Andy Warren, a former Bucks County Commissioner, announced his official bid for Congress in a short press conference in Lower Makefield on Tuesday.
The longtime Republican turned Democrat in 2006 and unsuccessfully ran against Bristol resident Patrick Murphy in the Democratic primary. Warren said he will run as a Republican against Democratic candidates Shaugnessy Naughton and Steve Santarsiero in the November 2016 race for congress. The congress-hopeful was joined by a dozen or so supporters and his wife Elaine, as he made his official announcement outside Shady Brook Farm.
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Warren, a supporter of current Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-8), said he hopes to follow in Levittown-native Fitzpatrick’s footsteps, rather than take over his position. Fitzpatrick, who won his third term in November 2014, announced at the time he had no intentions on competing for another term.
Warren, a Middletown resident, issued a pledge to all who attended his press conference on Tuesday afternoon, aligning 10 points his campaign will be based on. Within his pledge Warren promised to “be a voice of leadership in restoring campaign financing,” noting he would not accept money from parties outside the interest of the eighth district.
“I will always serve as a congressional representative from Bucks County who happens to be a member of the Republican caucus – and not a member of the Republican caucus who happens to be from Bucks County,” Warren promised enthusiastically to the crowd.
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Warren, who attended school in a one room schoolhouse, told LevittownNow.com he first became interested in government through reading the Landmark book series as a young child. “I love government, I think it’s a very honorable profession,” he said.
Warren taught at William Tennent High School before serving as a Bucks County Commissioner and later as an employee of PennDOT.
Following his 10 point speech Warren noted while he would be available during the year to his constituents, he would not begin officially campaigning until the 2015 races had ceased.
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“2015 will see no ‘Warren for Congress’ office grand opening, no bumper stickers, no yard signs,” he said. “It has long been my belief we conduct one election at a time.”
