Pennsylvanians will head to the polls this March to fill two vacant seats in the state’s House of Representatives. Reps. Torren Ecker (R-Cumberland/Adams) and Lou Schmitt (R-Blair) both resigned after winning judicial seats in November’s municipal election.

The window for prospective candidates seeking spots on Democratic or Republican primary ballots to circulate and file nomination petitions is Feb. 17 through March 10

If a week in politics is a long time, then 2025 was very, very long in Pennsylvania. Here are the stories in politics that dominated the year. A Late State Budget Better late than never, right? The state budget dominated the capital as lawmakers missed the June 30 deadline and carried the gridlock

Luzerne County has drawn congressional scrutiny for its mistakes. Despite changes aimed at preventing errors, issues persisted in 2025.

May-Silfee’s inquiries triggered what would become a multicounty investigation. She referred her county’s forms to their district attorney, called the York County elections office, texted a group chat of other election directors and notified the Department of State, which oversees elections statewide.

Pennsylvania’s top election official wants a judge to toss out a lawsuit by the federal government demanding “highly sensitive personal information” about the state’s voters. The U.S. Department of Justice sued Pennsylvania in September after the state initially failed to turn over data about its nearly 9 million registered voters.

Other pro-retention spending was done by Pennsylvanians for Judicial Fairness, a state-level super PAC. It has poured money from unions, trial lawyers, billionaires, national super PACs, and dark money nonprofits into the commonwealth’s statewide judicial races since 2023.