Chris Pappas defeats Levi Sanders, 9 others in New Hampshire Democratic congressional primary
Levi Sanders, the son of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and one of 11 Democrats running for an open seat in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District, did not win the primary on Tuesday night.
Chris Pappas, a member of the governor's Executive Council and former state lawmaker, was victorious. Pappas was one of the two front-runners, along with Maura Sullivan, a former Obama administration official. If Pappas wins the election in November, he will become New Hampshire's first openly gay member of Congress. He will face Republican Eddie Edwards, a Navy veteran and former police chief endorsed by Rudy Giuliani, who won the GOP primary. Edwards would be New Hampshire's first black congressman.
Sanders was a proponent of Medicare for All, raised only a little more than $11,000 for his campaign, and faced some criticism for living outside of the 1st District. His father declined to endorse him, but did release a statement saying he is "very proud of Levi's commitment to public service and his years of work on behalf of low income and working people."
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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