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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsConor Lamb moves toward Pennsylvania Senate run
PoliticoRep. Conor Lamb has begun telling some donors and supporters in recent days that he is likely to enter the Pennsylvania Senate race, according to multiple people familiar with the discussions.
Lamb has urged some donors to contribute quickly as he ramps up his fundraising operation ahead of a formal launch. The timeline for an announcement was not clear, and one source familiar with the Democrat's thinking says there are no imminent plans to enter the race.
Lamb, a former Marine and federal prosecutor who won a critical special election in 2018, has said he is seriously considering a run to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Pat Toomey. He has been tight-lipped about his thinking, though his team has hired fundraising consultants and recently held a high-profile fundraiser with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.). But these conversations represent one of the clearest signs that he is taking concrete steps towards running.
Some of those private conversations took place this week as Lamb has helped campaign for a Democratic state Senate candidate in the Scranton area roughly 300 miles from his district in the Pittsburgh suburbs, which further fueled speculation that he would run statewide. Lamb is set to canvass voters in the area Saturday afternoon.
Lamb has urged some donors to contribute quickly as he ramps up his fundraising operation ahead of a formal launch. The timeline for an announcement was not clear, and one source familiar with the Democrat's thinking says there are no imminent plans to enter the race.
Lamb, a former Marine and federal prosecutor who won a critical special election in 2018, has said he is seriously considering a run to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Pat Toomey. He has been tight-lipped about his thinking, though his team has hired fundraising consultants and recently held a high-profile fundraiser with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.). But these conversations represent one of the clearest signs that he is taking concrete steps towards running.
Some of those private conversations took place this week as Lamb has helped campaign for a Democratic state Senate candidate in the Scranton area roughly 300 miles from his district in the Pittsburgh suburbs, which further fueled speculation that he would run statewide. Lamb is set to canvass voters in the area Saturday afternoon.
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Conor Lamb moves toward Pennsylvania Senate run (Original Post)
brooklynite
May 2021
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NO Connor, we need you in the House. The LT governor has a much better chance.
Demsrule86
May 2021
#1
Exactly, he'd have to give up his House seat to run, and this seat is very vulnerable.
tritsofme
May 2021
#7
Demsrule86
(68,696 posts)1. NO Connor, we need you in the House. The LT governor has a much better chance.
Let's save our money for the actual election.
Celerity
(43,545 posts)2. agree nt
MyOwnPeace
(16,940 posts)3. I agree....
LOVE Fetterman for Senator!!
Also, I'm not all that sure that another Dem. could win the same seat that Lamb has now.
tritsofme
(17,403 posts)7. Exactly, he'd have to give up his House seat to run, and this seat is very vulnerable.
Renew Deal
(81,877 posts)4. Lamb is a good candidate but Fetterman is better.
Spare us the primary.
msongs
(67,453 posts)5. one suspects there already will be a primary with other candidates besides fetterman nt
JI7
(89,276 posts)6. Hasn't Fetterman already won statewide ?
I think Connor Lamb could do well also but he is young and we need him in the house. Remember what happened with Joe Kennedy . Don't ruin a good future by rushing things.
Fetterman has won statewide already so that's important.