A Democratic lawmaker from Allegheny County died over the weekend, leaving the state House of Representatives evenly split at 101-101 seats between the two parties. Rep. Matt Gergely, 45, who won a special election in 2023 and was re-elected in November,

The death of Rep. Matt Gergely has shaken up the makeup of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. It will be split 101-101 among Democrats and Republicans until a special election is held. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is evenly split among Democrats and Republicans after the death of an Allegheny County lawmaker.

Matthew Gergely was first elected in 2023 to replace Lt. Gov. Austin Davis after he resigned from the 35th District seat in Allegheny County.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pennsylvania state Rep. Matt Gergely has died after suffering a medical emergency. The Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus announced Rep. Gergely's death Sunday evening, weeks after suffering a medical emergency over the holiday weekend.

Pennsylvania's state House Democratic caucus says one of its members has died, leaving the chamber deadlocked at 101-101.

Democrats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives mourned the passing of a member who was re-elected in November 2024. State Rep. Matt Gergely (D-Allegheny) passed away in what House Democrats said was an “untimely loss of our friend and colleague.

A Democrat in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives has died, the House Democratic caucus said Sunday night, leaving the chamber deadlocked at a 101-101 partisan divide.