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State Senator, 10th District

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Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on Pennsylvania laws and the state budget and confirms many of the Governor's appointments.

Central Bucks County and the Delaware River towns: Bristol, Buckingham, Doylestown, Falls, Lower Makefield, New Britain, Newtown, Plumstead, Solebury and Upper Makefield townships, and Bristol, Chalfont, Doylestown, Morrisville, New Britain, New Hope, Newtown, Tullytown and Yardley boroughs.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Greg BankosRepublican

    • Supports eliminating school property taxes for seniors and cutting the state gasoline tax.
    • Calls for slowing state budget growth and spending more efficiently, citing PennDOT as a place to cut costs.

  • Steve SantarsieroDemocratic

    No documented position found.

Public safety

  • Greg BankosRepublican

    • Supports eliminating state income taxes for volunteer firefighters to help fire companies keep volunteers.
    • Pledges to support law enforcement and first responders and to protect parents' rights.

  • Steve SantarsieroDemocratic

    • Cosponsored SB 1237 to let local police use radar for speed enforcement.In office

Education

  • Greg BankosRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Steve SantarsieroDemocratic

    • Co-wrote SB 1014, a bell-to-bell cellphone ban for K-12 classrooms that passed the Senate 46-1.In office

Housing

  • Greg BankosRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Steve SantarsieroDemocratic

    • Introducing SB 1446 to create a state ombudsman for manufactured home residents in disputes with community owners.In office

Economy & jobs

  • Greg BankosRepublican

    • Opposes apprenticeship requirements on public contracts, saying they exclude non-union shops.

  • Steve SantarsieroDemocratic

    • Urges Senate Republican leaders to vote on the House-passed bill raising the $7.25 minimum wage.In office
    • Opposed PECO's proposed rate increase; supports making data center developers pay for their energy infrastructure.In office

Environment & parks

  • Greg BankosRepublican

    • Supports state legislation to slow data center development so municipalities have time to plan.

  • Steve SantarsieroDemocratic

    • Supports clean-energy standards (PRESS, PACER) and community solar to diversify energy and lower utility bills.In office
    • Sponsored SB 1157 requiring immediate, mandatory cleanup of hazardous spills paid for by polluters.In office

Courts & justice

  • Greg BankosRepublican

    • Opposes giving judges more sentencing leeway in felony murder cases.

  • Steve SantarsieroDemocratic

    No documented position found.

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 7 issues covered in this race.