GOP flips 2 US House seats in Pennsylvania, as Republican Scott Perry wins again
2 months, 1 week ago

GOP flips 2 US House seats in Pennsylvania, as Republican Scott Perry wins again

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Republicans knocked off Democrats in two perennially contested U.S. House seats in eastern Pennsylvania while U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, one of the hardest right members of the chamber, survived a challenge in a southern Pennsylvania district with more moderate politics. The defeats of sixth-term Rep. Matt Cartwright and three-term Rep. Susan Wild came as the GOP's U.S. House majority hung in the balance and Democrats seek a last line of resistance to Donald Trump's second-term White House agenda. Republican Rob Bresnahan, a first-time candidate and developer who runs a family construction company, beat Cartwright in a district around Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.

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Democrat elected speaker of tied Pennsylvania House after GOP candidate bows out
1 week, 1 day ago

Democrat elected speaker of tied Pennsylvania House after GOP candidate bows out

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday returned Democratic Speaker Joanna McClinton to lead the chamber for the new session after the Republican floor leader bowed out to resolve a deadlock. House Democratic Leader Matt Bradford of Montgomery County thanked Topper, who drew a standing ovation, as Bradford acknowledged the close margin, telling colleagues “we need to be humble and …

GOP flips 2 US House seats in Pennsylvania, as Republican Scott Perry wins again
2 months, 1 week ago

GOP flips 2 US House seats in Pennsylvania, as Republican Scott Perry wins again

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republicans knocked off Democrats in two perennially contested U.S. House seats in eastern Pennsylvania while U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, one of the hardest right members of the chamber, survived a challenge in a southern Pennsylvania district with more moderate politics. The defeats of sixth-term Rep. Matt Cartwright and three-term Rep. Susan Wild came as the GOP’s U.S. …

GOP Rep. Scott Perry Wins Reelection In Tight Pennsylvania Race
2 months, 1 week ago

GOP Rep. Scott Perry Wins Reelection In Tight Pennsylvania Race

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Rep. Scott Perry has won reelection, fending off a serious challenge from Democrat Janelle Stelson after she raised huge amounts of money and picked up endorsements from some of Perry’s own former GOP colleagues in Congress. Stelson also picked up endorsements from five former House Republicans, who announced their support for her in a letter ripping Scott’s …

Democrat Laura Gillen wins US House seat on Long Island, unseating GOP incumbent
2 months, 1 week ago

Democrat Laura Gillen wins US House seat on Long Island, unseating GOP incumbent

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — Democrat Laura Gillen has defeated U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito in a congressional race on Long Island, flipping a third House seat in New York for Democrats to partially reverse a red wave that washed over suburban and rural parts of the state during the last election. “As the representative for this district, I will work every day …

GOP trifecta on the line with House control in limbo
2 months, 1 week ago

GOP trifecta on the line with House control in limbo

Politico  

Both of them represent districts won by President Joe Biden in 2020. With the Senate in Republican hands, Trump could get the sought-after trifecta if House Republicans win — paving the way for Republican legislative priorities on tax cuts and more. Speaker Mike Johnson, in a statement early Wednesday morning, vowed that “House Republicans stand ready and prepared to immediately …

Five Key Races in Pennsylvania Determine Control of the House
2 months, 1 week ago

Five Key Races in Pennsylvania Determine Control of the House

Associated Press  

Pennsylvania is home to five heavily contested races for the US House, with three of those races being in eastern Pennsylvania, where Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and Democratic Reps. Susan Wild and Matt Cartwright are defending their seats. A fourth district is in southern Pennsylvania, where Republican Rep. Scott Perry is seeking a seventh term. Another competitive contest is in …

Ex-GOP leaders slam Republican lawmaker up for re-election in urgent letter
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-GOP leaders slam Republican lawmaker up for re-election in urgent letter

Raw Story  

In a letter published on Monday, five former Republican leaders called on Pennsylvania voters to oust Rep. Scott Perry by voting for his Democratic opponent, Janelle Stelson. "As current and former leaders from the Republican Party, it is rare for us to endorse a Democrat running for Congress," former US Reps. Barbara Comstock, Adam Kinzinger, Denver Riggleman, Dave Trott, and …

Why this GOP congressman 'just might' lose his seat: report
3 months ago

Why this GOP congressman 'just might' lose his seat: report

Raw Story  

Former Freedom Caucus Chair Scott Perry could lose his seat next month, according to a Sunday report published by Axios. The staunch conservative, who contributed to Donald Trump's ploy to overturn the 2020 election in the state of Pennsylvania, "has gotten little financial help from GOP leadership so far, with the National Republican Congressional Committee and Congressional Leadership Fund spending …

Two controversial Republicans are named to House Intelligence committee angering Capitol Hill
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Two controversial Republicans are named to House Intelligence committee angering Capitol Hill

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Now, Democratic and Republican lawmakers are bracing for the worst after House Speaker Mike …

Primary voters take down at least 2 incumbents in Pennsylvania House
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Primary voters take down at least 2 incumbents in Pennsylvania House

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Boyle’s attorney, Andrew Montroy, has said the flawed warrant issued “in the final days before election day has caused tremendous professional damage to my client.” In an Altoona area district, Rep. Jim Gregory lost by nearly 10 percentage points to Scott Barger in the GOP primary. First-term state Rep. Mike …

Republicans’ defense of the ‘Biden 16' House districts starts with Pennsylvania’s primary election
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Republicans’ defense of the ‘Biden 16' House districts starts with Pennsylvania’s primary election

Associated Press  

NEW HOPE, Pa. — Mark Houck makes a potent appeal to conservative Republicans in this corner of eastern Pennsylvania when he describes his arrest and subsequent acquittal on federal charges that he pushed a Planned Parenthood volunteer outside a Philadelphia abortion clinic. Houck’s campaign to unseat fourth-term Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in Tuesday’s primary could offer hints about swing-district Republican …

Scott Perry and Doug Mastriano were central plotters to 'keep Trump in power': J6 Committee
2 years ago

Scott Perry and Doug Mastriano were central plotters to 'keep Trump in power': J6 Committee

Raw Story  

On Tuesday, NPR Pittsburgh reported on how the House January 6 Select Committee, set to officially dissolve today, zoomed in on two key Pennsylvania Republicans as central to the plot to overturn the results of the election: Rep. Scott Perry, and state Sen. Doug Mastriano. "The committee said midstate Rep. Scott Perry and State Sen. Doug Mastriano — who would …

GOP sues over special elections in Pa. House majority battle
2 years, 1 month ago

GOP sues over special elections in Pa. House majority battle

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The top-ranking Republican in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives asked a court late Friday to prevent voters from filling three vacant seats in February that will determine majority control of the chamber. Rep. Bryan Cutler of Lancaster, who served as speaker until Nov. 30, asked Commonwealth Court to issue an injunction, naming the Department of State, acting …

Democrats win enough for narrow Pennsylvania House majority
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats win enough for narrow Pennsylvania House majority

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democrats won a suburban Philadelphia state House race Friday, giving them barely enough seats to take the chamber majority after 12 years, although two of their reelected incumbents also won higher offices and a third died in October. Mike Straub, spokesperson for current House Speaker Bryan Cutler, R-Lancaster, said the situation may come into better focus after …

Vote counting drags through 3rd day after state primary
4 years, 7 months ago

Vote counting drags through 3rd day after state primary

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Counting an avalanche of 1.4 million mail-in votes dragged through a third day in Pennsylvania on Thursday as some races from Tuesday’s primary remained too close to call. Those races included several where incumbent state lawmakers trailed in the count and the only competitive primary among the statewide races, a six-way Democratic primary contest for auditor general. …

Democrats, 4 of them women, win House seats in Pennsylvania
6 years, 2 months ago

Democrats, 4 of them women, win House seats in Pennsylvania

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania elected a state record four women to the U.S. House on Tuesday as Democrats smashed the state’s all-male congressional delegation, picked up three seats in the chamber and ousted a three-term Republican. Mary Gay Scanlon, Madeleine Dean, Susan Wild and Chrissy Houlahan stand to become the first women from Pennsylvania to serve full terms in Congress …

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