U.S. House · Pennsylvania's 1st District
Bob Harvie
Chair, Bucks County Board of CommissionersD
- Race
- U.S. House · Pennsylvania's 1st District
- Result
- Bob Harvie, projected winner
- Opponent
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R)
- Research
- Basic
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No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did5 statements · 0 votes
I'll fight to permanently restore and expand those tax credits so families don't wake up to hundreds of dollars in higher monthly premiums simply because Congress failed to act. I believe we need to lower the age that Americans can buy into Medicare from 65 to 55.
Expand public health coverage
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 1
2026-11-03
| Brian Fitzpatrick R | incumbent |
| Bob Harvie D | challenger |
Won the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary, defeating Lucia Simonelli.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
I'll fight to permanently restore and expand those tax credits so families don't wake up to hundreds of dollars in higher monthly premiums simply because Congress failed to act. I believe we need to lower the age that Americans can buy into Medicare from 65 to 55.
Supports permanently restoring ACA premium tax credits, lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 55, and letting Medicare negotiate drug prices.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
I'll fight for a middle class tax cut while ensuring large corporations and the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share so middle class Americans get a much needed tax cut.
Supports a middle-class tax cut paid for by ensuring large corporations and the ultra-wealthy pay a higher share.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
For too long, the minimum wage in this country has remained stagnant. I believe we need to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
I will fight to roll back Trump's tariffs that unnecessarily increase the cost of food and household essentials for American consumers
Opposes the tariffs enacted under the Trump administration, saying they raise costs for food and household goods.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
That's why I'll fight to expand clean energy, modernize our electric grid, and build resilient roads, bridges, and public transit systems that keep our economy moving.
Supports expanding clean energy and modernizing the electric grid, and criticized the 2025 reconciliation law for cutting clean-energy tax credits.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Democrat Bob Harvie won the election for Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District on November 3, 2026, defeating Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, and is the chair of the Bucks County Board of Commissioners. A former high school social studies teacher, he served on the Falls Township Board of Supervisors from 2003 and was elected county commissioner in 2019 and re-elected in 2023. He won the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
According to his campaign website, Harvie was born and raised in Bristol Borough, is a lifelong Bucks County resident, and graduated from Bristol High School. He graduated magna cum laude from George Washington University with a bachelor's degree in history and holds a master's degree in education from Holy Family University.[2]
Harvie taught high school social studies for 26 years, including 20 years as a teacher and social studies department chairman at Bucks County Technical High School, where he started the Beyond the Books program bringing military veterans into classrooms.[2] After moving to Falls Township in 1999, he served two years on the township Planning Commission and was elected to the Falls Township Board of Supervisors in 2003. He chaired the board from 2008 to 2020.[2]
Harvie was elected to the Bucks County Board of Commissioners in November 2019, was sworn in on January 6, 2020, and was re-elected to a second term in November 2023. He was named chair of the board on January 5, 2022, and was named vice chair and then chair again at the January 2025 reorganization.[5][2] He defeated Lucia Simonelli, 65.1% to 34.9%, in the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary for Pennsylvania's 1st District.[3] During the campaign, he said he was running to fight for middle-class and working families.[2][3] He won the November 3, 2026 general election with 52.7% of the vote to Brian Fitzpatrick's 47.3%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]
In their own words
Priorities
- Wants to permanently restore and expand Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, lower the Medicare buy-in age from 65 to 55, and let Medicare negotiate prescription drug prices and cap insulin costs.[4]
- Supports a middle-class tax cut while ensuring large corporations and the ultra-wealthy "pay their fair share."[4]
- Wants to roll back tariffs he says raise consumer prices and raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.[4]
- Supports overturning Citizens United, banning corporate PAC contributions, banning congressional stock trading, and a lifetime lobbying ban for former members of Congress.[4]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Pennsylvania's 1st District election results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 2.Meet Bob - Bob Harvie for Congress · Bob Harvie for Congress Candidate's own words
- 3.Bob Harvie · Ballotpedia Reference
- 4.Priorities - Bob Harvie for Congress · Bob Harvie for Congress Candidate's own words
- 5.Home - Bob Harvie for Congress · Bob Harvie for Congress Candidate's own words