Democrats maintained their narrow House majority Tuesday by winning a special election and along with it continued control over how the chamber will handle abortion, gun rights and election law legislation.
The state Capitol dome in Harrisburg. October 14, 2022. Dan Gleiter | [email protected] — Democrats maintained their narrow Pennsylvania House majority Tuesday by winning a special election and along with it continued control over how the chamber will handle abortion, gun rights and election law legislation.
Boyd’s win gives Democrats 102 seats, the minimum needed to control the agenda in the 203-member House. Republican Michael Stender on Tuesday won a special election for a vacant House seat in central Pennsylvania, giving the GOP 101 seats.The Democrats’ victory in the Delaware County district means first-term Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro will have at least one chamber to aid his agenda going into the final month of budget negotiations.
Republicans entered the 2022 election with a 113-90 advantage in the state House, but Democrats flipped a net of 12 seats, barely enough to claim majority status after 12 years and elect one of their own as speaker.
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