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When and where she enters

3/9/2023, 6 p.m.
The joy, camaraderie and pride expressed by Virginians and thousands of others throughout the United States to Rep. Jennifer L. …
During a private gathering prior to Rep. Jennifer L. McClellan’s official swearing-in ceremony, she poses for a group photo with her new Congressional staff, many of whom served on the late Rep. A. Donald McEachin’s staff. Photo by Regina H. Boone

The official sign outside of Rep. Jennifer L. McClellan’s new office is in place. Her office is on the fourth floor of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The official sign outside of Rep. Jennifer L. McClellan’s new office is in place. Her office is on the fourth floor of the Rayburn House Office Building.

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.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, right, leads Rep. Jennifer L. McClellan into a room on Capitol Hill for the ceremonial swearing-in filled with news photographers to document the moment with her husband, David Mills and two children, Jackson (12) and Samantha (7), who were waiting for them to arrive Tuesday.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, right, leads Rep. Jennifer L. McClellan into a room on Capitol Hill for the ceremonial swearing-in filled with news photographers to document the moment with her husband, David Mills and two children, Jackson (12) and Samantha (7), who were waiting for them to arrive Tuesday.

Before and after Rep’s McClellan’s high-volume historic moment, there was an undeniable constant: her beaming and radiant smile. So much so that it prompted numerous posts on her Facebook page:

“Keep that smile and that wonder and that belief that anything is possible when we work together. It’s what made you a leader as a state senator. It’s why you’ll be a leader in the U.S. House,” said one Richmonder.

“We watched!! We cried!!!

We smiled... we thank God,” another fan posted.

“Congratulations! That smile says it all,” wrote her Delta Sigma Theta sorority sister, Danette Porter!

“Thanks for taking us on this trip with you,” another constituent posted. “Your enthusiasm and excitement (are) contagious. We are lucky to have you representing us in D.C.”

Rep. Jennifer L. McClellan, center, pauses for a photo with her sisters, Julie McClellan of Midlothian, left, and Jean McClellan-Holt of Chesapeake.

Rep. Jennifer L. McClellan, center, pauses for a photo with her sisters, Julie McClellan of Midlothian, left, and Jean McClellan-Holt of Chesapeake.

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.

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.