proposed legislation would require the Board of Education to work alongside the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Program to develop the appropriate curriculum guidelines and would require schools to implement the program into their health classes. In 2018, she was elected to serve as Democratic Caucus Chair by members of the House Democratic Caucus. In November 2020, she was elected to serve as the House Democratic Leader. She became Majority Leader in 2023. On , McClinton was elected Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, becoming the first woman and second Black person (after K. Leroy Irvis) to hold the post. References External links PA House profile Official Party website |- |- 1982 births 20th-century African-American women 21st-century African-American politicians 21st-century African-American women 21st-century American women politicians African-American state legislators in Pennsylvania African-American women in politics Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Floor leaders of state legislatures in the United States La Salle University alumni Living people Public defenders Speakers of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Villanova University School of Law alumni Women state legislators in Pennsylvania