CAWP Legislative News 1-10

House Democrats Elect Dermody from Allegheny County as Whip

House Democrats on Thursday elected Representative Frank Dermody (D-Allegheny) as Caucus Whip to replace Representative Bill DeWeese (D-Greene), who was charged in December in the ongoing Bonusgate investigation. Dermody defeated fellow Allegheny County Representative Joe Preston (D-Allegheny) on the second ballot of the caucus election. In 2008, Dermody sought, but lost to Representative Todd Eachus (D-Luzerne) in the race for Majority Leader. Representatives David Levdansky (D-Allegheny), Joe Markosek (D-Allegheny), Mark Cohen (D-Philadelphia), Peter Daley (D-Washington), and Mike Hanna (D-Clinton) all also sought support for the position in the lead up to the election.