State Senator, 26th District · 2026 General Election

Gail Scott

Republican

Bank operations analyst · Drexel Hill

The gist

Criticizes the county's 47% tax increase and rising electricity costs, saying change is needed.
Pledges to put residents' interests first and the needs of Harrisburg lobbyists last.

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Criticizes the county's 47% tax increase and rising electricity costs, saying change is needed.
Republican Gail Scott enters race for Delco's 26th District state Senate seat
News coverage · Broad + Liberty · Aug 18, 2026 · broadandliberty.com
“our county government raising taxes 47 percent or increased electricity costs from our own state government, it's clear that change is needed”
Pledges to put residents' interests first and the needs of Harrisburg lobbyists last.
Republican Gail Scott enters race for Delco's 26th District state Senate seat
News coverage · Broad + Liberty · Aug 18, 2026 · broadandliberty.com
“I will be putting your interests first, and the needs of Harrisburg lobbyists last”

Tim Kearney

DemocraticIncumbent

State senator; architect · Swarthmore

The gist

Supports health care system oversight legislation and work to reopen closed hospitals in Delaware County.
Supports allowing counties to pre-canvass mail ballots for 5 days before Election Day.
Calls for taxing gas drillers, closing the Delaware loophole and repealing the Uniformity Clause for fairer taxes.
Supports state laws on data center impacts so ratepayers don't face higher utility rates.
Calls for sending all school funding through the Fair Funding Formula and a Marcellus Shale extraction tax for schools.
Supports universal background checks for all gun sales and a ban on assault weapons such as the AR-15.
Proposes removing corporations' power to spend on Pennsylvania election and ballot-question activity.In office
Sponsored Abby's Law (SB 1008) setting statewide e-scooter rules, including a minimum riding age of 16.In office

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Supports health care system oversight legislation and work to reopen closed hospitals in Delaware County.
Pennsylvania State Senator District 26 — VOTE411 Voter Guide (Tim Kearney)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We continue to address these issues with legislation around Health Care System oversight and working with local developers and healthcare systems to reopen closed hospitals”
Supports allowing counties to pre-canvass mail ballots for 5 days before Election Day.
Pennsylvania State Senator District 26 — VOTE411 Voter Guide (Tim Kearney)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · Elections question · onyourballot.vote411.org
“the most effective would be to allow pre-canvassing for 5 days prior to election day”
Calls for taxing gas drillers, closing the Delaware loophole and repealing the Uniformity Clause for fairer taxes.
Pennsylvania State Senator District 26 — VOTE411 Voter Guide (Tim Kearney)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · State budget question · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We should be taxing the frackers, closing the Delaware loophole, and creating a fair way to collect income tax.”
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Creating a Fair Tax System: Uniformity Clause Repeal
Government record · Pennsylvania State Senate · Jul 16, 2026 · palegis.us
“A repeal of the uniformity clause would free the legislature to create fairer taxes, from a graduated income tax like many other states have”
Supports state laws on data center impacts so ratepayers don't face higher utility rates.
Pennsylvania State Senator District 26 — VOTE411 Voter Guide (Tim Kearney)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · Data centers question … Data centers question · onyourballot.vote411.org
“The Legislature should absolutely enact laws to make sure that data center development does not adversely affect the communities where they are built. … Rate payers should not be subject to even higher utility rates when these come online.”
Calls for sending all school funding through the Fair Funding Formula and a Marcellus Shale extraction tax for schools.
Issues – Tim Kearney for PA
Campaign website · Friends of Tim Kearney · Education … Education · senatorkearney4pa.com
“All money for school funding should pass through the Fair Funding Formula … we must enact an extraction tax on Marcellus Shale drillers and distribute it equitably to our schools”
Supports universal background checks for all gun sales and a ban on assault weapons such as the AR-15.
Issues – Tim Kearney for PA
Campaign website · Friends of Tim Kearney · Gun Safety · senatorkearney4pa.com
“Tim supports universal background checks for all gun sales … He also supports a ban on assault weapons such as the AR-15”
Proposes removing corporations' power to spend on Pennsylvania election and ballot-question activity.
Democracy is Not for Sale: Stopping Corporate Super PAC Influence in Elections
Public statement · Office of Sen. Tim Kearney · Sep 9, 2026 · senatorkearney.com
“rewrites the general powers of Pennsylvania corporations, nonprofit corporations, and LLCs to exclude the power to make donations or contributions to election or ballot-question activity”
Sponsored Abby's Law (SB 1008) setting statewide e-scooter rules, including a minimum riding age of 16.
On Anniversary of Abby Gillon's Death, Senator Kearney Urges Senate Action on Stalled Abby's Law
Public statement · Office of Sen. Tim Kearney · Jun 12, 2026 · senatorkearney.com
“a minimum riding age of 16, and helmet requirements for older teens”