State Rep. Mike Gerber (D-Montgomery) will resign his seat at the end of this term, the lawmaker said Thursday. He has served since his election in 2004 and last cycle chaired the House Democratic Campaign Committee. He has accepted a position at the investment firm Franklin Square Capital Partners.
Guest commentary from Drs. Madonna and Young suggests what critics of Voter ID have said all along: that the law is seemingly politically motivated, is duplicative of an existing law and has yet to be fully vetted or tested and, therefore, should not be implemented this cycle.
After weeks and even months of rumors, State Rep. Matt Smith (D-Allegheny) has thrown his hat in the ring for the race to replace recently retired Sen. John Pippy.
The unexpected wave of media coverage and controversy sparked by House Majority Leader Mike Turzai’s comments about the Voter ID law at a state party committee meeting last month seems to have given PA Democrats not only a great talking point, but a way to fundraise.
The decision over whether to call for a special election in the 37th district for the seat of retired Sen John Pippy has officially been made, with Lt. Gov. Cawley deciding against it.
Having already asked which Senate race will be the most competitive, so we thought it only fair to ask our politicos how the House races will play out this fall. Will the GOP win big in another tidal wave? Will the Ds fight back? Or will they both break even come November?
Republican Randy Vulakovich will air the first television ads of the 40th district Senate special election on August 7. The Allegheny County state Rep. faces epidemiologist Dr. Sharon Brown in the contest to fill the seat of convicted ex-Senator Jane Orie.
Montco Commissioner Josh Shapiro today filed a legal challenge to the latest PA House & Senate maps. Along with seven other Montgomery County plaintiffs and a number of other local officials and groups around PA, Shapiro petitioned the PA Supreme Court to toss out the LRC’s final maps.
Three plaintiffs, represented by Latino Justice, are suing over the use of the 2001 district lines. They allege the lines are a violation of the one person, one vote doctrine, and have requested a special election to remedy the unconstitutional effects of the upcoming elections.
More Pennsylvania voters – and Philadelphia voters in particular – lack PennDOT ID cards. It is estimated that 9.2 percent (or, more than 758,000) of the state’s 8.2 million voters, and nearly 1 in 5 Philadelphia voters, do not have the photo ID they will need to vote in November.
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