PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pennsylvania state Rep. Matt Gergely has died after suffering a medical emergency. The Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus announced Rep. Gergely's death Sunday evening, weeks after suffering a medical emergency over the holiday weekend.

Allegheny County state Rep. Matthew Gergely died Sunday, three weeks after suffering a serious medical emergency, House Democrats announced. Gergely, 45, was first elected in a special election in February 2023 to replace Lt.

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is stuck in a 101-101 partisan divide following the sudden death of one of its Democratic members, leaving the chamber deadlocked until a special election is held.

The 45-year-old McKeesport House member died after two weeks of hospitalization, according to a spokesperson for Pennsylvania House Democrats.

Pennsylvania state Rep. Matt Gergely died over the weekend. He was 45. No cause of death was immediately given. The second-term Democratic lawmaker represents a district in the Mon Valley, southeast of Pittsburgh.

Pennsylvania's political leaders, both Democrat and Republican, released statements of condolences Sunday night.

Rep. Gergely was elected in 2023 to represent Pennsylvania's 35th district, which covers parts of the Mon Valley.

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Flags across Pennsylvania are flying at half-staff, but it's not for the reason many might assume. Pennsylvania lawmakers are mourning the loss of Representative Matt Gergely (D-Allegheny), who passed away at the age of 45,