Vandals struck the Mt. Lebanon office of U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, according to a Monday morning tweet from the congressman, a day after similar graffiti was sprayed across the home of Lamb’s Republican challenger and the office of Rep. Mike Doyle.
“Our office is open today,” Lamb, a Democrat, tweeted around 9 a.m. along with a photo of the façade of his Washington Road office. “A little spray paint isn’t going to keep us from being there for you.”
Mt. Lebanon Police could not immediately be reached.
Our office is open today. A little spray paint isn’t going to keep us from being there for you. #PA17 pic.twitter.com/pb7IvljYRG
— Conor Lamb (@RepConorLamb) November 2, 2020
The red graffiti read, “Don’t vote! Fight for revolution!” It was accompanied by an emblem of a sickle and a hammer – a visual first created during the Russian revolution and often associated with Communism.
On Sunday, similar messages invoking a revolution appeared at the home of Lamb’s challenger, Sean Parnell, and Doyle’s office on Pittsburgh’s South Side.
Both messages read, “Elections no, revolution yes.”
Parnell, of Ohio Township, tweeted a photo of the graffiti and said it was spray-painted Saturday night on his garage door and driveway.
My house was vandalized last night by cowards under the cover of darkness.
This is what is at stake in this election. We all must fight for our country and we must do it NOW.
I will not cower. I will not back down. I will always fight for this nation. #VOTE pic.twitter.com/kQWg71NXr4
— Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellUSA) November 1, 2020
“My house was vandalized last night by cowards under the cover of darkness,” Parnell tweeted. “This is what is at stake in this election. We all must fight for our country and we must do it NOW.”
“I will not cower. I will not back down,” Parnell continued. “I will always fight for this nation.”
Doyle, a Democrat, is up for reelection against Republican challenger Luke Negron for the seat in the 18th Congressional District.
In regard to the alleged vandalism at Doyle’s office, Chris Togneri, a spokesman for Pittsburgh Public Safety, said: “Police are aware. It has been documented, and police are investigating.”
