The Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee announced last week it would deepen investments in 10 Pennsylvania State House candidates – including three in Bucks County – aimed at expanding its one-seat majority in November’s midterm elections.
These candidates will receive “the highest level of investment and support through November.”
“Our Democratic candidates are parents, teachers, business leaders, union members, social workers, veterans, and dedicated public servants who have proven that they can connect authentically with voters as they make the case that outrageous gas and utility costs, schools stretched too thin, and unattainable housing does not have to be the status quo in Pennsylvania,” said HDC Executive Director Madeline Zann.
Of the 10 “battleground” candidates, the three in Bucks County are: Bryan Allen (HD-18), Kristin Egan (HD-142) and Tim Hayes (HD-143).
Allen is running against incumbent Republican Kathleen “K.C.” Tomlinson.
According to Allen’s campaign, he has “personally knocked on 9,818 doors since the start of our campaign.” Increasing state funding for schools, reducing local school property taxes, providing quality affordable health care and working against corporate interests to hike electric bills for property owners resulting from AI data center construction are among his priorities, his campaign office said.
Egan is running against incumbent Republican Joe Hogan.
“I started this campaign because I saw real problems in my community,” Egan said in an email. “The issues I’m prioritizing, like fairly funding our public schools, securing local law enforcement the resources they need to keep us safe and delivering meaningful cost-of-living relief for working families are bigger than one person.”
Hayes is running against incumbent Republican Shelby Labs.
Hayes has been campaigning since February by “knocking on doors,” and conceded he cannot personally speak to each and every voter in the district.
“Try as I may, I’ll never have the chance to talk to every voter one-on-one. The PA HDCC’s investment will help us rally more volunteers, run more ads and make sure my message reaches every voter across the 143rd District,” Hayes said in an email.
Zann said that “PA House Democrats are on offense”and that the post-Labor Day period prompted the organization to re-evaluate “the map and made strategic investments” in a key number of races, working to shift “the environment in our favor, and we prepare for an expanded majority in November.”
“Democrats are meeting the moment when it comes to issues actually affecting people – from the cost of living, to stagnant wages, to corporate greed on issues like data centers and surveillance pricing. House Republicans have completely lost voters’ trust on the economy, but our candidates believe deeply that working families deserve better – and people are listening,” added Zann.
The other candidates PA HDCC are supporting are: Brad Chambers — Lancaster (HD-41); Hadley Haas – Allegheny (HD-44); Sara Agerton – Cumberland (HD-88); Meriam Sabih – Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton (HD-131); Jeff Warren – Northampton (HD-137); Elizabeth Moro – Chester, Delaware (HD-160); Rachel Cuevas – Lehigh (HD-187).
