The death of Rep. Matt Gergely has shaken up the makeup of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. It will be split 101-101 among Democrats and Republicans until a special election is held. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is evenly split among Democrats and Republicans after the death of an Allegheny County lawmaker.

Allegheny County state Rep. Matthew Gergely died Sunday, three weeks after suffering a serious medical emergency, House Democrats announced. Gergely, 45, was first elected in a special election in February 2023 to replace Lt.

A Democrat in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives has died, the House Democratic caucus said Sunday night, leaving the chamber deadlocked at a 101-101 partisan divide.

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