It is a game in the 7th Congress District in Pennsylvania.
Carol Obando-DistineThe leader of the community, which the family emigrated from Colombia at the age of three, has Announced her candidacy for the congress headquarters in the Lehigh Valley Rep. Ryan Mackenzie.
“I am applying for Congress because too many families in our district are squeezed by a system that puts billionaires and special interests,” said Obando-Derstine. “As a mother, I refuse to stand, while politicians make life difficult for the next generation. I know that our families are struggling because I lived and I know the strength of this community because I worked in hand with people building their future. This campaign is about fighting, standing over our values ​​and making sure that every family in our district has the opportunity to backflow.”
Obando-Dzerstine served earlier US Senator Bob Casey In the years 2011-2016 as his advisor for Latinos and regional director, According to her LinkedIn profile. For the previous nine years she cooperated with PPL Electric Utilities as a superior.
She was the former Commissioner Tom Wolf’s Governor Advisory Committee on Latin Affairs in 2015–22.
There was a congressman Susan Wildwhich held the place in 2018-24, and Allentown Pastor Greg EdwardsThe candidate for its headquarters in 2018 is to join Obando-Derstine during her announcement at 10:30 to present her support of the candidate.
One other democrat threw a hat on the ring at a competitive seat that is to draw the attention of the nation. Former director of Northampton Lamont McClure He started his campaign in February and collected USD 142,000 in the first quarter of 2025.
Stories circled, stating that McClure decided to launch his potential campaign with Wild, annoying the former congressmen, who did not conclude that she would not be a candidate in 2026.
The winner of the main May 2026 is expected. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie who defeated Wild by about 4,000 votes in November last year in a competition, which was one of the most steep in the country for $ 38 million.
The National Committee of the Republican Campaign (NRCC) already has its knives, saying that Obando-Derstine has been “carefully selected” by Wild as its successor.
“Without touch Democrat Carol Obando-Derstine is a candidate for Congress, which was a proven loser Susan Wild’s Lackey,” said the spokeswoman for NRCC Maureen o’toole. “Pennsylvania proved in November that they don’t want to have anything to do with a radical program pushed by extremists such as Wild, and they will not want to have anything to do with Obando-Derstine.”
Mackenzie for Congress spokesmen Arnaud Armstrong He also took the swings to Obando-Derstine, Wild, and added an arrow for McClure.
“Susan Wild decided that she was rejected freshly rejected by voters.” The found Susan Wild’s goal was to find someone with “without record” so that they could make up for the image of the stunning voters. The unhappy truth that has been revealed is that Obondo-Derstine participates in the radical left left, which caused the worst inflation for decades, the catastrophic rules of the open, after the fourth period of policies, after the fourth period of wild and after the fourth period of wild policies and after the fourth period and after the fourth period and after the fourth period and after the fourth period and after the fourth period. All extremely left rules that would accompany him.
“Democratic main voters now have a choice between” Lamont McLure “, which on the side of violent illegal immigrants criminals, unlike federal law enforcement agencies, and” Carol Onondo-Derstine “, which on the side of the unsuccessful policy of Susan Wild and its swamp political consultants.”
