The unprecedented power struggle over which party controls the House of Representatives continues. On Monday, Cutler was sworn in three weeks ahead of the start of the new legislative session to lay claim to the title of majority leader and the chamber's current presiding officer.
She said because 102 Democratic candidates won election to a House seat in the Nov. 8 election, one more than Republicans, she was the majority leader.
McClinton, under the presumption that she was majority leader, issued writs calling for special elections to fill those three vacancies on Feb. 7. Cutler on Nov. 30 in his former capacity as House speaker issued a writ setting Feb. 7 as a special election date to fill the seat DeLuca formerly held. The Department of State rejected that writ, saying it was issued prematurely since DeLuca’s term didn’t expire until the end of the day on Nov. 30 and his seat didn’t become vacant until the next day.
“The state House needs to be restored to its full complement without needless delay and every Pennsylvanian must have representation as soon as possible, so the legislature can begin the work it was elected to do.”
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