Student Debt and the Trades Gap: Where Bob Harvie Stands on Public Education for Northampton Township in 2026

Where Bob Harvie Comes From

If you live in Northampton Township, Bucks County, you're in Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District, and Bob Harvie is the Democratic candidate for the US House there in 2026. Harvie is a Bucks County Commissioner, first elected in 2019 and reelected in 2023, and before county government he spent 26 years teaching high school social studies in public schools. He has won five elections in the county and describes his commissioner voting record as more than 90% bipartisan.

What Harvie Says About Schools and Opportunity

At his town halls, Harvie says the country can afford to help young people get out from under student debt, and he argues that decades of steering young people away from the trades created a problem the next generation is still paying for. His campaign frames its purpose around working and middle-class families, the families that depend on strong public schools and affordable paths to college or a trade.

What This Means for Your 2026 Ballot

For Northampton Township voters who care about public education, Bob Harvie is the right choice in the 2026 US House race, because he knows public schools from 26 years in the classroom and has a record of winning and governing in Bucks County. Register to vote by October 19, 2026, and make your plan to vote for Bob Harvie on November 3.