District 12
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April 5, 2024, 1:54 pm
Lee and Patel spar during televised debate
Patel called out Lee for "not being present" for her Jewish constituents. Lee denied the accusation.
By Toby Tabachnick
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April 1, 2024, 2:27 pm
Ads, accusations and AIPAC: District 12 primary update
The candidates call each other out for "lies" and taking money from PACs
By Toby Tabachnick
Candace Wagner (Photo courtesy of Candace Wagner)
March 28, 2024, 12:09 pm
Candace Wagner announces Socialist Workers Party candidacy for Congress
Wagner joined the rally in Washington, D.C., “in support of Israel’s right to exist as a refuge for Jews and has joined local vigils demanding that Hamas’s hostages be released.”
By Toby Tabachnick
Laurie MacDonald (Photo by Maureen Kelly Busis)
February 23, 2024, 10:25 am
Laurie MacDonald’s District 12 candidacy challenged in court
Court filing alleges defective signatures on her nomination petitions and that those collecting the signatures were not registered voters at the addresses they provided.
By Toby Tabachnick
From left: Summer Lee, Laurie MacDonald and Bhavini Patel at the Barbara Daly Dank Political Forum at Carnegie Mellon University on Jan. 28 (Photo by Maureen Kelly Busis)
January 29, 2024, 1:21 pm
District 12 candidates spar over Israel, campaign finance at CMU forum
Summer Lee, Bhavini Patel and Laurie MacDonald face off during community forum
By Toby Tabachnick
Rep. Summer Lee (Photo courtesy of summerlee.house.gov)
January 18, 2024, 10:18 am
Top House Democratic leaders endorse Summer Lee
Lee was one of only 10 lawmakers to vote against a resolution condemning the deadly invasion of Israel by Hamas on Oct. 7.
By Toby Tabachnick
U.S. Capitol (Photo by Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
January 9, 2024, 10:37 am
Laurie MacDonald announces campaign for District 12 seat
Another challenger, along with Bhavini Patel, for Rep. Summer Lee's seat
By Toby Tabachnick
Bhavini Patel. (Photo provided by Patel for Pa.)
October 2, 2023, 3:50 pm
Bhavini Patel to challenge Summer Lee
“We need a leader who wants to bring people together to get things done, not divide us."
By David Rullo
During the primary, Summer Lee (left) spoke at a forum organized by the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's Community Relations Council. She has yet to sit down for an interview with the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle. (Photo by David Rullo)
November 9, 2022, 7:48 am
Summer Lee, progressive opposed by AIPAC funding, wins Penn. House seat
Lee was the only candidate in the midterm general election to draw oppositional spending from United Democracy Project, a political action committee affiliated with AIPAC.
By Andrew Lapin
Pennsylvania state Rep. Summer Lee (Photo by Mark Dixon)
November 7, 2022, 4:41 pm
In Pittsburgh House race, Jewish Democrats torn on backing Summer Lee
After a recent incursion from United Democracy Project, some voters weigh concerns about GOP’s direction over support for Israel
By Matthew Kassel | Jewish Insider
State Rep. Dan Frankel confirms his endorsement of fellow Democrat Summer Lee at a Nov. 4 event in Squirrel Hill (Photo courtesy of Dan Frankel's office)
November 7, 2022, 2:33 pm
Event in support of Summer Lee leaves some questions unanswered
At the event dubbed "Jews for Summer Lee," the candidate's views on issues related to Israel were not addressed.
By Toby Tabachnick
J-Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami met with the Chronicle in 2017 (Chronicle photo)
November 6, 2022, 2:33 pm
Here’s why J Street isn’t focusing on Israel ahead of midterm elections
“J Street is not a two-state solution organization, that’s a mistaken premise,” Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street’s founding director, said in an interview
During the primary, Summer Lee (left) spoke at a forum organized by the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's Community Relations Council. She has yet to sit down for an interview with the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle. (Photo by David Rullo)
November 1, 2022, 4:23 pm
We tried to interview Summer Lee. Here’s what happened.
The Chronicle began reaching out to Lee's campaign last May to schedule an interview.
By Toby Tabachnick
Mike Doyle (Photo courtesy of Mike Doyle's campaign)
November 1, 2022, 4:00 pm
Meet Mike Doyle, Republican congressional candidate for District 12
The Plum Borough councilman weighed in on the economy, immigration, crime, Israel and antisemitism
By Toby Tabachnick
Steve Irwin (Courtesy photo)
April 4, 2022, 10:08 am
Steve Irwin is familiar with unfamiliar territory
From early experiences in public school to confronting the Confederacy in rural Pennsylvania, the congressional candidate is ready for the next challenge.
By Matthew Kassel | JewishInsider
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