The ceiling of the main Rotunda inside Pennsylvania’s Capitol building. (Photo by Amanda Berg for the Capital-Star).
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is spending close to $2 million on ads in Arizona and Pennsylvania with a focus on abortion access, targeting Republican candidates in both chambers of Pennsylvania’s General Assembly. Democrats in the Pennsylvania House hold a one-seat majority, and Republicans still hold a 28-22 majority in the state Senate.
The arm of the Democratic Party tasked with working on state legislative races, the DLCC is spending $1 million in Pennsylvania targeting Republicans Micah Goring, running against state Rep. Ryan Bizzarro in Erie-based House District 3; Nathan Wolfe, running against Rep. Arvind Venkat in Allegheny County-based House District 30; McKayla Kathio, running against Rep. James Haddock in Lackawanna and Luzerne County-based House District 118 and Daniel McPhillips, who is running against Rep. Brian Munroe in the Bucks County-based 144th House District.
On the Senate side, the ads will target Sen. Devlin Robinson in Allegheny County-based Senate District 37 and Sen. Daniel Laughlin in Erie County-based Senate District 49.
“Control of Pennsylvania and Arizona’s legislatures will come down to just a handful of votes, and abortion could be the driving message that determines who wins in November,” DLCC spokesperson Sam Paisley said in a statement.
The Republican State Leadership Committee announced earlier this month that two candidates for Pennsylvania’s state legislature: House candidate Amy Bradley and Senate candidate Jen Dintini would be among its “Spotlight Candidates” to be highlighted “through a robust email campaign and strategic social media push,” as the GOP seeks to retake control of the House and keep its lead in the Senate.
Bradley is looking to unseat incumbent Frank Burns in the Cambria and Somerset County-based 72nd District. Dintini is running against Nick Pisciottano for the open seat in the Allegheny County-based 45th District.
“Winning in 2024 and beyond for Republicans up-and-down the ballot will require building a bench of strong conservative candidates from the ground level,” RSLC President Dee Duncan said in a statement.