Conor Lamb
American attorney, U.S. Marine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Conor James Lamb (born June 27, 1984) is an American politician and attorney. He is also a former United States Marine.[2][3] He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was the United States Representative from 2018 to 2023.[4]
Conor Lamb | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | |
In office April 12, 2018 (2018-04-12) – January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Tim Murphy |
Succeeded by | Chris Deluzio |
Constituency | 18th district (2018–2019) 17th district (2019–2023) |
Personal details | |
Born | Conor James Lamb (1984-06-27) June 27, 1984 (age 39) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Hayley Haldeman (m. 2019) [1] |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Thomas F. Lamb (grandfather) Michael Lamb (uncle) |
Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA, JD) |
Website | House website |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 2009–2013 (Active) 2013–present (Reserve) |
Rank | Major |
Unit | U.S. Marine Corps Reserve |
Awards | Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (with two gold stars) Sea Service Ribbon National Defense Service Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal |
Lamb was the Democratic candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district for 2018 special election.[5] He ran against Republican Trump-backed State representative Rick Saccone.[6][7] Lamb won with a narrow lead of 627 votes.[8][9]
Lamb was a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's office in Pittsburgh, where he worked to fight the opioid epidemic by leading prosecutions of cases involving opioid-related deaths, violent crimes, and gun trafficking.[10]
In August 2021, Lamb announced that he would be running for the United States Senate in the 2022 election.[11]