by Bill Fontana
The General Election was held on November 6, 2018. As you all should know by now, Democratic incumbent Tom Wolf defeated Republican challenger Scott Wagner and will remain in the Governor’s seat through the end of 2022, at which time he will be ineligible to run again due to term limitations.
In addition, John Fetterman, the Mayor of Braddock (Allegheny County) was elected as Lt. Governor. Early indications are that the incoming Lt. Governor will play a major role in the Wolf Administration’s economic and community development initiatives. The Lt. Governor-Elect has been invited to be the keynote speaker at PDC’s annual conference in Erie in June.
Subsequent to the election, the Democratic and Republican members in both the Senate and the House chose the individuals to fill their leadership positions for the 2019-2020 legislative session.
In the Senate:
Senate President Pro-Tempore:
Senator Joe Scarnati (Jefferson County) will retain this position
Senate Majority Leader:
Senator Jake Corman (Centre County) was re-elected to this position.
Senate Minority Leader:
Senator Jay Costa (Allegheny County) was also re-elected to this position.
The remainder of the Senate leadership is as follows:
On the House side of the General Assembly:
Speaker of the House:
Republican Representative Mike Turzai (Allegheny County) will retain this position.
House Majority Leader:
Republican Representative (and former Blairsville Main Street Manager) Dave Reed chose not to run for re-election. He will be replaced by Rep Bryan Cutler (Lancaster County)
House Minority Leader:
Democrat Frank Dermody (Allegheny County) will retain this position.
The remainder of the House Leadership is as follows:
