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Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The
speaker
of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
holds the oldest statewide
elected office
in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
. Since its first session under the
Frame of Government
in 1682, presided over by
William Penn
, 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 his designated speaker
pro tempore
.
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