Primary Recap: PA Democrats Hold Onto House and Women Make History in Local Primaries
Pennsylvania Democrats held onto control of the state House on Tuesday following the results of a special election. Heather Boyd defeated Katie Ford, the Republican challenger 60% to 38% in the contest to fill the open 163rd House seat in Delaware County, which was vacated by former Rep. Mike Zabel following a series of sexual harassment allegations.
Boyd, who previously worked as chief of staff for state Rep. Leanne Kruger and district director for US Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, will join her new colleagues in Harrisburg once the election results are certified.
Democrats reportedly spent close to $1 million and knocked on 50,000 doors in the days leading up to the special election and galvanized their base around preserving access to abortion. President Biden endorsed Boyd on Monday reinforcing the importance of the special election.
Gov. Josh Shapiro highlighted the Republican Party’s willingness to use constitutional amendments and bypass his veto pen to harm abortion access and Signe Espinoza, the Planned Parenthood PA PAC Director, said the “future of abortion was on the ballot in this special election.”
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