PA-SD27: Special Election Preview
The first of many elections in Pennsylvania in 2023 is just a week away as Republican Lynda Schlegel Culver and Democrat Patricia Lawton square off in the 27th State Senate District.
The special election will be held on Tuesday, January 31.
The pair seek to replace John Gordner, who resigned to become counsel to Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland).
The GOP currently holds a 27-22 edge over Democrats in the 50-seat chamber.
Culver presently holds the 108th District seat in the state House, representing Northumberland and Snyder counties since 2011.
Lawton is a speech pathologist from Columbia County. She is working on her dissertation for a Ph.D. in Administration and Leadership Studies through Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Her dissertation focuses on the professional identity of speech language pathologists within in the school-based setting.
Republicans hold a nearly 2-to-1 voter registration advantage over Democrats in the five-county district. Gordner won reelection convincingly in the 2020 race, defeating his Democratic opponent by 51,000 votes.
https://www.politicspa.com/special-election-preview-state-senate-27th-district/117774/
