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