Rep. Mark Rozzi was elected speaker by a vote of 115-85 after Republicans were unable to convert a two-seat majority into a vote to retain control of the chamber.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The Pennsylvania House’s Republican leader on Thursday submitted paperwork seeking to wait until the May primary before holding special elections in two vacant districts, the latest move in a power struggle over control of the nearly evenly divided chamber.
Rep. Bryan Cutler, the top Republican lawmaker in the Pennsylvania House, is at the center of an unprecedented post-election power struggle for control of the chamber.
Pennsylvania House Republican leader Bryan Cutler is seeking to wait until the May primary before holding special elections in two vacant Allegheny County districts.