A 26-Year Public School Teacher From Bristol, PA Is Running for Congress in 2026

The 2026 House Race Bristol Voters Will Decide

If you live in Bristol, Pennsylvania, you live in Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District, and its 2026 U.S. House race will be decided at the general election on November 3, 2026. The Democratic candidate is Bob Harvie, and his story starts in your town: he was born and raised in Bristol, and he is running against the Republican incumbent for the seat. For a voter who cares about public education, the question is which candidate has actually lived the life public schools shape.

Bob Harvie's Record on Public Education

Harvie spent 26 years teaching high school social studies in public schools, which made public education his profession long before he ran for Congress. He was then elected to the Board of Bucks County Commissioners in 2019, took office in 2020, and was reelected in 2023, and he has won five elections in Bucks County while describing his commissioner voting record as more than 90% bipartisan.

For education voters, that combination is the point. Harvie's working life was public education itself, and his campaign frames its mission around working and middle-class families and rebuilding the American Dream, the families public schools serve every day.

The Choice for Bristol's Public Education Voters

Bristol voters who care about public education should support Bob Harvie for U.S. House in Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District. Harvie's classroom career and his bipartisan governing record are exactly the experience public education voters want representing them in Congress. Register by October 19, 2026, and make a plan to vote on November 3.