U.S. House 12th District

The battle to replace Mike Doyle in Congress reached a crescendo Thursday, as progressives and the region’s political establishment squared off.

The five candidates running to replace Mike Doyle talked about inflation, guns, abortion, and infrastructure for an hour Tuesday night.

A pro-Israeli political committee has taken to Pittsburgh’s airwaves by attacking Congressional candidate Summer Lee. But while its advertisements — which don’t mention Israel at all — blast Lee for not being a loyal Democrat, the organization behind it also backs hardline Republicans who fought to overturn Joe Biden’s election.

In the Democratic contest to replace retiring Congressman Mike Doyle — a race in which candidates often seem to differ more in terms of their biographies than in their policies – a debate regarding Israel looms larger than foreign policy questions typically have.

An overview of what's at stake in the 2022 race for the new 12th Congressional district, as well as candidate profiles on Democrats Jerry Dickinson, Steve Irwin, Summer Lee, and Jeff Woodward; and Republican Mike Doyle.

A League of Women Voters debate Tuesday evening offered a rare chance to see all five Democrats seeking to replace U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle.

Allegheny County Democratic Committee members picked Squirrel Hill attorney Steve Irwin as their favorite in the 12th Congressional District race. In the region’s other contested Democratic primary, Chris Deluzio bested Sean Meloy for the 17th Congressional District seat being vacated by Conor Lamb.

The support reaffirms Lee’s ties to the progressive vanguard in national politics.

U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle and Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald endorse Steve Irwin for Congress.

Val DiGiorgio, the chair of the state Republican Party, said Republicans–including those running in the newly drawn 14th Congressional District–should…