A longtime state legislator from Bristol Township announced on Wednesday her plans to run for election in Pennsylvania’s state senate.
State Rep. Tina Davis, the Democrat representing the 141 Legislative District, announced she is planning a run for election in Pennsylvania’s Sixth Senatorial District. The district includes Bensalem, Bristol Borough, Bristol Township, Hulmeville, Ivyland Langhorne, Langhorne Manor, Lower Southampton, Middletown, Northampton, Penndel, Warwick and Wrightstown.
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“I am proud of all that I have been able to accomplish representing Lower Bucks County in local and state government – from greater transparency and accountability, to ensuring that our region receives the funding we need to improve everyone’s lives, but our work is not done. We need better funding for our schools, we need to increase wages for middle class families, and we need real and lasting protections for women’s rights across Pennsylvania,” Davis said in a prepared information release.
“There are those that do not want us to succeed – our President and Congress are constantly trying to force a vision of America on us that we do not share. The best backstop to their out of touch (and often-times disastrous) policies is what we do in Harrisburg. In the Senate, we will have a larger platform and a louder voice to do what we have always done; work tirelessly as a passionate voice for everyone in Lower Bucks County,” the release said.
A formal campaign kick off event will be held in February.
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The state senate’s sixth district is currently held by Republican Robert “Tommy” Tomlinson, who has represented the district since 1995.
Davis has served the state house’s 141st district since 2011 and before that, Davis served on the Bristol Township Council.
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Correction: The list of towns in the Sixth Senatorial District has been corrected.
