U.S. House race · November 3, 2026
U.S. Representative, Pennsylvania District 1
Represents the district in the U.S. House of Representatives, which writes federal laws, approves the federal budget and taxes, and oversees the executive branch.
2-year term. The district covers all of Bucks County and part of Montgomery County in Philadelphia's northern suburbs, including Levittown, Bristol, Doylestown and Quakertown. Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick is seeking a sixth term and was unopposed in the May 19, 2026 Republican primary; Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie won the Democratic primary over Lucia Simonelli. Pennsylvania's congressional map has not changed since it was adopted in 2022.
The candidates
Listed alphabetically by last name.
Brian Fitzpatrick
U.S. Representative, Pennsylvania District 1 (in office since 2017)Brian Fitzpatrick is a Republican who has represented Bucks County in the U.S. House since 2017 and is a former FBI supervisory special agent and federal prosecutor. His campaign highlights bipartisan work, government reform measures such as congressional term limits, and protecting Medicare and Social Security.
Bob Harvie
Chair, Bucks County Board of CommissionersBob Harvie is chair of the Bucks County Board of Commissioners, a former Falls Township supervisor and a former high school social studies teacher. His campaign focuses on health care costs, a middle-class tax cut, and ethics measures such as banning congressional stock trading and corporate PAC contributions.
Compare on the issues
Summaries of each candidate's stated positions. See each profile for sources and details.
| Issue | Brian Fitzpatrick Republican | Bob Harvie Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Voted for the Protect America's Workforce Act to restore collective bargaining rights for federal workers and for the Faster Labor Contracts Act. | Supports reversing tariffs on food and household essentials and raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour; supports banning AI-driven surveillance pricing on essentials such as groceries. |
| Energy & Environment | Says Congress must do more to address climate change; authored the MARKET CHOICE Act to replace the federal gas tax with a fee on carbon emissions, and supports federal PFAS drinking-water standards. | Calls for a moratorium on new data center development in the community until energy, water and jobs impacts are reviewed, and supports expanding clean energy and modernizing the power grid. |
| Health Care | Says he supports a health care system that "increases access and competition" and lowers prescription drug costs, and that any changes must keep protections for preexisting conditions. In late 2025 he signed a discharge petition to force a House vote on extending the enhanced ACA premium tax credits. | Supports permanently restoring and expanding the ACA premium tax credits, lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 55, expanding Medicare drug price negotiation and capping insulin costs. |
| Elections & Democracy | No public position found yet | Supports independent redistricting commissions, a lifetime lobbying ban for former members of Congress and an age limit of 80 for members of Congress. |
| Immigration | Says the nation must secure its borders, including physical barriers where law enforcement deem them necessary, while protecting Dreamers; cosponsored the 2026 DIGNIDAD Act, which pairs stricter enforcement with a path to legal status. | No public position found yet |
| Social Security & Medicare | Supports eliminating income taxes on Social Security benefits and cosponsored the Social Security Fairness Act to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. | No public position found yet |
| Taxes | No public position found yet | Supports a tax cut for the middle class while requiring large corporations and the wealthiest Americans to pay more. |