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Democrat Pam Iovino wins special election to represent Pittsburgh suburbs in Pa. Senate
Democrat Pam Iovino won a highly contested race to represent the 37th Senate District in the Pittsburgh suburbs Tuesday, flipping a Republican-held seat and moving her party closer to control of the chamber. Iovino, a Navy veteran and former Veterans Affairs aide to President George W. Bush, defeated businessman D. Raja, a Republican who was […]
In purple Pittsburgh suburbs, Democrats eye a future Senate majority while Republicans try to hold the line
Voters in the 37th Senate District will head to the polls Tuesday to choose between Democrat Pam Iovino and Republican D. Raja.
Western Pa. state Senate candidates trade second round of attacks in new ads
Editor’s note: This story was corrected to reflect that Democrat Matt Smith held the 37th from 2013 to 2015.* Candidates vying for a state Senate seat in suburban Pittsburgh released dueling attack ads Friday, less than a month before a highly watched special election. Pam Iovino, a Democratic Navy veteran and former cabinet assistant secretary, […]
The fight in a western Pa. special election heats up: Democrat Iovino, Republican Raja trade barbs in new ads
Things are getting nasty in the special election battle between Democrat Pam Iovino and Republican D.Raja in the special election fight for western Pennsylvania’s open 37th Senate District seat. In an ad launched last week, Raja, businessman and chairman of the Allegheny County Republicans, derides Iovino as a “liberal extremist.” It also touts the 500 […]
GOP state Senate candidate Raja ties Iovino to AOC, Sanders in new attack ad
In his first two ads, Republican state Senate candidate D. Raja punched up his background as a businessman, immigrant and father. Now, Raja’s, who’s running for the open 37th District seat in Pittsburgh’s wealthy south suburbs is going on the attack against his Democratic opponent — Navy veteran and former Bush cabinet assistant secretary Pam Iovino […]
Here’s how we write the next great chapter for southwestern Pa. | Opinion
When business, government, and academia unite to develop job-ready skills, our region wins.
Republican Raja cites immigrant’s story in state Senate special election ads
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include a second ad. Following his nomination, D. Raja, the Republican candidate for the open 37th Senate Seat outside of Pittsburgh, emphasized not letting his opponents define him. On Thursday, he began that campaign, releasing two TV ads describing his growth from immigrant to citizen to business […]
Pa. voters will be working overtime in busy 2019 special election season | Analysis
We run down the off-year campaign cycle that doesn't feel like one.