Fitzpatrick Repels Primary Challenge for Pennsylvania House Seat

Airielle Lowe

23 April 2024 at 8:15 pm

(Bloomberg) -- Incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick won the Republican primary for the US House seat in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District in the Philadelphia suburbs, AP said.

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