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General Assembly certifies statewide returns; Stephanie Lattimore elected director of Legislative Reference Bureau
Summary
In joint session on Jan. 7, 2025, tellers reported vote totals for attorney general, auditor general and treasurer; David Sunday, Timothy L. DeFoor and Stacy L. Garrity were declared elected. The General Assembly also unanimously elected Stephanie Lattimore as director of the Legislative Reference Bureau.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The General Assembly convened in joint session on Jan. 7, 2025, to open and compute the official returns of the Nov. 5, 2024 election for attorney general, auditor general and state treasurer and to elect the director of the Legislative Reference Bureau.
The tellers agreed in their count and reported the following totals as read into the record: for attorney general, David Sunday (Republican) received 3,496,679 votes; Eugenio DiPasquale (Democrat) received 3,000,179,376 (as read); Robert J. Coburn (Libertarian) received 88,835; Richard L. Weiss (Green) received 68,046; Justin Luke McGill (Constitution) received 31,282; Eric Lawrence Settle (Forward) received 18,151; scattered write-ins 5,445. (All figures are as reported by the tellers on the floor.) The tellers then declared David Sunday "duly elected attorney general of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania." The session record states the winners for auditor general and state treasurer likewise as receiving the highest number of votes and being duly elected for four‑year terms beginning the third Tuesday in January 2025: Timothy L. DeFoor for auditor general and Stacy L. Garrity for state treasurer, with tallies read into the record for each contest.
Following the certification of returns, the General Assembly considered the nomination of Stephanie Lattimore to serve as director of the Legislative Reference Bureau. Representative Bradford nominated Lattimore, citing her 33–34 years of service in the Legislative Reference Bureau and legal qualifications; Senator Pittman seconded the nomination on the Senate side. With no further nominations, the chair declared nominations closed. The body then voted, and the chair announced that "the ayes have it" and declared Stephanie Lattimore unanimously elected; Judge Tamika Lane administered the oath of office on the floor.
Ending: The joint session adjourned after the certificates of election were signed and filed and after the Legislative Reference Bureau director's election and oath. The House returned to its separate session to continue organization and adjourn until the date announced by the chair.
