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Progressive election upsets are one thing. Progressive legislating is another

By Salena Zito
Published August 11, 2020 6:36pm ET
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Progressive election upsets are one thing. Progressive legislating is another
BRADDOCK, Pennsylvania — When Summer Lee first started running for office in 2018 to represent State House District 34, she was doing the unthinkable, going against longtime incumbent Paul Costa in a Democratic Party primary to represent a seat that includes parts of Pittsburgh as well as Swissvale, Homestead, and this old steel town along […]

BRADDOCK, Pennsylvania — When Summer Lee first started running for office in 2018 to represent State House District 34, she was doing the unthinkable, going against longtime incumbent Paul Costa in a Democratic Party primary to represent a seat that includes parts of Pittsburgh as well as Swissvale, Homestead, and this old steel town along the Monongahela River.

Not that many people took her all that seriously.

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