The candidates for state representative in the Levittown area all ran unopposed in the primary.
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They will continue onto the general election to face off against their challengers of the opposite party.
18th Legislative District, which covers all of Bensalem Township and Hulmeville Borough.
Democrat Anand Patel will face off against incumbent Republican K.C. Tomlinson in the November general election.
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Patel was born in India and raised in the U.S. after his family moved from India when he was 2. His parents progressed from housekeepers to owning multiple local hotels. Patel started as a part-time employee at a local GNC and now owns two locations. In 2015, he became the only Democrat elected to the Bensalem School Board.
Tomlinson, a Bensalem native, was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives during a March 2020 special election and won her first full term in November of the same year. Tomlinson, who graduated from Bensalem High School and Mercer County Mortuary Program, is a third-generation licensed funeral director and assists in running her family’s business, Tomlinson Funeral Home. In Harrisburg, she serves on several committees including Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities, Professional Licensure, Gaming Oversight, and Human Services. Tomlinson’s father is retired State Sen. Tommy Tomlinson.
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140th Legislative District, which covers Falls Township, Morrisville Borough, Tullytown Borough, and parts of Middletown Township.
Jim Prokopiak, a Democrat from Falls Township, will face Republican Falls Township resident Candace Cabanas, who he defeated in the special election, in the upcoming general election.
Prokopiak, a lawyer, serves on the Pennsbury School Board and the Bucks County Redevelopment Authority. Prokopiak was a Falls Township supervisor from 2002 to 2009. He is married and has kids.
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Cabanas, a restaurant server, lives with her husband and two children. She previously was involved in Republican politics in Lancaster County. She relocated to Lower Bucks County five years ago.
141st Legislative District, which covers Bristol Township and Bristol Borough.
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Democratic incumbent Tina Davis will run against Republican Noah Boyd.
A lifelong Democrat, Davis resides in the Croydon section of Bristol Township with her husband, Jim, a small business owner. They are parents to three children. Davis has won her district every election since 2010. She lost a bid for state senate by a slim margin in 2018.
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Boyd has put little information online about his campaign.
142nd Legislative District, which covers all of Langhorne Borough, Langhorne Manor Borough, Lower Southampton Township, and Penndel Borough and part of Middletown and Northampton townships.
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Incumbent Republican Joe Hogan will be on the general election ballot against Democrat Anna Payne.
Payne is Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia’s executive assistant. She a lifelong Middletown Township resident and a graduate of Neshaminy High School and Bucks County Community College. She has served as a Middletown Township supervisor in 2020. Payne also holds the position of vice-chair at the Pennsylvania Rare Disease Council and co-founded the Bucks County Cystic Fibrosis Alliance.
Hogan, a lifelong resident of Lower Bucks County, earned a master’s degree in community and economic development from Penn State University. Hogan also served as program director for The Redevelopment Authority of the County of Bucks. In Harrisburg, he is an active member of several caucuses, including Mental Health, Youth Safety, Cancer, PA Charitable Nonprofit, Animal Protection, Cigar, Irish American, and Bi-Partisan. Hogan graduated from Conwell-Egan Catholic High School.
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