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State Senator, 6th District

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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.

Lower and central Bucks County: Bensalem, Lower Southampton, Middletown, Northampton, Upper Southampton, Warminster, Warrington, Warwick and Wrightstown townships, and Hulmeville, Ivyland, Langhorne, Langhorne Manor and Penndel boroughs.

Photo of Eileen Hartnett Albillar
Eileen Hartnett AlbillarCampaign photo — Friends of Eileen Albillar

Eileen Hartnett Albillar

Democratic

Bucks County clerk of courts; social worker · Warrington Township

The gist

  • Lists raising the minimum wage as a top legislative priority.
  • Calls for increasing and fully funding public schools so no student is shorted on resources.
  • Calls for a sustainable long-term SEPTA funding plan.
  • Calls for lowering energy costs, expanding weatherization and holding utilities accountable for fees on ratepayers.
  • Says she would work to break partisan gridlock in Harrisburg through compromise.
  • Cites Warrington's police co-responder program, pairing social workers with officers, among her supervisor record.
More about Eileen
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  1. Lists raising the minimum wage as a top legislative priority.

    Pa. election 2026: What Bucks County voters should know about the 6th Senate District race between Frank Farry and Eileen Hartnett Albillar

    News coverage · WHYY · Sep 4, 2026 · whyy.org

    “If you are working a 40-hour week, you should have the dignity of a livable wage that allows you to provide for your family”
  2. Calls for increasing and fully funding public schools so no student is shorted on resources.

    Pa. election 2026: What Bucks County voters should know about the 6th Senate District race between Frank Farry and Eileen Hartnett Albillar

    News coverage · WHYY · Sep 4, 2026 · whyy.org

    “I understand that not every student is getting the same resources they should across the commonwealth, and no student should be shorted”
    Eileen Hartnett Albillar for PA State Senate | 6th District

    Campaign website · Friends of Eileen Albillar · eileenforpa.com

    “fully fund our public schools”
  3. Calls for a sustainable long-term SEPTA funding plan.

    Pa. election 2026: What Bucks County voters should know about the 6th Senate District race between Frank Farry and Eileen Hartnett Albillar

    News coverage · WHYY · Sep 4, 2026 · whyy.org

    “Long-term sustainable funding for SEPTA is also a key issue for Hartnett Albillar, she said.”
  4. Calls for lowering energy costs, expanding weatherization and holding utilities accountable for fees on ratepayers.

    Pa. election 2026: What Bucks County voters should know about the 6th Senate District race between Frank Farry and Eileen Hartnett Albillar

    News coverage · WHYY · Sep 4, 2026 · whyy.org

    “Reducing energy burden for all families is something that I feel very strongly about”
  5. Says she would work to break partisan gridlock in Harrisburg through compromise.

    Pa. election 2026: What Bucks County voters should know about the 6th Senate District race between Frank Farry and Eileen Hartnett Albillar

    News coverage · WHYY · Sep 4, 2026 · whyy.org

    “But real bipartisanship is true leadership, and that is definitely missing.”
  6. Cites Warrington's police co-responder program, pairing social workers with officers, among her supervisor record.

    Pa. election 2026: What Bucks County voters should know about the 6th Senate District race between Frank Farry and Eileen Hartnett Albillar

    News coverage · WHYY · Sep 4, 2026 · whyy.org

    “the police department’s implementation of the co-responder program, which pairs social workers and police officers in responding to calls related to mental health crises”
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Frank FarryOfficial portrait — Pennsylvania State Senate

Frank Farry

RepublicanIncumbent

State senator; attorney; volunteer fire chief · Langhorne

The gist

  • Says he is committed to a sustainable SEPTA funding plan; voted against a House-passed transit funding bill.
  • Lists raising the minimum wage, with yearly cost-of-living increases, as a legislative priority.
  • Proposes SB 1441, a state tax credit for the cost of children's extracurricular activities.
  • Supports open primaries as a way to reduce partisanship.
  • Supports ending Pennsylvania's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) to lower energy costs.
  • Authored the Senate version of a law keeping Social Security raises from costing seniors PACE/PACENET drug coverage.In office
  • Sponsored SB 88, removing cost-sharing for follow-up breast cancer diagnostic imaging.In office
  • Signed an April 2026 letter urging PECO to withdraw its proposed electric and gas rate increases.In office

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

More about Frank
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  1. Says he is committed to a sustainable SEPTA funding plan; voted against a House-passed transit funding bill.

    Pa. election 2026: What Bucks County voters should know about the 6th Senate District race between Frank Farry and Eileen Hartnett Albillar

    News coverage · WHYY · Sep 4, 2026 · whyy.org

    “Farry said he is committed to establishing a sustainable funding plan for SEPTA … Farry and other Senate Republicans voted down a House-approved bill that would have provided additional long-term funding for SEPTA”
  2. Lists raising the minimum wage, with yearly cost-of-living increases, as a legislative priority.

    Pa. election 2026: What Bucks County voters should know about the 6th Senate District race between Frank Farry and Eileen Hartnett Albillar

    News coverage · WHYY · Sep 4, 2026 · whyy.org

    “Raising the minimum wage, with yearly increases to keep pace with the cost of living, is another of Farry’s legislative priorities.”
  3. Proposes SB 1441, a state tax credit for the cost of children's extracurricular activities.

    Pa. election 2026: What Bucks County voters should know about the 6th Senate District race between Frank Farry and Eileen Hartnett Albillar

    News coverage · WHYY · Sep 4, 2026 · whyy.org

    “Senate Bill 1441 would allow parents to file for tax credit for the cost of their children’s extracurricular activities.”
  4. Supports open primaries as a way to reduce partisanship.

    Pa. election 2026: What Bucks County voters should know about the 6th Senate District race between Frank Farry and Eileen Hartnett Albillar

    News coverage · WHYY · Sep 4, 2026 · whyy.org

    “Open primaries “would help resolve some of that,” he said”
  5. Supports ending Pennsylvania's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) to lower energy costs.

    Issues – Frank Farry for State Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of Frank Farry · frankfarry.com

    “Frank has also fought to lower energy costs and end our state’s participation in RGGI, which will save ratepayers money.”
  6. Authored the Senate version of a law keeping Social Security raises from costing seniors PACE/PACENET drug coverage.

    Farry: New Law Will Protect Prescription Access for Seniors

    Public statement · Office of Sen. Frank Farry · Nov 24, 2025 · senatorfarry.com

    “No senior should lose access to their prescriptions simply because they received a modest cost-of-living increase”
  7. Sponsored SB 88, removing cost-sharing for follow-up breast cancer diagnostic imaging.

    Farry’s Breast Cancer Imaging Bill Nears Enactment, Receives American Cancer Society Legislative Champion Award

    Public statement · Office of Sen. Frank Farry · Nov 19, 2025 · senatorfarry.com

    “no patient should have to delay critical diagnostic imaging because of financial constraints”
  8. Signed an April 2026 letter urging PECO to withdraw its proposed electric and gas rate increases.

    State Legislators Urge PECO to Withdraw Proposed Rate Increases

    Public statement · Office of Sen. Frank Farry · Apr 6, 2026 · senatorfarry.com

    “the legislators expressed concern that PECO’s proposals would place further financial strain on residents already facing high utility costs”

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