Lackawanna County Commissioner Matt McGloin's resignation in February touched off a complex, monthslong replacement battle that has been one of the dominant Northeast Pennsylvania political stories of 2025.
For anyone trying to keep track of who's who and what happened when, here is a rundown of key developments as covered by WVIA News:
FEBRUARY
● 2/19: McGloin ducks questions about whether he will resign as Lackawanna County commissioner
● 2/21: McGloin to resign Monday as Lackawanna County commissioner to take college football coaching job
● 2/24: Democratic war of words erupts after Gaughan pushes for Conway as new Lackawanna commissioner
● 2/28: Lackawanna County judges to hold off replacing McGloin as commissioner until at least next week
MARCH
● 3/07: Dems submit same three names to replace former Lackawanna County Commissioner Matt McGloin
● 3/12: Judge interviews of Lackawanna County commissioner hopefuls set for Wednesday
● 3/17: Gaughan goes to court to reset process for replacing McGloin as Lackawanna County commission
APRIL
● 4/07: Lackawanna County's commissioner vacancy has Democrats fighting each other
● 4/22: Replacing McGloin: Judges hear lawyers tussle over filling Lackawanna County commissioner vacancy
MAY
● 5/22: Lackawanna County judges split but uphold Democratic process for replacing commissioner
● 5/23: Lackawanna County appeals county court ruling that affirmed local process for replacing commissioner
JUNE
● 6/27: Lawyer wants state's top court to decide Lackawanna County commissioner's replacement process
JULY
AUGUST
● 8/12: Lackawanna County, Gaughan ask state Supreme Court to restart McGloin replacement process
● 8/28: Lackawanna County considering special election for McGloin commissioner vacancy
SEPTEMBER
● 9/02: Lackawanna County Democratic Party asks court to block special election for county commissioner
