The 5 members of Congress in Pa. who could be in trouble next year: Pa. Pressroom

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Five of the 70 House of Representatives seats deemed ripe for an upset by national campaign committees can be found in the Keystone State.

Arms of both major parties have already released listings of their priority seats to flip in the election next year. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee identified 33 vulnerable Republicans, while the National Republican Congressional Campaign listed 37 vulnerable Democrats.

The Pennsylvanians included in these listings are: U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Scott Perry (R-Pa.), Susan Wild (D-Pa.), Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.) and Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.).

Republicans hold a 10-seat majority in the lower chamber of Congress after scoring some midterm wins last year. U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, said the GOP will continue to be on the offensive.

“We will grow our House majority by building strong campaigns around talented recruits in these districts who can communicate the dangers of Democrats’ extreme agenda. These House Democrats should be shaking in their boots," Hudson said in a statement.

U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said her side is recruiting "exciting and battle-ready candidates" to help retake the House.

“The vulnerable Republicans represented on this list have worked hand in hand with Speaker (Kevin) McCarthy to enable the most dangerous wings of their party to threaten our jobs, roll back women’s freedoms, endanger Americans’ economic security, and prioritize politics over people,” DelBene wrote in a press release.

Inside the Beltway

Pennsylvania coal country could soon benefit from a component of the Inflation Reduction Act.

Last week, the office of U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) shared a new map outlining the "energy communities" of the state. Clean energy companies are being incentivized with 10% tax credits to open shop in these regions under a provision of the Inflation Reduction Act.

The tax credits are awarded by the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service.

“Our coal communities have a storied tradition of powering our Nation since the Industrial Revolution and that’s what makes them uniquely qualified for new energy jobs,”Casey said in a press statement. “With the new tax credits I fought for in the Inflation Reduction Act, more clean energy projects will be built in our communities and Pennsylvania workers will continue to light the way into the future.”

The tax credits can be applied to brownfield sites, areas of substantial fossil fuel employment, and census tracts or adjacent census tracts with a recent coal mine or coal plant retirement.

Large swaths of western Pennsylvania are eligible, according to the map. Portions of the state's central and north-east regions also qualify.

And the horse race

A fourth Democrat has declared in the 2024 race for Pennsylvania attorney general, and he's secured the backing of nearly two dozen Harrisburg colleagues.

State Rep. Jared Solomon (D-Philadelphia) made his announcement Sept. 12 before a crowd of supporters at the Max Myers Recreation Center in northeast Philadelphia. Nineteen fellow state legislators, including House Majority Leader Matt Bradford (D-Montgomery), have endorsed him in the race.

“I couldn’t be more honored to have the support of so many of my Democratic colleagues from across so many regions of Pennsylvania,” Solomon said in a press release. “Together we have fought to protect fundamental voting and abortion rights, take on the gun lobby, defend workers’ rights, and reform our criminal justice system."

“With so much at stake from attacks on our fundamental freedoms to the opioid epidemic, there is nothing more important than having an Attorney General with a track record of standing up to special interests, fighting for our shared values, and making our neighborhoods safer."

Fellow Democrats already in the field include former Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, ex-Defense Association of Philadelphia chief Keir Bradford-Grey and Joe Khan, who has experience as both a local and federal prosecutor. York County District Attorney David Sunday is only Republican to announce an attorney general campaign in the commonwealth thus far.

The winner is set to replace Democratic Attorney General Michelle Henry, who has said she does not intend to run for the office in next year's election.

This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: PA members of Congress most likely to be challenged in 2024