Chris Gambino is a Forward Independent candidate for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the 143rd Legislative District. A resident of Plumstead Township, he is an agricultural scientist, policy researcher, and former university professor. For over a decade, Gambino has worked at the intersection of agriculture, environmental stewardship, and public policy, including serving as a senior monitoring, evaluation, and learning officer stewarding public-interest research and contributing to state and federal agricultural policy. A father, youth coach, and community advocate, he is running outside the traditional two-party system to focus on evidence-based policy, government transparency, and practical problem-solving for Central and Upper Bucks County families.
Chris joined Editor Cyril Mychalejko to talk about his campaign and positions, what he believes it means to be a progressive, why the two-party system is failing us, and why we need to stop letting outrage shut down conversations.
The independent candidate for state representative in Pennsylvania’s 143rd district argues that the two-party abortion debate presents a false choice—and that protecting reproductive freedom while building the economic conditions that make motherhood a genuine choice offers a path beyond party rhetoric toward a common goal.
The challenge was brought by two local voters who were represented by Adam Bonin, a prominent attorney who primarily works with Democrats on election-related issues.
“As president of the Dublin Borough Council, Tim has proven he fights to give police the support they need,” Bucks County Sheriff Danny Ceisler said.
An interactive tool provided by the Committee of Seventy in collaboration with the Bucks County Beacon.
An interactive tool provided by the Committee of Seventy in collaboration with the Bucks County Beacon.
