Two to Compete for 22nd District Term

22nd House District Special Election

Pennsylvania's 22nd House District has been without a representative since mid-January when former Rep. Chelsa Wagner resigned from her seat to focus on being the newly elected controller of Allegheny County.

That will change on April 24, though, when Republican Chris Cratsley and Democrat Martin Michael Schmotzer compete in a special election to fill the remainder of Wagner's term, which expires on Dec. 31.

At the same time, voters will also choose—during a —who will represent the major political parties during November's general election in a race to fill that 22nd District seat for two years, starting on Jan. 1.

Cratsley is the only Republican in either race, but fellow Democrats Shawn Lunny and Erin Molchany will compete against Schmotzer in April.

In other words, if you're a registered Democrat or a registered Republican, you can vote twice on April 24—once in the special election and again in the actual primary. Otherwise, you can only vote once—in the special election.

The entirety of the 22nd District includes at least parts of Whitehall Borough, Baldwin Township and Castle Shannon Borough and the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Overbrook, Brookline, Mount Washington, Beechview, Duquesne Heights, Manchester, Sheraden and Esplen.

Click here to see if you reside in the 22nd District, and look for candidate biographies and other info this week on Dormont-Brookline Patch!

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