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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