While the nation turns its attention to Washington on Tuesday as the U.S. House of Representatives chooses the next Speaker, the same process is playing out on a smaller -- but just as important to PA residents -- scale in Harrisburg. LaurenJMayk
Democrats won more seats than Republicans in the November elections, but due to the death of a member and the resignations of two others, they only have 99 members at the moment, as opposed to Republicans' 101 members.died a month before the November elections
. It was too late for him to be replaced on the ballot, and when the election rolled around, he won re-election to the seat despite his death. A special election will be held, but that won't happen ahead of Tuesday's Speaker vote. Also in Western Pennsylvania, former State Rep. Summer Lee was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 12th district and had to resign her State House seat as a result. Lieutenant Governor-elect Austin Davis is in the same boat due to winning his election in November, leaving three seats previously held by Democrats vacant as the session begins Tuesday.Democrats have long planned to elect their House Democratic Leader Rep. Joanna McClinton, from Philadelphia, as Speaker.
For incoming Governor Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, having one chamber run by his party is better than neither chamber, and gives him a better chance to get some of his agenda through. If Republicans hold onto control of the House -- and Cutler has already proposed not holding special elections for two of those three vacant seats until May of this year -- they could push through a bevy of constitutional amendments. These amendments, on hot-button topics such as voter ID and abortion, would go to the voters and could not be vetoed by Governor Tom Wolf, also a Democrat, or Gov.-elect Shapiro once he is seated.Sure.
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EXPLAINER: How the House of Representatives elects a speakerWhile Kevin McCarthy is as of now facing no serious Republican challenger for the constitutionally mandated office, which would make him second in line to the presidency, his ascension to speaker is an open question.
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How the House of Representatives elects a speakerKevin McCarthy is set to face a case of deja vu come Tuesday. The political future of the 57-year-old will once again be at stake as Republican lawmakers decide if he should be elected as House speaker.
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EXPLAINER: How the House of Representatives elects a speakerWASHINGTON (AP) — Kevin McCarthy is set to face a case of deja vu come Tuesday. The political future of the 57-year-old will once again be at stake as Republican lawmakers decide if he should be elected as House speaker.
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EXPLAINER: How the House of Representatives elects a speakerWhile Kevin McCarthy is as of now facing no serious Republican challenger for the constitutionally mandated office, which would make him second in line to the presidency, his ascension to speaker is an open question.
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EXPLAINER: How the House of Representatives elects a speakerKevin McCarthy is set to face a case of deja vu come Tuesday. The political future of the 57-year-old will once again be at stake as Republican lawmakers decide if he should be elected as House speaker. More than seven years later, he is the party's nominee for speaker after leading the Republican Party to a slim majority in the November midterm elections.
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How the House of Representatives elects a speakerThe majority of Republicans plan to nominate Kevin McCarthy as the party takes over control of the chamber, but many are skeptical that he will reach a majority to become speaker on the first ballot.
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