Democrats Select Candidate To Replace GOP Congressman Who Resigned Over Abortion

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Huffington Post

11/19/2017 04:49 pm ET

Conor Lamb will face GOP state Rep. Rick Saccone in the March 13 special election in Pennsylvania.

By Igor Bobic
Democrats on Sunday picked Conor Lamb to run for the congressional seat vacated by former Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.), who resigned last month after it was revealed that he’d urged a woman he was having an affair with to have an abortion.

Lamb, 33, is a federal prosecutor and a Marine Corps veteran. He’ll be facing GOP state Rep. Rick Saccone in the March 13 special election.

Democratic leaders said 554 county committee members from Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District gathered at a local high school on Sunday to select their candidate in a nominating convention. Lamb won on the second ballot.

“This unprecedented convention was held to enable the State Party to hear the voices of the people who live in the 18th Congressional District, and we are thrilled with the outcome,” Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chairman Marcel L. Groen said in a statement.



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[DeminPennswoods]

1. Lamb parachuted in at the last minuted based on his dad's position as

Pgh City Controller. I think there were better candidates, but Lamb has plenty of Dem connections via his family. I'm not sure he's going to inspire Dem voters, but we'll see. He should benefit from the Rs nominating a rw candidate in Saccone.