{"id":615287,"date":"2021-08-06T09:50:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T13:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=615287"},"modified":"2021-08-06T09:50:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T13:50:35","slug":"conor-lamb-the-latest-to-jump-into-critical-pennsylvania-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conor-lamb-the-latest-to-jump-into-critical-pennsylvania-senate-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor Lamb The Latest To Jump Into Critical Pennsylvania Senate Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconor-lamb-the-latest-to-jump-into-critical-pennsylvania-senate-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=615287&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Conor Lamb launched a long-expected Senate bid in his state Friday morning, becoming the latest to join a crowded primary field in one of the country\u2019s most competitive races.<\/p>\n<p>Lamb, a 37-year-old Marine, first <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2018\/03\/21\/conor-lamb-wins-pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">won a special election<\/a> in a Pittsburgh-area swing district in 2018, months before Democrats took control of the House. He is vying to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey in a state that President Joe Biden narrowly won, as Democrats look to expand their slim 50-50 majority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe this is the most important Senate seat in the country,\u201d Lamb said in his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConorLambPA\/status\/1423617173222735876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announcement video<\/a> Friday. \u201cWe have to build our majority, and tell the truth about what\u2019s really going on in people\u2019s lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7254610\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"33\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7254610\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7254610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1228288469-scaled-1.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1228288469-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1228288469-181x120.jpg 181w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1228288469-620x411-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1228288469-768x510-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1228288469-1536x1019-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1228288469-2048x1359-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7254610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks with Conor Lamb after campaigning alongside him in August 2020. (SAUL LOEB\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He joins a field that already includes Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, state Rep. Malcom Kenyatta and Montgomery County Commissioner Val Akroosh, who is endorsed by EMILY\u2019s List. Despite his late entry, Lamb has about $1.8 million cash-on-hand in a race that will likely be one of the most expensive during the 2022 cycle.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/08\/john-fetterman-senate-bid-pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: John Fetterman Running For Senate In Pennsylvania)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lamb in his video also lambasted Republicans for their \u201cworship\u201d of Trump and their \u201cmaking it harder to vote and lying about our elections.\u201d He called Pennsylvania \u201cthe most important Senate seat in the country,\u201d given its competitive race and the chamber\u2019s 50-50 split.<\/p>\n<p>He has a more moderate record than his progressive challengers, and has been critical of those on the left supporting movements like \u201cdefund the police.\u201d He did, however, come out in support of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConorLambPA\/status\/1398724438884028426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">abolishing the filibuster<\/a> after Senate Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/28\/capitol-riot-chuck-schumer-mitch-mcconnell-911-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">killed a bipartisan bill<\/a> to establish an independent commission into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans also have a crowded primary field in their own effort to succeed Toomey. One of the candidates, Sean Parnell, lost to Lamb in 2020, when he was elected to his second full term.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. 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