State House Races

In spite of having lived in Delaware County for more than three decades, GOTV still sees western PA as home; we regularly check info sources there. 

Today, WESA, the PBS / NPR station in Allegheny County, featured a piece on the effect on local political contests of SCOTUS deep-sixing Roe v Wade.  As WESA sees it, the right to an abortion has become a key topic in state legislative races.  In turn, those contests could determine control of Pennsylvania’s state House.  For instance, State House District 30, a swing seat situated in the North Hills, is the site of a hotly contested race between Democrat Dr. Arvind Venkat, who supports abortion rights, and Republican Cindy Kirk, who opposes them.

What's germane to this discussion is that Representatives elected this fall may vote next year on a bill that includes removing from the PA Constitution any support for the right to an abortion.