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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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Pitt law professor Jerry Dickinson is running against Rep. Michael Doyle, D-Pa., in the Democratic primary election.

Pitt law professor campaigns against longtime incumbent Rep. Mike Doyle

By Priya Ray, For The Pitt News • October 18, 2019
Along with affordable housing, Jerry Dickinson’s platform involves workers’ rights, economic mobility and criminal justice reformation, among other social issues.
Carol Ferguson (left) and Dale Cable (right), both lifelong Mt. Lebanon residents, have volunteered for campaigns for much of their life — Ferguson for Republicans and Cable for Democrats. (Photo by John Hamilton | Managing Editor)

Gallery: Lamb vs Saccone

By John Hamilton and Christian Snyder | TPN Staff • March 14, 2018

Voters in Pennsylvania’s 18th District cast their ballots Tuesday for Conor Lamb or Rick Saccone, but election workers couldn’t count absentee ballots fast enough to declare a winner by midnight.  

Voters head into Lincoln Elementary School in My. Lebanon Tuesday afternoon. (Photo by John Hamilton / Managing Editor)

Lamb vs. Saccone: National attention on Pa’s 18th District

By John Hamilton / Managing Editor • March 13, 2018

Voters are going to the polls today in Pennsylvania’s 18th District to decide between Democrat Conor Lamb and Republican Rick Saccone in a uncharacteristically close race in the deeply Republican district. The...

Participants in the 2018 Women’s March hold up signs supporting Conor Lamb, Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania’s 18th district. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Senior Staff Photographer)

Lamb misses the mark on gun issues

By Jeremy Wang | Senior Columnist • February 22, 2018

Southwestern Pennsylvania loves its guns. And for many Democrats outside Pittsburgh’s City limits, that part of the region’s culture has become a stumbling block to winning public office. Throughout...

Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., who resigned earlier this year after a personal scandal broke, may be replaced by Rick Saccone, a member of the state legislature from the town of Elizabeth. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Editorial: Saccone would underserve Pennsylvania’s 18th District

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 14, 2017

With the Republican Party’s announcement of their nominee over the weekend, the race to replace disgraced former Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., just got a little more eccentric. Rick Saccone, currently a...

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