Who's running for U.S. Senate? A look at the May primary election

Crissa Shoemaker DeBree, Bucks County Courier Times
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The retirement of Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey leaves a wide-open field of both Democrats and Republicans who wish to replace him.

Here's a look at the candidates who have filed to run for U.S. Senate as of Tuesday afternoon. Nominating papers for U.S. Senate, Congress, Pennsylvania governor and lieutenant governor races in the May 17 were due Tuesday, and additional candidates may come forward before the deadline passes.

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Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate

  • Malcolm Kenyatta: A state representative from Philadelphia, he has earned the backing of multiple celebrities

  • Conor J. Lamb: A Marine and lawyer from Allegheny County who represents the 17th Congressional District

  • Kevin Baumlin: A doctor and chair of Emergency Medicine at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia

  • John Fetterman: Pennsylvania's current lieutenant governor, widely considered to be the Democratic front-runner.

Republican candidates for U.S. Senate

  • Kathy Barnette: A veteran and former businesswoman from Montgomery County who is a frequent conservative political commentator

  • Jeffrey A. Bartos: Businessman from Montgomery County who owns a contracting company and real estate businesses

  • Mehmet C. Oz: The television personality known as "Dr. Oz" has a home in Montgomery County

  • Carla Herd Sands: Cumberland County businesswoman and chair and CEO of Vintage Capital Group

  • David McCormick: A resident of Pittsburgh, McCormick is a businessman and former Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs under George W. Bush.

  • Sean Gale: A business and health care attorney from Montgomery County

  • George Bochetto: A Philadelphia attorney who successfully battled the city over its removal of its Christopher Columbus statue

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Crissa Shoemaker DeBree is a regional investigative and enterprise editor, and an award-winning business and investigative reporter. She also is editor for the teen writing panel Teen Takes.

This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Who's running for Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate seat?