Beth Harwell, TN's first female House Speaker, on agenda

Published: Jan. 14, 2011, 5 a.m.

Tennessee's new State House is going to look a lot different than the one Representative Beth Harwell was elected to 22 years ago. Then, she was one of only 40 Republicans. Now, she's among the majority. She's also the first female speaker in the state's history, and the first Republican speaker since Reconstruction. Harwell speaks with Tennessee Public Radio's Candice Ludlow about her new role and how she'll lead.