Pa. House speaker appoints lawmakers tasked with breaking chamber’s partisan gridlock

By: Jan Murphy

Hoping to breakthrough the partisan gridlock that has kept the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from reorganizing, House Speaker Mark Rozzi, as promised, formed a work group of lawmakers to figure out a path forward.

Rozzi, a Berks County Democrat, appointed Republican Reps. Paul Schemel of Franklin County and Jason Ortitay and Valerie Gaydos, both of Allegheny County, along with Democratic Reps. Morgan Cephas of Philadelphia, Peter Schweyer of Lehigh County, and Tim Briggs of Montgomery County to this panel.

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