Pennsylvania Democrats take back state House control with three special election wins

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With Tuesday's wins, Pennsylvania Democrats are now in a stronger position to block GOP-led initiatives, including a potential anti-abortion ballot measure.

Ryan McFadden / MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images filePennsylvania Democrats won a trio of state House special elections Tuesday night, handing them a clear majority.

34th District: Democrat Abigail Salisbury defeated Republican Robert Pagane. The previous seat holder, Democrat Summer Lee, resigned after she won election to Congress in November. All three districts encompass suburbs of Pittsburgh and other areas of Allegheny County, in the southwestern part of the state. President Joe BidenThe three Democrats who had previously held the seats all technically won re-election in November , giving Democrats a temporary 102-101 majority in the chamber for the first time more than a decade.

state Rep. Mark Rozzi, a moderate rank-and-file Democrat who promised to operate as an independent, as leader.Some Republicans who had lent their support to Rozzi have now— alleging that he did not honor a commitment to register as an independent.

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Yes now you guys can kill babies without any interruptions. I don’t know if that’s something I would be proud of!

An anti abortion ballot measure would be a gift for democrats for the election in which it is on the ballot...

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