[Political Junkie Too]

It would have to be the new governor, since technically there is no vacancy as long as the existing Senator is still serving.

The vacancy won't occur until the new Senate is sworn in and Pennsylvania is short a Senator.

-PJ

[citizen]

Couldn’t the sitting senator have a ‘medical issue’ and resign, thus creating a vacancy, perhaps to appoint Fedder? Tho I don’t see why this would change anything.