Daily News | Even President Biden is getting involved in this Pa. House race. He’s endorsed Heather Boyd.
President Joe Biden made a last-minute endorsement in a Pennsylvania special election that will decide who controls the state House.. Boyd and Republican candidate Katie Ford are vying to fill the vacancy in the 163rd House District created by the resignation of former Rep. Mike Zabel, a Democrat who resigned after three public accusations of sexual harassment.
It’s unusual for a sitting U.S. president to get involved in state House races. But with so much riding on the election in Delaware County, electing Boyd “could not be more important,” Biden first told The Inquirer in a statement. “With control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on the line, this race will determine the future of so many fundamental freedoms that Pennsylvanians hold dear,” Biden said. “That’s why I am incredibly proud to endorse Heather Boyd for Pennsylvania House District 163. Heather is an experienced public servant who will protect a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions, stand up for common sense gun safety laws and expand access to voting rights.
Democrats have gone all in on maintaining their majority, spending nearly $1 million on ad buys, mailers, and polling, according to campaign finance filings. Republicansin the Democratic-leaning district, which has shifted more blue since Zabel flipped the seat in 2018. Boyd has focused her campaign on maintaining her party’s House majority — and by extension, reproductive rights. She’s focused on preventing a constitutional amendment that would declare abortion is not a constitutional right in Pennsylvania, a change reproductive rights activists say could open the door to a state abortion ban. The Pennsylvania General Assembly, but it must be passed again this year in order to get before voters. Constitutional amendments cannot be vetoed by a governor.
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