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Pennsylvania Democrats Upended as House Speaker Flips to Independent

Pennsylvania Democrats Upended as House Speaker Flips to Independent
Rep. Mark Rozzi after being sworn in as Pennsylvania’s Speaker of the House, on Jan. 3, 2023. Commonwealth Media Service
Salena Zito
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HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania—Come January in Harrisburg, there are two constants: The annual Farm Show will be better than it was the year before—it always is—and swearing-in for the new two-year legislative session is guaranteed to be packed with drama.

Salena Zito
Salena Zito
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Salena Zito has held a long, successful career as a national political reporter. Since 1992, she has interviewed every U.S. president and vice president, as well as top leaders in Washington, including secretaries of state, speakers of the House and U.S. Central Command generals. Her passion, though, is interviewing thousands of people across the country. She reaches the Everyman and Everywoman through the lost art of shoe-leather journalism, having traveled along the back roads of 49 states.
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