Lancaster city council President Izzy Smith-Wade-El defeated fellow Councilmember Janet Diaz in the Democratic primary to represent the 49th Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House, while incumbent Rep. Mike Sturla
Allentown City Council member Josh Siegel took a lead over Saeed Georges Tuesday evening in their contest for the Democratic nomination to the newly drawn 22nd House District that includes the eastern end of Allentown.
It’s been two months since the contentious, once-a-decade process to redraw Pennsylvania legislative districts wrapped up. These days hundreds of candidates hoping to unseat state lawmakers are rushing headlong into the homestretch of a primary election that will greatly cull their numbers.