Voters elected two women for the first time to lead Philadelphia and Pennsylvania’s second-largest county, installing Democrat Cherelle Parker as the 100th mayor of the state’s largest city and Democrat Sara Innamorato as executive of the county that includes Pittsburgh. To the tune of “Ladies First,” an emotional Parker appeared and addressed supporters at her election night watch party, repeating …
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 …
On Tuesday, Sara Innamorato continued her streak of victories, winning the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Executive. “What we showed them tonight, what we showed them in every single election cycle since we started is that the power of the people is greater than the people in power.” People will look at Allegheny County’s progressive movement and what it’s done …
