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Proposed Pennsylvania congressional map puts two Dems in same Pittsburgh district

By Salena Zito
Published February 12, 2018 11:08pm ET
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Proposed Pennsylvania congressional map puts two Dems in same Pittsburgh district
Conor Lamb, the Democratic candidate for the March 13 special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, was just drawn out of that district by Republican leaders in the state legislature. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) | Keith Srakocic

MT. LEBANON, Pa. — It’s a good thing candidates running for Congress don’t have to live in the congressional district they want to run in — in particular Conor Lamb, the Democrat looking to turn a reliable Republican House seat blue. Lamb was just drawn out of the seat he is seeking in the Pennsylvania March special election race in the 18th Congressional District.

At least for the moment.

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