Democrats choose Davis as lieutenant governor nominee

State Rep. Austin Davis, D-McKeesport, leaves the polling place at McKeesport Area High School with his wife, Blayre Holmes Davis, after casting their votes Tuesday. Davis was seeking his party’s nod for lieutenant governor and was endorsed by Josh Shapiro, the current state attorney general and the lone Democrat running for governor. Davis was also on the ballot for re-election to the 35th Legislative District seat.

By JEFF STITT

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Austin Davis says his roots are firmly planted in the Tube City and the Mon Valley. And while he’s served as the state House 35th District representative since 2018, Davis, a Democrat from McKeesport, has his eyes on a bigger role in Harrisburg — the lieutenant governor’s chair.

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