PA-HD18: Dems and GOP Fully Commit to Bellwether Bucks Battle
BENSALEM- The first big race of 2020 is taking shape in lower Bucks County and both parties are going all in to win it.
In just over two weeks, voters in the 18th state House District will head to the polls to elect a new state representative after longtime state Rep. Gene DiGirolamo (R-Bucks) retired from the House after securing a seat on the Bucks County Board of Commissioners.
Although three special elections are set to take place on March 17, the race between Republican K.C. Tomlinson, a third generation Funeral Director and daughter of state Sen. Tommy Tomlinson (R-Bucks), and Howie Hayes, a union plumber, in the 18th District is set to be the first real test in a key battleground in 2020 and both sides are stressing the need to win the seat.
“This race is so critical for this county.” said Bucks County Republican Party Chair Pat Poprik at a rally for Tomlinson on Saturday morning. “We need to win this more than anything. We have to send a message out that we are fielding great candidates, the best candidates, and that people recognize that and are voting for our team.”
Bucks County Democratic Party Chairman John Cordisco, a former state House member, echoed these calls to his party on Saturday afternoon at a rally for Hayes.
“This is a call to arms,” Cordisco said. “This is not just Bensalem, this is the Bucks County Democratic fight and all of us have a duty and a responsibility to engage in that fight.”
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