Wednesday, January 3, 2018

After 18 years in the U.S. House, Pennsylvania Republican Bill Shuster is retiring


Another unlikely pickup opportunity for the Democrats in 2018.  During Shuster's tenure, their candidates never exceeded 40% of the vote.

Source:  Ballotpedia

Congressman Bill Shuster to retire after 17 years.  (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 1/2/2018)

First elected on November 7, 2000, Shuster will have served 18 years when he leaves Congress.

Trump won this district with 69.7% of the vote, 6.4 percentage points better than Shuster.

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