Passing of McKeesport state representative, IUP alumnus, ties state House at 101 to 101 pending special election.

State Rep. Matt Gergely's seat will be filled by a special election. Until then, the House will remain tied. The speaker, however, is a Democrat from Philadelphia.

A Democrat in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives has died, the House Democratic caucus said Sunday night, leaving the ...

Allegheny County state Rep. Matthew Gergely died Sunday, three weeks after suffering a serious medical emergency, House ...

Pennsylvania Representative Matt Gergely has died at the age of 45, the House Democratic caucus announced on Sunday. The ...

The 45-year-old McKeesport House member died after two weeks of hospitalization, according to a spokesperson for Pennsylvania ...

A cause of death has not been disclosed, though House leadership previously said that Gergely suffered a medical issue over ...

Speaker Joanna McClinton (D., Philadelphia), who has the power to decide the chamber’s special elections and session days, released a schedule through December 2025 with 55 voting days. The state ...

(AP) — Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday returned Democratic Speaker Joanna McClinton to lead ... removed himself from consideration and McClinton, of Philadelphia, prevailed on the second ...