Power surge for Delco in Harrisburg

You may not have felt it, but Delaware County had a serious power surge on Tuesday.

That’s because while voters were busy sending Republicans to Washington, they also were backing GOP candidates for the state House.

In fact, the GOP took control of the Pa. House, adding it to the majority they already held in the state Senate.

And that means that Rep. Bill Adolph, R-165, of Springfield, is very likely to go from minority chairman to majority chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee. That means Adolph is the man with his fingers on the state purse strings.

It also means he’s the guy who has to figure out what the state is going to do about the $4 billion in red ink it likely will be swimming in come next spring.

Adolph makes for a powerful 1-2 punch for Delco in Harrisburg. He joins Sen. Dominic Pileggi, R-9, of Chester, who is majority chairman in the senior chamber.

Bottom line? That kind of clout usually translates to money – lots of green coming back here to Delaware County.

The buck now stops with Adolph in Harrisburg. And that’s not a bad thing.

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