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Summer Lee kicks off her re-election campaign as a possible primary challenge looms
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette link: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-local/2023/09/07/summer-lee-2024-campaign-john-fetterman-marijuana/stories/202309060104
WASHINGTON — An all-star team of Democratic officials is making up the host committee for freshman Rep. Summer Lee’s re-election campaign kickoff on Thursday night at the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers headquarters.
The list includes U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Bob Casey, D-Pa.; Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey; and Sara Innamorato, the Democratic nominee for Allegheny County executive.
But Ms. Lee, D-Swissvale, may not have clear sailing to renomination. Edgewood Borough Council member Bhavini Patel, who quickly dropped plans to run for the seat last year, is considering challenging Ms. Lee in next year’s Democratic primary over her stance on Israel.
The first Black woman elected to the U.S. House from Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee has aligned herself with the group of young, liberal lawmakers of color known as the Squad, many of whom have joined her in being critical of Israeli government policies.
The list includes U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Bob Casey, D-Pa.; Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey; and Sara Innamorato, the Democratic nominee for Allegheny County executive.
But Ms. Lee, D-Swissvale, may not have clear sailing to renomination. Edgewood Borough Council member Bhavini Patel, who quickly dropped plans to run for the seat last year, is considering challenging Ms. Lee in next year’s Democratic primary over her stance on Israel.
The first Black woman elected to the U.S. House from Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee has aligned herself with the group of young, liberal lawmakers of color known as the Squad, many of whom have joined her in being critical of Israeli government policies.
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