Rep. Mark Rozzi was elected speaker by a vote of 115-85 after Republicans were unable to convert a two-seat majority into a vote to retain control of the chamber.
The child sexual abuse lawsuit window has not been enacted. But Rozzi and others have advanced a constitutional amendment that will go before voters if both chambers give it a second round of approvals over the coming two years.Rozzi said he would be independent, pledging to not to caucus with either Republicans or Democrats and to staff his office with members of both parties. He decried dysfunction and obstruction in the chamber’s politics, and said "never has this House been so divided.
Upon taking the oath of office, Rozzi turned to the parliamentarian and asked, "Alright, what do we do?" Instead, Rozzi overcame the rival candidacy of Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar, R-Somerset, who received 85 votes. McClinton has moved to schedule those elections for Feb. 7, when voters will pick a successor to DeLuca.
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