"While we are here to honor a powerful and diverse group of women, it is not lost on me that the first Black Speakers of the Illinois and Michigan Houses and the first black woman to lead the ...

Rep. Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) is the first Republican woman to be elected as Minnesota Speaker of the House, as well as, the first Black person to hold the position. Republicans currently hold ...

Women in Power is designed to encourage ... House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch (the first Black Speaker in Illinois history), and former House Speaker Joe Tate (the first Black Speaker in ...

Women in Power is designed to encourage ... House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch (the first Black Speaker in Illinois history), and former House Speaker Joe Tate (the first Black Speaker in Michigan ...