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HARRISBURG — The top-ranking Republican in the Pennsylvania Senate said Friday he favors seating the Democrat who won last month now that he has looked into questions about her residency.

President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati issued a statement that said he will recommend that Lindsey Williams be sworn in along with other new members on Tuesday.

Williams’ fate has been up in the air as Republicans have sought details about whether she meets a state constitutional requirement that senators be “citizens and inhabitants” of Pennsylvania for four years before they are elected.

Williams has said she stayed with Pittsburgh-area friends in 2014 and made plans to move to that city in time to meet the constitutional requirement.

“I respect that they took the time to deliberate and go to through the facts, and I’m happy and really looking forward to getting sworn in on the first,” Williams said. She has been working as senator-elect while the dispute played out, including constituent work and a community event.

Her lawyer, Chuck Pascal, said Scarnati’s decision likely ends the controversy about Williams’ status as a senator.