Demuth, who is also the first Republican woman in the position, says she is honored by the historic designation but she doesn ...

Rep. Lisa Demuth became Minnesota’s first Black female House Speaker, sworn in by the state's first Black Senate President, ...

Minnesota House Rep. Lisa Demuth was expected to make history on two fronts Thursday, becoming the first person of color and the first female Republican to lead the 134-member chamber with a floor ...

The deal to end the weeks-long legislative standoff made history when Rep. Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) became the first ...

Portsmouth, are voicing concern that the board of visitors might not extend Gen. Cedric Wins' tenure for more than a year, ...

In January 2024, Scott became the first Black person to lead the House of Delegates as speaker in its more than 400-year history. Biden also pardoned Kemba Smith Pradia of Loudoun County ...

The House then elected Rep. Lisa Demuth as speaker for the entire 2025-2026 term, making the Cold Spring Republican the state’s first Black speaker of the House. Despite Demuth’s gavel, bills cannot ...

Without Constitutional specification, the Speaker of the House gained duties and powers as the issues of the day required them to be granted. The first Speaker of the House, Frederick Muhlenberg ...

Lisa Demuth after she was named Speaker of the House at the State Capitol. Senate President Bobby Joe Champion, the first Black Minnesotan to hold that presiding office, administered Demuth’s ...