Amy Worden
Philadelphia Inquirer
Republicans riding the wave of anti-incumbent sentiment took control of both chambers of the legislature on Tuesday.
Retaining its grip on the Senate and unseating enough Democrats to get a majority in the House, the GOP could look forward to ruling the General Assembly as well as the governor’s office, soon to be occupied by Tom Corbett.
Voters swept out veterans in both parties Tuesday, including the House majority leader, Todd Eachus (D., Luzerne), and former House GOP leader John M. Perzel (R., Phila.), the latter running with the added burden of facing criminal charges.
In the House, Republican candidates wiped out the narrow margin of seats that had kept Democrats on top for the last four years. Controlling both chambers gives the GOP a formidable one-two punch when it comes to dictating the legislative agenda – not to mention a favorite partisan plum, the redrawing of congressional district boundaries next year as part of reapportionment.
Republicans riding the wave of anti-incumbent sentiment took control of both chambers of the legislature on Tuesday.
Retaining its grip on the Senate and unseating enough Democrats to get a majority in the House, the GOP could look forward to ruling the General Assembly as well as the governor’s office, soon to be occupied by Tom Corbett.
Voters swept out veterans in both parties Tuesday, including the House majority leader, Todd Eachus (D., Luzerne), and former House GOP leader John M. Perzel (R., Phila.), the latter running with the added burden of facing criminal charges.
In the House, Republican candidates wiped out the narrow margin of seats that had kept Democrats on top for the last four years. Controlling both chambers gives the GOP a formidable one-two punch when it comes to dictating the legislative agenda – not to mention a favorite partisan plum, the redrawing of congressional district boundaries next year as part of reapportionment.
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