Seat Empty, Future Unclear In PA State Senate Dispute
COURTESY OF THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT JIM BREWSTER AND FRIENDS OF NICOLE ZICCARELLI The fate of a state Senate seat in the Pittsburgh area remains in limbo even after the chamber started a new session Tuesday. Republicans refused to swear in McKeesport Democrat Jim Brewster pending a court challenge from his November election opponent, Nicole Ziccarelli. But it is unclear when a ruling by U.S. District Judge Nicholas Ranjan will be forthcoming, or how senators in either party will react to it. Brewster beat Ziccarelli, a Lower Burrell Republican, in the race for Senate District 45 by just 69 ...
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