Congressman Chaka Fattah Loses Longstanding Seat To Rep. Dwight Evans
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Indicted Pennsylvania congressman Chaka
Fattah, facing his first primary fight in two decades, has lost the
Democratic primary just before the start of his federal corruption
trial.
Fattah, an 11-term U.S. representative, had been outspent in the race
as he struggled to raise funds for both the campaign and his defense
lawyers. He was ousted on Tuesday by a 36-year
state
lawmaker, Rep. Dwight Evans, in his first primary fight in two decades.
Fattah has represented the
Philadelphia
region in Washington for two decades and served on the powerful Appropriations Committee.
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