(Former) House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, left, conducts the ceremonial swearing-in of Rep. Jennifer L. McClellan on Capitol Hill, as her husband and children look on.
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Legislating with power and purpose
Jennifer McClellan’s historic first year in Congress
March 7, 2024, marked one year since Jennifer L. McClellan made history, winning a special election to succeed the late A. Donald McEachin and become the first Black woman elected to Congress from Virginia.