Voters will decide between a Democratic school board member and a Republican political newcomer in the Bucks County election that could give Democrats a slightly larger advantage in the House.
Democrats controlled the House by one vote until Rep. John Galloway resigned in December to become a magisterial district judge.
A Republican lawmaker's resignation last week broke the partisan tie, creating a 101-100 Democratic majority until voters in northeastern Pennsylvania select his replacement in another special election on April 23.
Even though those signs look good for Democrats, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is spending $50,000 to protect the party’s majority in the chamber.
Cabanas has said she is running to represent the working-class district, not necessarily to tilt power closer to Republican control.
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