Pennsylvania House battle hinges on Philadelphia suburbs
1 year, 7 months ago

Pennsylvania House battle hinges on Philadelphia suburbs

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democrats who reclaimed the Pennsylvania House majority in November and clung to a one-seat margin by sweeping three special elections earlier this year face yet another contest for control of the chamber next week, when voters will fill a vacancy in the Philadelphia suburbs. A win by Republican candidate Katie Ford, a military veteran, school volunteer and behavioral therapist, would likely give the House GOP a 102-101 majority and the power to reclaim control of the legislative agenda and the chamber’s voting calendar. Boyd’s effort to tie Ford to the longstanding Republican effort to ban or further restrict abortion access in Pennsylvania includes an ad in which Shapiro warns that a Republican House majority will move to strip him of veto power over anti-abortion legislation. The House Republican floor leader, Rep. Bryan Cutler of Lancaster County, was speaker last year but said he no longer wants the job, raising the prospect of a GOP leadership fight while lawmakers work to pass a budget before the state’s next fiscal year begins in July.

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Democrats retain 1-seat majority control of the Pennsylvania House
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Democrats retain 1-seat majority control of the Pennsylvania House

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democrats retained majority control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Friday by holding onto a Johnstown area district, giving them just enough votes to keep the speakership and determine the chamber’s voting agenda. Burns beat Republican Amy Bradley, chief executive of the Cambria Regional Chamber of Commerce and a former television news anchor and reporter. Democratic …

Five Key Races in Pennsylvania Determine Control of the House
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Pennsylvania House back to a 101-101 partisan divide with the resignation of a Democratic lawmaker
1 year ago

Pennsylvania House back to a 101-101 partisan divide with the resignation of a Democratic lawmaker

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is back to a 101-101 partisan split with the resignation of a Democratic lawmaker Thursday, teeing up another special election to determine the chamber’s majority early next year. The resignation of Rep. John Galloway, of Bucks County, had been expected for months after his election as a magisterial district judge in November. …

Democrat quits Pa. House, leaving chamber tied at 101-101. A special election is set for September
1 year, 5 months ago

Democrat quits Pa. House, leaving chamber tied at 101-101. A special election is set for September

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Democratic lawmaker from Pittsburgh resigned Wednesday from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, moving the razor-thin majority her party has held this year to a partisan tie with the Legislature mired in a budget stalemate. Democratic Speaker Joanna McClinton immediately scheduled a special election for Rep. Sara Innamorato’s Allegheny County seat for Sept. 19, a week before …

McClinton voted Pa. speaker; first Black woman to win post
1 year, 9 months ago

McClinton voted Pa. speaker; first Black woman to win post

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Philadelphia state Rep. Joanna McClinton on Tuesday became the first woman to serve as speaker of the Pennsylvania House, ascending to the chamber’s top position on the strength of a fresh one-vote Democratic majority. “That’s pretty incredible.” The leadership reshuffling came nearly two months after Rep. Mark Rozzi, a Berks County Democrat, became the surprise choice for …

Democrats win control of Pennsylvania House, end GOP rule
1 year, 10 months ago

Democrats win control of Pennsylvania House, end GOP rule

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democrats won control of the Pennsylvania House in special elections Tuesday, wresting partial power from Republicans for the first time in a dozen years in the competitive swing state. Democrats won all three vacant Pittsburgh-area House seats to claim a slim edge over Republicans, finally securing a majority they first appeared to have won in last November’s …

Closed-door talks fail to settle state House control fight
2 years ago

Closed-door talks fail to settle state House control fight

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A day of closed-door negotiations failed Wednesday to settle a dispute between Republican and Democratic leaders in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives about when to hold three special elections that will determine control of their chamber. Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer told lawyers for Rep. Bryan Cutler of Lancaster County, the House Republican leader, and his …

GOP seeks May vote on Dem vacancies in House power struggle
2 years ago

GOP seeks May vote on Dem vacancies in House power struggle

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania House’s Republican leader on Thursday submitted paperwork seeking to wait until the May primary before holding special elections in two vacant districts, the latest move in a power struggle over control of the nearly evenly divided chamber. There is a status conference next week in a Commonwealth Court lawsuit Cutler filed late last week against …

GOP sues over special elections in Pa. House majority battle
2 years 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 move to take power with narrow Pa. House majority
2 years ago

Democrats move to take power with narrow Pa. House majority

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democrats who barely won back a majority of seats in the Pennsylvania House in November moved to take control of the chamber Wednesday and replace one of their incumbents who died and two others who won higher office. McClinton issued a statement saying House Democrats, who were in the minority, 113-90, in the session that ended last …

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 …

Pennsylvania Democrats retain 3 competitive US House seats
2 years, 1 month ago

Pennsylvania Democrats retain 3 competitive US House seats

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democrats won all three of the most competitive congressional races in Pennsylvania this election cycle, giving the state a 9-to-8 Democratic-to-Republican delegation in Washington for the coming session. U.S. Reps. Susan Wild in Allentown and Matt Cartwright in Scranton both defeated Republicans in close rematches from narrow contests two years ago, and a Democrat held onto the …

Democrats buoyed by election returns in Pennsylvania House
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats buoyed by election returns in Pennsylvania House

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democrats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives are likely to make significant gains in the chamber, and some even see hope they could retake the majority once smoke clears from the Tuesday election they began with a 23-seat gap behind the Republicans. Democratic House leaders said at a Wednesday news conference in Philadelphia that their survey of …

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