GOP Rep. Delozier won’t seek reelection, putting her Cumberland County district in play

Republican state Rep. Sheryl Delozier announced Tuesday she will not seek reelection after nine terms, putting her Cumberland County district up for grabs.

Delozier has represented the 88th District, which includes Mechanicsburg, New Cumberland, Shiremanstown, Hampden Township and part of Lower Allen Township, since 2008. Her office did not respond to a request for comment.

Pennsylvania Democrats immediately identified Delozier’s seat as a prime opportunity for the party to strengthen its majority in the state House.

With all 203 House seats up for election in November and Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro running for reelection, state Democratic Party Chairperson Eugene DePasquale said he hopes to build on the momentum of the 2025 elections. The party  retained three state Supreme Court seats and won dozens of down ballot races across the commonwealth.

“We are not only going to reelect Gov. Josh Shapiro, but we are in a great position to expand our majority in the House and flip the Senate. With a trifecta in Harrisburg, Governor Shapiro will be able to get even more done for the people of Pennsylvania in his second term,” DePasquale said.

The state Democratic Party said Delozier’s retirement from the House is a sign that state Republicans are aware their “full embrace of Donald Trump’s toxic Washington agenda is putting them on shaky ground for 2026.”

The partisan make-up of the House could change before the Nov. 3 general election. House Speaker Joanna McClinton called special elections later this year.

Voters will elect state representatives Feb. 24 to complete the unexpired terms of former Rep. Joshua Siegel (D-Lehigh), who was vote in as Lehigh County executive, and former Rep. Dan Miller (D-Allegheny), who was elected to the Allegheny County Common Pleas Court.

On March 17, voters will elect representatives to replace former state Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Blair), who resigned Dec. 31 to become a Blair County judge and former Rep. Toren Ecker (R-Adams), who was elected to a judgeship in Adams County.

Delozier told PennLive she is leaving the House to pursue other opportunities and did not give a specific reason.

As a leader in the House Republican Caucus, Delozier made a name as a bipartisan lawmaker at a time when the General Assembly became more divided. House Democrats have controlled the chamber by a single seat since 2023, while the GOP maintained their three-decade majority in the state Senate.

Delozier partnered with House Appropriations Committee Chairperson Jordan Harris on the second revision of Pennsylvania’s 2018 Clean Slate law, which erased low-level criminal convictions for thousands who have not committed another crime.

She also was the sponsor of 2019 legislation called Marsy’s Law to codify constitutional rights of crime victims to be informed of trials, hearing dates, and their right to attend and participate.