Democrat Mark Rozzi Elected Pennsylvania House Speaker, Says He Will Be an Independent

By Brett Sholtis | WITF

Published January 6, 2023 at 12:36 AM EST

State Rep. Mark Rozzi speaks in 2019 before the signing of a package of three bills addressing the statute of limitations for victims of child sexual abuse.

Longtime Democrat Mark Rozzi of Berks County is the new speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. But as WITF’s Brett Sholtis reports, Rozzi says he’s now an independent.

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(Original air-date: 1/5/23)

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Brett Sholtis | WITF

Brett Sholtis is a health reporter for WITF/Transforming Health. Sholtis is the 2021-2022 Reveal Benjamin von Sternenfels Rosenthal Grantee for Mental Health Investigative Journalism with the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. His award-winning work on problem areas in mental health policy and policing helped to get a woman moved from a county jail to a psychiatric facility. Sholtis is a University of Pittsburgh graduate and a Pennsylvania Army National Guard Kosovo campaign veteran.

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