HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania’s newest state representative is a Philadelphia Republican who won a special election last month.
Martina White was sworn in on Monday during a ceremony on the floor of the House of Representatives.
White is a financial adviser from the city’s northeast neighborhood and a graduate of Elizabethtown College.
She takes the seat held most recently by Brendan Boyle, a Democrat who was elected to Congress in November.
Her victory strengthens the House Republican majority and shifts the partisan balance to 120 to 83.
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