Centre County Republican Kerry Benninghoff was elected on Monday as the majority leader in the GOP-controlled House of Representatives.
Benninghoff, 58, has served as majority whip in the House since last year. He is in his 24th year of service in the House. Prior to his election as whip, Benninghoff served two terms as Republican Policy Committee chairman for two terms as well as chaired the finance and state government committees.
He succeeds floor leader Rep. Bryan Cutler, R-Lancaster County, who was elevated on Monday to become speaker and now presides over the chamber.
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The mid-term caucus elections were triggered by former House Speaker Mike Turzai’s mid-term resignation on June 15 from his House seat to take a job as general counsel at Peoples, a Pittsburgh-based gas utility.
Rep. Donna Oberlander, R-Clarion County, was elected to serve as majority whip to fill the vacancy created by Benninghoff’s election as majority leader. Oberlander had been serving as majority policy committee chairwoman.
These newly elected leaders will serve for the remainder of the legislative session, which ends in November.
With Benninghoff’s election, that means Centre County will now have two members of its delegation in majority leader positions. Sen. Jake Corman is the majority leader in the GOP-controlled Senate.
Corman congratulated Benninghoff on his election.
“Kerry’s story is one of hard work and dedication that includes overcoming hardship to achieve great things. Over the years, Kerry has worked to build relationships with his colleagues. As a result, they respect his leadership and ability to move Pennsylvania forward – just as I do,” Corman said in a statement. “From day one in Harrisburg, I have worked closely with Kerry to serve the people of Centre County. I look forward to using that strong relationship to help guide Pennsylvania into the future.”
* This post was updated to include the election of Rep. Donna Oberlander as majority whip and to include Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman’s comment.
Jan Murphy may be reached at jmurphy@pennlive.com. Follow her on Twitter at @JanMurphy.
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