Special election date set to fill seat left vacant by Sen. Dave Arnold’s death
Updated Jan 25, 2021;
Posted Jan 25, 2021
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, shown here gaveling in a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate, announced on Monday the special election to fill the 48th state senatorial district seat. The seat became vacant due to the recent death of the late Sen. Dave Arnold.
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) AP
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A special election to fill the 48th state senatorial district seat left vacant by the recent death of Sen. Dave Arnold will be held on May 18.
’Pennsylvania is a better place because of him’: Colleagues react to Sen. Dave Arnold’s passing PennLive.com 1/17/2021 Jan Murphy, pennlive.com
Friends and colleagues reacted with sadness upon learning of Sen. Dave Arnold’s death on Sunday morning following his 15-month-long battle with brain cancer. He was 49.
The former longtime Lebanon County district attorney, who held his senatorial post since last January, died at home with his wife Alicia and daughter Reese at his side. As the senator for the 48th District, he represented all of Lebanon County and portions of Dauphin and York counties.
Gov. Tom Wolf ordered the commonwealth flag on all commonwealth facilities, public buildings and grounds to fly at half-staff immediately.