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  It's 3 vacancies.  2 were elected to Congress and 1 died before the election.
context: The dude sounds well qualified and state gop did dems a favor by letting them have speakership instead of dragging it on w the 2 vacancies they have.  Glad to see moderates of both party working together. >
  
  It's 3 vacancies.  2 were elected to Congress and 1 died before the election. >
  
  "Pennsylvania’s incoming Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro, will nominate a Philadelphia Republican who resisted Donald J. Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results to serve as the state’s chief election official, Mr. Shapiro said Thursday.
  For Mr. Shapiro, who will be sworn into office on Jan. 17, his choice for secretary of the commonwealth represents both an olive branch to moderate Republicans and a public affirmation of belief in the state’s election systems. Al Schmidt, Mr. Shapiro’s pick for the job, is a former Philadelphia city commissioner and longtime political figure.
  “Al Schmidt has a proven track record of defending our democracy, protecting voting rights and standing up to extremism — even in the face of grave threats,” Mr. Shapiro said in a statement released by his office. “I know he is ready to continue the hard work of preserving and strengthening our democracy.”" >
  
  Sounds like an amazing guy if your only standard is that he had the modicum of scruple required to not support an insurrection. >
  
  I mean it’s the states chief election official and he did his job right in the face of extreme pressure. 
  That’s a pretty good qualification for this job >
  
  I mean it’s a position without a lot of sway that the democratic governor has authority over. 
  It’s a pretty good way at showing some bipartisanship without giving him much authority >
  
  The only republicans who have any future in politics are the ones who have shown just the tiniest shred of honesty or integrity.  That's maybe .5% of them. >
  
  The dude sounds well qualified and state gop did dems a favor by letting them have speakership instead of dragging it on w the 2 vacancies they have.  Glad to see moderates of both party working together.