The Direct Contact Series of Booklets, sharing a variety of S... by Joshua Shapiro

Libertarian Alfe Goodwin, whose campaign focuses on criminal justice reform and fighting homelessness, is also on the ballot.ĭuring a debate between Ford and Boyd that was hosted by WHTM-TV in Harrisburg last week, Ford said she is against having Pennsylvania voters decide the abortion amendment, a Republican-crafted proposal which states that the Pennsylvania Constitution does not guarantee any rights relating to abortion or public funding of abortions. Speaker Joanna McClinton, a Philadelphia Democrat, has presided over the House since February.īut the Democrat in the race, Heather Boyd, a former congressional and state legislative aide, is running in a district that has given solid margins to Democratic candidates in recent elections. Mike Zabel resigned in March, a week after a lobbyist accused him by name of sexual harassment.Ī win by Republican candidate Katie Ford, a military veteran, school volunteer and behavioral therapist, would likely give the House GOP a 102-101 majority and the power to reclaim control of the legislative agenda and the chamber’s voting calendar. The seat became open when Democratic Rep. The result could also affect a proposed constitutional amendment on abortion rights that legislative Republicans are one House vote away from putting before voters as a referendum.

Josh Shapiro will have at least one chamber to aid his agenda going into the final month of budget negotiations. (AP) - Democrats who reclaimed the Pennsylvania House majority in November and clung to a one-seat margin by sweeping three special elections earlier this year face yet another contest for control of the chamber next week, when voters will fill a vacancy in the Philadelphia suburbs.Īt stake in the Delaware County special election is whether freshman Democratic Gov.

The Direct Contact Series of Booklets, sharing a variety of S... by Joshua Shapiro