Wertz, King seek Democratic nomination in race for Laughlin's state Senate seat

Two former leaders in the Erie County Democratic Party are trying to retake a state Senate seat that's critical to the party's efforts to strip the GOP of its narrow majority.

Former Erie County Democratic Party chairman Jim Wertz, and the former chair of the party's Black Caucus, Selena King, want to unseat two-term incumbent Republican Dan Laughlin in the 49th Senate District.

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