WARMINSTER, Pa. (AP) \u2014 Bob Brooks won the Democratic Party\u2019s nomination Tuesday to run in a swing congressional district in eastern Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
Brooks, the state firefighters\u2019 union president, is in his first run for office and has the backing of Gov. Josh Shapiro and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.<\/p>\n
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