Democrats who barely won back enough seats in the Pennsylvania House in November are moving to control the chamber and replace one of their incumbents who died and two others who won higher office.
Shortly after Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton of Philadelphia was quietly sworn in as a state representative on the House floor, she scheduled special elections for Feb. 7 for all three seats.
One of those seats had most recently belonged to former Rep. Tony DeLuca of Allegheny County, 85, who was Davis previously said he intended to resign from the state House between voting for a new speaker on Jan. 3 and being inaugurated on Jan. 17 as lieutenant governor.McClinton issued a statement saying House Democrats, who were in the minority, 113-90, in the session that ended last month, won a majority of districts in November so she "becomes the House's presiding officer." The chamber will vote on a new speaker when it reconvenes for swearing-in day on Jan.
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