Rep. Jennifer L. McClellan has a quiet moment with her mother, Lois McClellan, 90, of Petersburg who joined her daughter during a brief time when family, friends and staff members could all gather to celebrate prior to the official swearing-in ceremony on Capitol Hill.
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The joy, camaraderie and pride expressed by Virginians and thousands of others throughout the United States to Rep. Jennifer L. McClellan becoming the first Black woman elected to represent Virginia in the U.S. Congress continued to pour in the day after her official swearing-in ceremony in Washington on Tuesday, March 7.
