Published January 06. 2015 04:00PM
HARRISBURG (AP) Members of the newly elected Pennsylvania Legislature are about to be sworn in.
The Tuesday afternoon ceremony at the state Capitol will open the two-year session two weeks before the inauguration of Democratic Gov.-elect Tom Wolf.Republicans who control both the Senate and House picked up additional seats in the November election. In the House, Republicans outnumber Democrats 119 to 84 and in the Senate, 30 to 20.House members are expected to elect Rep. Mike Turzai of Allegheny County, the current majority leader, as the new speaker. He'll replace Sam Smith, who retired.Locally, Jack Rader, new representative for the 176th District, and Mario Scavello, elected to the newly created 40th District, will be sworn in.A separate ceremony in the Supreme Court's courtroom Tuesday will mark the swearing-in of a new chief justice, Thomas Saylor. He'll succeed Chief Justice Ronald Castille, who reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 last year.
Mario Scavello