Elected in upset, Pennsylvania House Speaker looks to retain position

Democratic Pennsylvania House Speaker Mark Rozzi, elected earlier this month as a 'compromise candidate,' says he has no intentions of forfeiting the speakership in the future.

"I know how to count votes, first of all," said Rozzi, who represents a mostly suburban area around Reading. "So, you know, at the end of the day she still has to get the votes to become speaker of the House."

Democrats won 102 seats in November to Republicans' 101, which was enough for a bare Democratic majority after 12 years under Republican control, but one reelected Democrat died in October and two others resigned in December because they also won higher offices. Elections are next Tuesday to fill those three vacancies, all in the Pittsburgh area.