Pennsylvania 1st District
Brian Fitzpatrick (R) holds this seat and is running again. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican · holds this seat today
BLiberty Score BOn the liberty side in 112 of 129 votes and bills.
Raised $8,021,376 since January 2025: 43% transfers and other income, 33% from PACs and other committees, 24% from people. The filing at FEC.gov
Bob Harvie
Democrat · Bucks County commissioner, former teacher
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Harvie, and what Harvie has said and done settles only 2 of my principles. I went through it on October 26. A grade needs 4.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Bob Harvie, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Harvie, so the grade above comes from this list: what Harvie has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Signed, with the two other Bucks County commissioners, a statement calling Israel America’s closest ally in the Middle East.
“Israel is a democratic country and America’s closest ally in the Middle East.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Treating Israel as an ally is with liberty on free nations.
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Told Jewish Insider he sees no reason to put conditions on aid to Israel.
“Israel is an ally of ours who we trust. I don’t see a reason for conditions,”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing conditions on Israel aid is with liberty on free nations.
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Said Israel has the right to defend itself.
“Israel, obviously, like any country, has the right to defend itself”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Backing Israel’s right to defend itself is with liberty on free nations.
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Listed arguing with NATO allies among the things the president is doing without congressional oversight.
“what’s happening with this, you know, back and forth with arguing with our allies in NATO”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Objecting to quarrels with NATO allies is with liberty on free nations.
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His campaign site says he will fight to roll back the tariffs.
“I will fight to roll back Trump’s tariffs that unnecessarily increase the cost of food and household essentials for American consumers”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Rolling back broad tariffs is the with side of this measure, as for every candidate who says it.
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His campaign site promises a middle class tax cut while large corporations and the very rich pay more.
“I’ll fight for a middle class tax cut while ensuring large corporations and the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
A tax cut for some and a tax rise for others does not settle the measure.
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His campaign site promises to expand Medicare's power to negotiate drug prices and to cap insulin costs.
“cap insulin costs, and take on pharmaceutical companies that put profits ahead of patients.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
A cap on what insulin may cost is a price control, against liberty on free markets.
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At a forum he called for comprehensive immigration reform and criticised arrests of immigrants who come to court.
“getting arrested in courtrooms when they’re showing up like they’re supposed to”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
He names no border, deportation or ICE policy, so the line does not settle the measure.
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