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.

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.

The death of Rep. Matt Gergely has shaken up the makeup of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. It will be split 101-101 among Democrats and Republicans until a special election is held. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is evenly split among Democrats and Republicans after the death of an Allegheny County lawmaker.

State Rep. Matt Gergely, who represents the Mon Valley, died weeks after suffering an unspecified medical emergency.

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.

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

Allegheny, hospitalized following a medical emergency in December, died Sunday. He was 45. Gergely suffered the emergency during the holiday season and was unable to be sworn into office for his second term when the Pennsylvania House reorganized Jan.