Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District

A closely watched race next November will be for our local congressman. While the incumbent is Republican Ryan Mackenzie, the Democrats have a contested primary in May. The top three candidates for that race are Ryan Crosswell, Bob Brooks and Lamont McClure.

If contributions and money on hand for the campaign prevail, it whittles down to Crosswell and Brooks. Crosswell is a former federal prosecutor who resigned, rather than back off a case as requested by associates of  Trump. Brooks is head of the state fire fighters association, and has the party backing.

I consulted with fellow blogger Bernie O'Hare about the candidates. Bernie thinks (and hopes) that McClure's experience will end up putting him ahead primary night. He feels that Crosswell's Republican past is a bug and will haunt him. For an independent like myself, that is not a bug, but a feature. I hope that come November it will be Ryan vs Ryan.