Full Ticket In Pennsylvania 12
By Bob Small
Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District is mostly Allegheny County with some of Westmoreland County.
The current Congressperson is Summer Lee, widely acknowledged as Pennsylvania’s most progressive congressperson. How you feel about that will probably determine your vote.
She voted for a ceasefire in Gaza and is supported by Justice Democrats Pa.
She is the first Afro-American to represent Southwestern Pennsylvania in the state legislature.
Her opponent in Tuesday’s Democratic Primary is Bhavini Patel, the daughter of a mother who emigrated from India.
After Graduating from Pitt, the site of her family’s food truck, she earned her masters in International Relations from the University of Oxford.
She was cofounder and CEO of Beamdata which helped people connect with their elected officials during Covid and has continued to use data technology to advance social justice. She is on Edgewood Borough Council. She has the support of Modsquad which is a PAC that declares itself moderate and funds candidates of both parties.
See The Moderate Democrats for the April 7 Debate between her and Summer Lee.
On the Republican side, there is James Hayes.
Hayes, an African-American, declares himself to be a supporter of Israel which contrast himself with his probable November opponent. He has degrees from Case Western (doctor in Business Administration) Georgetown (bachelors in International Economics, Princeton (masters in Economics and Policy) , and the University of Chicago. ( MBA in Finance and Accounting)
He has three children with his wife, Brenda Diaz,, whom he met while working in Mexico in the 1990s.
Finally, there is Laurie Macdonald. She was originally a Democratic candidate but was challenged off the ballot. She then announced a write-in campaign to be the Republican nominee.
She is president and CEO of Center for Victims.
“Good leadership requires the vision to see both sides, coalesce the ideas and bring people together,” she says.
“She is the first Afro-American to represent Pennsylvania in Congress.”
Really? Is that correct or did Small make a mistake? We have never had a black representative or senator (Congress is both houses, not just the House of Representatives)? Or did Small mean the first black woman?
Who’s counting, anyway? Only liberals and Leftists. Skin color and chromosomes don’t matter, values matter.
I changed it to the first Afro-American to represent Southwestern Pennsylvania in the state legislature as per Wikipedia.