Conor James Lamb was born on June 27,1984 and is an American attorney and politician who served as the US representative for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district from 2018 to 2023.
27 Facts About Conor Lamb
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Conor Lamb ran for the 18th district's seat in a special election caused by Republican Congressman Tim Murphy's resignation and defeated Republican Rick Saccone.
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Conor Lamb did not seek re-election to his House seat in 2022, choosing instead to run for Senate.
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Conor Lamb finished second in the Democratic primary behind John Fetterman.
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The Conor Lamb family has been active in Pittsburgh-area politics and business for many years.
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Conor Lamb's father has served as a lobbyist for PNC Financial Services since 1995.
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Conor's uncle Michael Lamb is the Controller of the City of Pittsburgh, and was previously the Prothonotary of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
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Conor Lamb has been awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with two gold stars, the Sea Service Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
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From 2013 to 2014, Conor Lamb clerked for Joseph Frank Bianco, a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
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In 2016, Conor Lamb prosecuted the government's case against Andre Saunders, a drug dealer from Fayette County, Pennsylvania, who imported hundreds of kilograms of cocaine and heroin from the West Coast into the Uniontown area and West Virginia and supplied heroin and cocaine to multiple dealers in the Uniontown area.
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On October 5,2017, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that Conor Lamb was considering running for Congress in a special election for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district.
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Conor Lamb was selected as the Democratic nominee at a convention in November 2017.
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On tariffs, Conor Lamb supported President Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs.
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On health care, Conor Lamb criticized the Republican attempt to repeal Obamacare and called for bipartisan efforts to stabilize its markets.
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Conor Lamb's lead came primarily on the strength of winning the Allegheny County portion of the district by almost 15,400 votes.
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Conor Lamb lost the rest of the district by 14,700 votes.
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Conor Lamb ran in opposition to the law, describing it as a "giveaway" to large corporations and a "betrayal" of middle-class Americans.
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Trump asserted that Conor Lamb had said he "liked Trump", but there is no evidence of Conor Lamb ever doing so.
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Conor Lamb was certified as the winner on April 2,2018, winning by 755 votes.
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Conor Lamb was sworn in by House Speaker Paul Ryan on April 12,2018, and became the first Democrat to represent this district since 2003, when it was numbered as the 20th district.
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On March 14, Beaver County Democratic Party chairman Stephen Dupree told ABC News that Conor Lamb submitted a written request for county Democrats to endorse his bid for the 17th in the November 2018 general election; Beaver County is entirely within the new 17th.
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Conor Lamb won re-election, defeating Republican Sean Parnell, an Army veteran and Trump supporter.
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Biden supported Conor Lamb as he had in 2018, and Conor Lamb was an early endorser and surrogate for Biden's campaign in that year's presidential primary elections.
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Conor Lamb voted against Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House, voting instead for Joe Kennedy III, a fellow Democrat.
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On December 18,2019, Conor Lamb voted for both articles of impeachment against Trump.
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In December 2020, Conor Lamb broke with most of his party and voted against the MORE Act which would have removed cannabis from schedule I of the controlled substance act.
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On May 17,2022, Conor Lamb lost the Democratic primary to Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman.