Pa. House Speaker McClinton: DelCo special election win endorses Dems' agenda
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton says the last week’s Democratic in a special election i n Delaware County means that voters back their agenda and believe in their ability to get things done.
Democrat Heather Boyd, a former aide to U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-5th District, defeated Republican Katie Ford, a U.S. Army veteran, in the election to replace former state Democratic Rep. Mike Zabel, who resigned in March, after a lobbyist accused him of sexual harassment.
Boyd will now represent the 163rd District, which includes parts of Darby, Upper Darby and Drexel Hill, all suburbs of Philadelphia.
Boyd ran as an advocate of gun safety and women’s reproductive rights. Ford opposed abortion.
The win gave allowed Democrats to retain, their razor-thin, 102-101 majority in the lower chamber.
“The House Democratic Caucus is excited to welcome Rep.-elect Heather Boyd to the state House, and we’re proud that we’ve been able to successfully defend our majority three times in six months,” McClinton, D-Philadelphia, said. “It is clear that Pennsylvanians believe in our agenda and our ability to get things done. We’ve already begun advancing policies to make Pennsylvanians’ lives better: better jobs, better schools and better communities. And we look forward to returning to session next week to get back to work.”
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