U.S. House candidate Cait Conley has won the backing of the Putnam County Democratic Committee in the five-way primary race for the seat held by Republican Rep. Mike Lawler.
In an endorsement vote by Putnam Democrats on Monday, April 20, four of the Democrats running for New York’s 17th Congressional District were nominated and Conley won a decisive 63% of the vote in the first ballot round, according to the committee.