Rep. Tim Holden (D-PA), who was elected to Congress in 1992 and was one of its conservative Blue Dog Democrats, lost his re-election bid in the Democratic primary to Matt Cartwright (D), the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Holden Outsted from Congress After 18 Years
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