Just received an email from PA Dems that Speaker Mike Turzai R-PA is retiring (!)

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2. Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Pa. Speaker Mike Turzai will retire from state House after current term

(link) https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2020/01/23/Pennsylvania-Speaker-Mike-Turzai-retirement-state-House-pittsburgh-bradford-woods/stories/202001230109

by JULIAN ROUTH Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
[e-mail] January 23, 2020

Pennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai, an Allegheny County Republican whose rise in the state Legislature over nearly two decades has made him one of Harrisburg's most prominent conservatives, will not seek reelection this year.

At a press conference at his district office in McCandless on Thursday, Mr. Turzai said he won't run for a 10th term as state representative, opting instead to seek a job in the private sector.

"Over the course of this year, we said, you know, it may be time for others to take the torch, to pass it on," Mr. Turzai said, flanked by his family and local Republican lawmakers.

Mr. Turzai would not commit to finishing the remainder of his term — saying he's "going to take a look at [private sector] opportunities as they arise" — but the primary and general elections this year will proceed as usual to name his ultimate successor.

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It's not a rumor.