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State Representative, 29th District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Pennsylvania laws and the state budget in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Central Bucks County: Buckingham, Doylestown and Solebury townships, and Chalfont, Doylestown, New Britain and New Hope boroughs.

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Sean DuffyCampaign photo — Friends of Sean Duffy

Sean Duffy

Republican

Attorney · Buckingham Township

The gist

  • Pledges to lower income and energy taxes and stop property tax increases for seniors.
  • Calls for fully funding local schools and securing their fair share of state aid.
  • Supports giving parents more choices in education.
  • Opposes cuts to police budgets and calls for more investment in police officers.
  • Calls for ending sanctuary city and catch-and-release policies.
More about Sean
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  1. Pledges to lower income and energy taxes and stop property tax increases for seniors.

    Issues – Sean Duffy for State Representative

    Campaign website · Friends of Sean Duffy · duffyforpa.com

    “Sean will fight to lower income taxes, lower energy taxes, and stop property tax increases for seniors.”
  2. Calls for fully funding local schools and securing their fair share of state aid.

    Issues – Sean Duffy for State Representative

    Campaign website · Friends of Sean Duffy · duffyforpa.com

    “He’ll fight to fully fund them and make sure that our schools get their fair share from Harrisburg.”
  3. Supports giving parents more choices in education.

    Issues – Sean Duffy for State Representative

    Campaign website · Friends of Sean Duffy · duffyforpa.com

    “He’ll also make sure parents have choices in education.”
  4. Opposes cuts to police budgets and calls for more investment in police officers.

    Issues – Sean Duffy for State Representative

    Campaign website · Friends of Sean Duffy · duffyforpa.com

    “No more defunding the police – instead we need to invest in our men and women in uniform.”
  5. Calls for ending sanctuary city and catch-and-release policies.

    Issues – Sean Duffy for State Representative

    Campaign website · Friends of Sean Duffy · duffyforpa.com

    “we need to end the practice of rewarding crime by ending sanctuary cities and catch and release policies”
Photo of Tim Brennan
Tim BrennanOfficial portrait — PA House Democratic Caucus

Tim Brennan

DemocraticIncumbent

State representative; attorney · Doylestown Borough

The gist

  • Sponsored HB 2049 raising the workers' compensation burial benefit toward actual burial costs; passed House 190-12.In office
  • Supports ending the state sales tax exemption on data center equipment (HB 2198).In office
  • Supports letting municipalities pause new data center applications for up to 180 days (HB 2496).In office
  • Lead cosponsor of the House bill to join the Interstate Counseling Compact to widen access to mental health care.In office
  • Backed continued funding and expansion of the Doylestown Area Regional Transit (DART) service.In office
  • Cosponsored HB 2098 to create a manufactured home ombudsman and hearing board for residents' disputes.In office
  • Opposed PECO's proposed rate hikes; voted for HB 1834 to make data centers pay for their own electricity.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Sponsored HB 2049 raising the workers' compensation burial benefit toward actual burial costs; passed House 190-12.

    Brennan's bipartisan burial benefits bill progresses to Pa. Senate

    Public statement · Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus · Jun 11, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “we owe it to working people and their families to provide them with dignity and something more than lip-service to their actual needs”
  2. Supports ending the state sales tax exemption on data center equipment (HB 2198).

    Legislation is the (data) center of attention

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Tim Brennan · pahouse.com

    “That measure has served its purpose and is now working against our interest, and it’s time to end it.”
  3. Supports letting municipalities pause new data center applications for up to 180 days (HB 2496).

    Legislation is the (data) center of attention

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Tim Brennan · pahouse.com

    “be permitted to place a pause of up to 180 days on new data center applications”
  4. Lead cosponsor of the House bill to join the Interstate Counseling Compact to widen access to mental health care.

    O’Mara applauds passage of bill to provide greater access to mental health treatment

    Public statement · Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus · Jun 30, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “Joining this compact is a practical step that recognizes mental health challenges don't stop at state lines”
  5. Backed continued funding and expansion of the Doylestown Area Regional Transit (DART) service.

    Munroe and Brennan announce continuation of DART funding and expansion

    Public statement · Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus · Jun 4, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “serving the real needs of Pennsylvanians should be at the heart of our public transportation policies”
  6. Cosponsored HB 2098 to create a manufactured home ombudsman and hearing board for residents' disputes.

    Rep. Brennan & Sen. Santarsiero call for legislative action on protections for manufactured housing residents

    Public statement · Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus · Sep 23, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “co-sponsored by Rep. Tim Brennan (D-29), which would establish an Office of Manufactured Home Ombudsman and a Manufactured Home Hearing Board”
  7. Opposed PECO's proposed rate hikes; voted for HB 1834 to make data centers pay for their own electricity.

    Bucks County lawmakers speak out against PECO’s proposed gas and electric price hikes

    Public statement · Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus · Mar 31, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “Asking them to shoulder yet another double-digit utility increase is simply unacceptable. … all voted for H.B. 1834, which would begin the process of forcing data centers to pay for their own electricity”

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