Post by Logan on Jul 2, 2016 23:44:09 GMT -6
Special election for Fattah's former U.S. House seat will be Nov. 8
Gov. Wolf on Friday set a special election for Nov. 8 - the same day as the general election - to temporarily fill the Second Congressional District seat vacated last week by Chaka Fattah.
Fattah, an 11-term Democrat, resigned June 23, two days after a federal jury convicted him on 22 counts, including racketeering, conspiracy, bribery, money laundering, and fraud.
The winner of the special election will be a member of the 114th Congress for exactly eight weeks, until the 115th is sworn in Jan. 3.
Members of the House are paid $174,000 per year, putting the pay for the eight-week gig at $27,649.
Read more: www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20160704_Special_election_for_Fattah_s_former_U_S__House_seat_will_be_Nov__8.html
Gov. Wolf on Friday set a special election for Nov. 8 - the same day as the general election - to temporarily fill the Second Congressional District seat vacated last week by Chaka Fattah.
Fattah, an 11-term Democrat, resigned June 23, two days after a federal jury convicted him on 22 counts, including racketeering, conspiracy, bribery, money laundering, and fraud.
The winner of the special election will be a member of the 114th Congress for exactly eight weeks, until the 115th is sworn in Jan. 3.
Members of the House are paid $174,000 per year, putting the pay for the eight-week gig at $27,649.
Read more: www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20160704_Special_election_for_Fattah_s_former_U_S__House_seat_will_be_Nov__8.html