Democrat Lindsay Powell won the open state House seat in a special election in Allegheny County, restoring a one-seat Democratic majority in the swing state.
Bill Clark / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images fileDemocrat Lindsay Powell, a nonprofit worker and former staffer for the city of Pittsburgh, won a special election Tuesday and gave her party control of the state House of Representatives,Powell triumphed in a Democratic-leaning district in Allegheny County vacated by former state Rep. Sara Innamorato.
due to vacancies in three seats. In February, after three special elections in Allegheny County, Democrats took back the majority.one chamber of the statehouse and the governorshipAnd, with two major elections coming down the pike — not only next year’s presidential race but also Democratic Sen. Bob Casey’s re-election bid — the Keystone State is sure to play a big role in coming political fights.while Democrats are at odds with Republicans in the state Senate over certain provisions in a $45 million state budget package, including on whether to publicly fund some students’ access to private schools.
Powell’s opponent, Republican Erin Connolly Autenreith, a local party chair, campaigned on her support for vouchers that would help send some public school students to private schools. The state House is expected to reconvene at the end of September and will likely address the budget package.House and a Democratic governor have already been evident in the state. This year, the state House has passed bills to
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