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The 2024 elections saw no change in the partisan makeup of the House, with the Democrats maintaining a one-seat majority despite losing the popular vote. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It was the only state legislative chamber in the country won by Democrats that was rated more competitive than Likely R / Likely D by CNalysis .
DeWeese's ascent through the echelons of House Democratic leadership began when he was elected by his colleagues as Majority Whip in 1988. Upon the death of Speaker of the House James Manderino , DeWeese was elected House Majority Leader in January 1990, serving in that position until he was elected Speaker of the House for the 1993–94 term.
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) responded Monday to the increased criticism of vice presidential contender and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) within the Democratic Party, arguing it had a ...
When the Pennsylvania House’s new session begins on Jan. 3, at least one Democratic seat will be vacant — complicating the election of the chamber’s speaker.
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. [1] [2] It is the largest full-time state legislature in the country.
Democratic state representative Movita Johnson-Harrell, elected to the seat in a 2019 special election, resigned her seat less than a year after being charged with stealing from her own charity. [15] A special election for the 190th legislative district was held on February 25 to fill Johnson-Harrell's vacancy.
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) slammed Project 2025, a grand sweeping plan by Republicans to advance right-wing priorities and expand the powers of the presidency, as “un-American” in a new ...
The speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives holds the oldest statewide elected office in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. [1] Since its first session under the Frame of Government in 1682, presided over by William Penn , over 130 House members have been elevated to the speaker's chair.