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 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.

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.

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.

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

State Representative Matt Gergely has died. Gergely, of McKeesport, was taken to a hospital after suffering a medical emergency over the holidays. PREVIOUS COVERAGE >>> State Rep. who serves Mon Valley area hospitalized following ‘medical emergency’

Pennsylvania's state House Democratic caucus says one of its members has died, leaving the chamber deadlocked at 101-101.