The speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Since 1682, over 130 House members have been elevated to the speaker's chair. The House cannot hold an official session in the absence of the speaker or their designated speaker pro tempore.

The current speaker is Joanna McClinton, who is the first female speaker.

Speakers of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly Name Elected Notes Citations Thomas Wynne 1682/1683 Nicholas More 1684 John White 1685 unknown (probably Wynne or More) 1687/1688 John White 1688 Arthur Cook 1689 Joseph Growdon 1690/1691 unknown 1691 William Clark 1692 Joseph Growdon 1693 David Lloyd 1694 Edward Shippen 1695 John Simcock 1696 John Blunston 1697 Phineas Pemberton 1698 John Blunston 1699 Joseph Growdon 1700 David Lloyd 1703 Joseph Growden 1705 David Lloyd 1706 Richard Hill 1710 Isaac Norris 1712 Joseph Growdon 1713 David Lloyd 1714 Joseph Growdon 1715 Richard Hill 1716 William Trent 1717 Jonathan Dickinson 1718 William Trent 1719 Isaac Norris 1720 Jeremiah Langhorne 1721 Joseph Growdon 1722 David Lloyd 1723 William Biles Jr. 1724 David Lloyd 1725 Andrew Hamilton 1729 Jeremiah Langhorne 1733 Andrew Hamilton 1734 John Kinsey 1739 John Wright 1745 John Kinsey 1745/1746 Isaac Norris II 1750 Thomas Leech 1758 Isaac Norris II 1758 Thomas Leech 1759 Isaac Norris II 1759 Benjamin Franklin 1764 Isaac Norris II 1764 Joseph Fox 1764 Joseph Galloway 1766 Joseph Fox 1769 Joseph Galloway 1769 Edward Biddle 1774 John Morton 1775

Speakers of the Pennsylvania General Assembly Name Elected Notes Citations John Jacobs 1776 Under the 1776 Constitution John Bayard 1777 Frederick Muhlenberg 1780 George Gray 1783 John Bayard 1784 Thomas Mifflin 1785 Gerardus Wynkoop II 1786 (four days) Richard Peters 1788 William Bingham 1790 Under the 1790 Constitution

Speakers of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Name Term Party Counties Notes Citations William Bingham 1791–1792 Federalist Philadelphia Gerardus Wynkoop II 1793 Federalist Philadelphia George Latimer 1794–1798 Federalist Philadelphia Cadwalader Evans 1799 Federalist Montgomery Isaac Weaver Jr. 1800–1803 Democratic-Republican Greene Simon Snyder 1804–1805 Democratic-Republican Northumberland Charles Porter 1805–1806 Constitutionalist Fayette Simon Snyder 1807 Democratic-Republican Northumberland Nathaniel Boileau 1808 Democratic-Republican Montgomery James Engle 1809 Democratic-Republican Philadelphia John Weber 1810 Democratic-Republican Montgomery John Tod 1812 Democratic-Republican Bedford Robert Smith 1813 Democratic-Republican Franklin Resigned on February 14, 1813 John St. Clair 1814 Democratic-Republican Fayette Jacob Holgate 1815 Democratic-Republican Philadelphia Rees Hill 1816 Democratic-Republican Greene William Davidson 1818 Democratic Montgomery Rees Hill 1819 Democratic-Republican Greene Joseph Lawrence 1820 Democratic-Republican Washington John Gilmore 1821 Democratic-Republican Allegheny, Butler Joseph Lawrence 1822 Democratic-Republican Washington Joel B. Sutherland 1825 Democratic Philadelphia Joseph Ritner 1826–1828 Democratic-Republican Washington Ner Middleswarth 1828 Whig Union Frederick Smith 1830 Democratic-Republican Franklin John Laporte 1831–1832 Democratic Bradford, Tioga James Findley 1833 Democratic Westmoreland Samuel Anderson 1833 Democratic Delaware William Patterson 1834 Democratic Washington James Thompson 1834 Democratic Venango, Warren Ner Middleswarth 1836 Whig Union Lewis Dewart 1837 Democratic Northumberland William Hopkins 1839 Democratic Washington William A. Crabb 1841 Whig Northumberland James Ross Snowden 1842 Democratic Venango, Clarion Hendrick Bradley Wright 1843 Democratic Luzerne, Wyoming James Ross Snowden 1844 Democratic Venango, Clarion Findley Patterson 1845–1846 Democratic Washington James Cooper 1847 Whig Adams William F. Packer 1848–1849 Democratic Lycoming, Clinton John S. McCalmont 1850 Democratic Venango John Cessna 1851 Democratic Bedford John S. Rhey 1852 Democratic Armstrong, Cambria William P. Schell 1853 Democratic Bedford E.B. Chase 1854 Democratic Susquehanna, Wyoming Henry K. Strong 1855 Whig Philadelphia Richard L. Wright 1856 Democratic Philadelphia James Lawrence Getz 1857 Democratic Berks A.B. Longaker 1858 Democratic Montgomery William Lawrence 1859–1860 Republican Dauphin Elisha W. Davis 1861 Republican Mercer, Venango William Kinsey 1862 Democratic Franklin John Cessna 1863 Republican Bedford Henry C. Johnson 1864 Republican Crawford Arthur G. Olmsted 1865 Republican Potter James R. Kelley 1866 Republican Fulton John P. Glass 1867 Republican Allegheny Elisha W. Davis 1868 Republican Philadelphia John Clark 1869 Republican Washington Butler B. Strang 1870 Republican Tioga James H. Webb 1871 Republican Bradford William Elliott 1872 Republican Philadelphia H. H. McCormick 1874 Republican Allegheny Samuel D. Patterson 1875 Republican Allegheny E. Reed Myer 1877 Republican Bradford Henry M. Long 1879 Republican Allegheny Benjamin L. Hewit 1881 Republican Blair John E. Faunce 1883 Democratic Philadelphia James L. Graham 1885 Republican Allegheny Henry K. Boyer 1887–1889 Republican Philadelphia Caleb C. Thompson 1891 Republican Warren Henry F. Walton 1895–1896 Republican Philadelphia Henry K. Boyer 1897 Republican Philadelphia Resigned on January 17, 1898 John R. Farr 1899 Republican Lackawanna William T. Marshall 1901 Republican Allegheny Henry F. Walton 1903–1906 Republican Philadelphia Frank B. McClain 1907–1909 Republican Lancaster John F. Cox 1909–1911 Republican Allegheny Died in office on November 6, 1911 Milton W. Shreve 1911 Republican Erie George E. Alter 1913–1914 Republican Allegheny Charles A. Ambler 1915 Republican Montgomery Richard J. Baldwin 1917–1918 Republican Delaware Robert S. Spangler 1919–1921 Republican York Samuel A. Whitaker 1921 Republican Chester Elected to fill unexpired term on April 26, 1921 C.J. Goodnough 1923 Republican Cameron Thomas Bluett 1925–1927 Republican Philadelphia Resigned to become a judge James H. McClure 1927 Republican Allegheny Elected to fill an unexpired term Aaron B. Hess 1929 Republican Lancaster C.J. Goodnough 1931 Republican Cameron Grover C. Talbot 1933–1935 Republican Delaware Wilson G. Sarig 1935–1936 Democratic Berks Died in office on March 14, 1936 Roy E. Furman 1936–1938 Democratic Greene Ellwood J. Turner 1939–1941 Republican Delaware Elmer Kilroy 1941–1942 Democratic Philadelphia Ira T. Fiss 1943–1946 Republican Snyder Franklin H. Lichtenwalter 1947–1948 Republican Lehigh Herbert P. Sorg 1949–1952 Republican Elk Charles C. Smith 1953–1955 Republican Philadelphia Hiram G. Andrews 1955–1956 Democratic Cambria W. Stuart Helm 1957–1958 Republican Armstrong Hiram G. Andrews 1959–1962 Democratic Cambria W. Stuart Helm 1963–1964 Republican Armstrong Robert K. Hamilton 1965–1966 Democratic Beaver Kenneth B. Lee 1967–1969 Republican Sullivan Herbert Fineman 1969–1970 Democratic Philadelphia Kenneth B. Lee 1971–1974 Republican Sullivan Herbert Fineman 1975–1977 Democratic Philadelphia K. Leroy Irvis 1977–1979 Democratic Allegheny H. Jack Seltzer 1979–1981 Republican Lebanon Matthew J. Ryan 1981–1983 Republican Delaware K. Leroy Irvis 1983–1988 Democratic Allegheny James J. Manderino 1989 Democratic Westmoreland Died in office on December 26, 1989 Bob O'Donnell 1990–1993 Democratic Philadelphia Bill DeWeese 1993–1994 Democratic Greene Matthew J. Ryan 1995–2003 Republican Delaware Died in office on March 29, 2003 John Perzel 2003–2006 Republican Philadelphia Elected to fill unexpired term on April 15, 2003 Dennis M. O'Brien 2007–2008 Republican Philadelphia Minority-party speaker Keith R. McCall 2009–2010 Democratic Carbon Sam Smith 2011–2014 Republican Jefferson Mike Turzai 2015–2020 Republican Allegheny Resigned on June 15, 2020 Bryan Cutler 2020–2023 Republican Lancaster Mark Rozzi 2023 Democratic Berks Resigned on February 28, 2023 Joanna McClinton 2023– Democratic Philadelphia

See also List of Pennsylvania state legislatures

References

External links Pennsylvania House of Representatives