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(s)Elections See other (s)Elections Articles Title: Former Pastor Unseats Sitting US Congressman Former Pastor Unseats Sitting US Congressman By Randy DeSoto May 11, 2018 at 6:59am In a stunning upset Tuesday night, Mark Harris — a former Charlotte megachurch pastor — defeated U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger in a North Carolina Republican primary. Harris is running to represent the 9th Congressional District, which includes southeastern Charlotte and extends east to Fayetteville. In Tuesday’s primary, Harris took 48.5 percent of the vote to Pittenger’s 46.2 percent. The election was a rematch from 2016, when Harris lost to the congressman by 134 votes, The Charlotte Observer reported. Pittenger — elected to the seat in 2012 — became the first sitting member of Congress to be voted out of office in 2018. In his victory speech on Tuesday night, Harris said, “I invite the congressman and his supporters to join our journey as we focus on keeping the 9th District red in November, ensuring the hard-working people of the 9th District have a congressman who is focused on representing them and their values.” The Republican candidate will face Democrat Dan McCready in what is expected to be a close race. Harris told CBN News that he believes it is important for Christians, and especially pastors, to be involved in politics. “There is no realm that God has made an exception for that he doesn’t intend for believers to be salt and light,” he said. “Every arena God expects us to be engaged.” David Lane, founder of the American Renewal Project, strongly backed Harris’ candidacy. His organization aims to encourage and equip pastors to run for office, according to CBN News. Lane said he personally knows of at least 300 pastors running for office at the local level. “A grassroots, precinct-level explosion is occurring across the country by evangelical and pro-life Catholic Christians,” Lane said. Poster Comment: When I lived in Illinois, I knew this good Christian who had 4 daughters. They lived in NW Chicago suburbs. He was in the van with his family and going to a restaurant for a meal. There was one of these panhandlers standing on the street corner begging for money. He pulled up and said to him, "Why don't you come with me and my family and we will buy you a meal." The panhandler replied, "What are you nuts? I make too much money standing out here." Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 1.
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