Mark Lucio Rozzi[2] (born April 30, 1971) is an American politician who served as the 140th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from January to February 2023.
[4] On October 21, 2023, Rozzi announced that he would not seek re-election to his state house seat, opting instead to run for Pennsylvania Auditor General.
Making it easier for victims to bring charges and file lawsuits against the accused has been one of his political objectives,[7] as well as the reason why he ran for state representative after a friend abused by the same priest committed suicide.
[4][8] Following a grand jury report detailing of cover-up of church sex abuse, Rozzi led an effort to give relief to survivors via new legislation.
In 2019, Governor Tom Wolf signed into a law package of legislation that removed temporal constraints on filing charges against perpetrators of sexual abuse.
[11][12][13] His private comments saying he would remain in the Democratic Party caused controversy with the Republicans who voted him for speaker, including Gregory, who said Rozzi should resign.