The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is spending nearly $2 million on ads in Arizona and Pennsylvania focusing on abortion access, targeting Republican candidates in both houses of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Democrats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives hold a one-seat majority, and Republicans still hold a 28-22 majority in the state Senate.
DLCC, the arm of the Democratic Party that works on state legislative races, is spending $1 million in Pennsylvania on behalf of Republicans Micah Goring, running against state Rep. Ryan Bizzarro in Erie’s 3rd House District; Nathan Wolfe, running against Republican Arvind Venkat in Allegheny County’s District 30; McKayla Kathio, running against Republican James Haddock in House District 118 in Lackawanna and Luzerne County, and Daniel McPhillips, who is running against Republican Brian Munroe in House District 144 in Bucks County.
On the Senate side, ads will target Senator Devlin Robinson of the 37th Senate District in Allegheny County and Senator Daniel Laughlin of the 49th Senate District in Erie County.
“Control of the Pennsylvania and Arizona legislatures will come down to just a few votes, and abortion may be the key message that determines victory in November,” DLCC spokesman Sam Paisley said in a statement.
The Republican State Leadership Committee announced earlier this month that two candidates for the Pennsylvania state legislature, House candidate Amy Bradley and Senate candidate Jen Ditini, will be among “candidates in the spotlight” who will be recognized “through a robust campaign.” email and a strategic focus on social media.” as the GOP tries to regain control of the House and maintain its leadership position in the Senate.
Bradley wants to unseat incumbent Frank Burns in the 72nd District seat in Cambria and Somerset counties. Ditini is running against Nick Pisciottano for the open 45th District seat in Allegheny County.
“Republican victory in the 2024 elections and beyond will require building a bench of strong conservative candidates from scratch,” he added. RSLC President Dee Duncan said in a statement.
