Tylease Alli

Tylease Alli is an American government official who serves as one of two Reading Clerks of the United States House of Representatives. She has held the office since 2021, and has worked on Capitol Hill in various roles as clerk for the House Committee on Education and Workforce from 2003 to 2019 and as Chief Clerk for the House Committee on Education and Labor from 2019 to 2021.

Alli serves as one of two House Reading Clerks (the other being Susan Cole, designated by Republicans). Alli was appointed by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in 2021 to replace Joe Novotny after he retired.

Career Alli graduated from Michigan State University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and political science. After graduating, Alli started working in the House of Representatives within the House Committee on Education and Workforce. She remained as a staffer within the committee from 2003 to 2019, when her appointment to Chief Clerk of the Committee was made.

Notability Alli, alongside Susan Cole, gained notability as a result of the January 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election where Kevin McCarthy, the then Republican Conference Leader, failed to secure the full backing of his party due to a series of conservative holdouts within the party.

Personal life Alli currently lives in Prince George's County, Maryland.