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In tussle for Pennsylvania House leadership, parties clash over math and precedent

By Soapbox Group
December 9, 2022
  • Pennsylvania
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By: Stephen Caruso

HARRISBURG — Calculating which party controls a legislative chamber normally requires simple math.

But less than a month after the critical midterm election, Democratic and Republican leaders in the Pennsylvania state House are contesting which party can run the body, a dispute that could determine who has the power to call special elections to fill up to four pending vacancies, and shape who lawmakers pick to lead the chamber on Jan. 3.

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