Joanna McClinton serves as the Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, while proudly serving the 191st legislative district. In November 2018 she made history by becoming the first African-American and woman to be elected as the House Democratic Caucus chairman for the 2019-20 legislative session — a position she held for the duration of the 2019-2020 legislative session. Joanna was elected to serve as the first woman House Democratic Leader in 2020, and — again shattering the legislative glass ceiling in Pennsylvania — was elected to serve as the first woman Speaker of the House in 2023.