Conor Lamb

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Conor James Lamb (born June 27, 1984) is an American attorney and politician who served as a U.S. representative from 2018 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he briefly represented the Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district following a special election in 2018 and then won full terms to represent the 17th district in 2018 and 2020. He left the House to run for the U.S. Senate. A longtime resident of Pittsburgh, Lamb earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He began his law career as a Judge Advocate for United States Marine Corps before serving as an assistant U.S. attorney in his home city from 2014 to 2017. 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. After Pennsylvania's congressional map was redrawn by court order the same year, Lamb won his first full term to the 17th district in the general election. He did not seek re-election to his...

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