Democrat Dan Goffnoll crossed his hand in a special election in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday, controlling the majority of the state Capitol by one seat at the hands of the party.
Gorner won an open seat in January after beating Republican Chuck Davis in a district in the Mont Valley area of ​​southeast Pittsburgh. Democrat Matthew’s death.
Since Gergely’s death, the house has been stuck at 101-101. The Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce will ultimately make some move as Goughnour is selected to fill the seats.
Holding the majority means Democrats can keep Philadelphia House Speaker Joanna McClinton as an officer on the Chamber of Commerce.
“It means that the majority of Democrats in the state House of Representatives can “beat the Trump mayhem in Washington,” which can prevent efforts to weaken Shapiro’s authority, expand employment opportunities, strengthen schools and create safe communities in Pennsylvania.”
Democrats have won a majority of Pennsylvania homes since 2023. It’s the lowest you need to regain control after 10 years or more after flipping the 12 seats. Since then, Democrats have maintained their majority by winning a series of special elections.
Who is Dan Goffnoor?
Democrat Goughnour has spent more than a decade as a police officer at McKeesport and is now a detective supervisor. He was a teamstar and a first term member of the Mackiesport school board, where he graduated from high school. Goughnour is married and has three children.
The district is located about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Pittsburgh, at the junction of the Monongahera and Youghiogheny rivers. Many of the towns that make up the district were part of the former steelmaking area, but now the region is economically challenged.
After the House Race was called, Goughnour said, “It’s overwhelming, but it feels good.” He said his goal is to “keep Harrisburg’s common sense and give his district a strong voice.
“We knocked on thousands of doors,” Gorner said. “We worked so hard, but we didn’t take anything for granted.”
Pennsylvania GOP Senate District sees close race
In his second legislative special election on Tuesday, James Andrew Malone, mayor of the 4,500-people eastern population, in the suburbs and parts of agriculture in Lancaster County, slightly beating Republican Lancaster County Commissioner Josh Parsons.
Despite the outcome, this does not change the Republican rule of the state Senate.
Malone tallied 26,951 votes as 100% of the votes were counted, according to the Pennsylvania election website. This was 50% of the votes. Parsons won 26,469 votes, while Zachary Moore won 480 votes.
The Senate vacancy in northern Lancaster County was created when Republican Sen. Ryan Amente stopped working for U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick. Malone and the Democrats have built a strong edge in email-in votes to combat the Republican important voter registration advantage.
On his narrowly seizing Pennsylvania in November, President Donald Trump received 57% of the district vote, while Republican McCormick received 56% in the district as he defeated Democrat US Sen. Bob Casey. Aument did not oppose it in its final election in 2022.
