Rep. Meehan won't seek reelection
Source: Politico
Pennsylvania GOP Rep. Pat Meehan will not seek reelection this year, after revelations that he used taxpayer funds to settle a sexual harassment case involving a former staffer.
Meehan’s decision came days after the New York Times reported that the former aide had accused him of making unwanted romantic advances and that he settled the case with the staffer by paying her out of a member’s allowance fund.
During media interviews this week, the congressman denied that he sexually harassed the woman and vowed to run for reelection. He said the woman invited his communications and called her his “soul mate.”
Meehan, a suburban Philadelphia Republican, was first elected in 2010 as part of the GOP’s House takeover.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/25/pat-meehan-reelection-370850
The district looks winnable, especially with the map being redrawn.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_7th_congressional_district
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after redrawing the boundaries after the 2010 redistricting. The area had already moved to purple when Sestak ousted 10-term Congressman Curt Weldon (R). Sestak won 2 terms before resigning to run for U.S. Senate to replace Arlen Specter. His loss unfortunately brought us teabagger Toomey.
Here is how PA-7 looked for each Congressional session at census time during the previous 6 censuses, leading to the 7th and most recent redistricting that manufactured an (R) seat -
PA-7 voted for Hillary by the way.
