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ANNOUNCING ENDORSED CANDIDATES FOR MAY 19TH PRIMARY ELECTION

Registered Democrats as of May 5, 2026 (last day to register to vote in the Primary Election) will be voting to decide candidates to be placed on the November 5th Midterm Elections. The following candidates have been endorsed by the Chester County Democratic Committee and Brandywine Creek Dems:

Governor: Josh Shapiro
Lt. Governor: Austin Davis
US Congress – PA 6th District: Chrissy Houlahan
PA District 156 House (E Bradford): Chris Pielli
PA District 158 House (W Bradford, E Fallowfield): Christina Sappey

Additional details and brief bios for these candidates are available here.

The following candidates have been endorsed by CCDC for PA Democratic State Committee:

Male identifying candidates:
Abdul Mughees Chaudhri
Kieran Francke
Christopher Kowerdovich
Paul Lahm
Russ Phifer

Female identifying candidates:
Jenn Fenn
Kristin Gerling
Carlotta Johnston Pugh
Michelle Smith

Congratulations to ALL our winning candidates!

Tuesday, November 4th was a great day to be (or vote) Democratic! It was a clean sweep – every one of our local candidates on the ballot were successful in their bids for office. ✅

Congratulations to:

Township Supervisors

Debbie Maynard – East Bradford
Kevin Houghton – West Bradford (Incumbent)
K
atja DiRado – East Fallowfield (Incumbent)
Deborah Stoff – East Fallowfield

School Board Directors                                                                                                                 

Mindy Ross – DASD (West Bradford 2 & 4)
Beth Campbell – WCASD Region 3 (East Bradford)
Laura Detre – WCASD Region 3 (East Bradford)

Magisterial District Justice – East Fallowfield Township                        

Joe Heffern – District 15-3-07

Court of Common Pleas                                                                                      

Judge Mackenzie Smith
Clay Cauley, Esq.

Row Offices                                                                                                                      

Patricia Maisano – Incumbent – Treasurer
Caroline Bradley – Clerk of Courts
Nick Cherubino – Controller
Sophia Garcia-Jackson – Incumbent – Coroner

Statewide Judicial Results (all Democratic Party wins)

Supreme Court Retention: Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty, and David Wecht

Superior Court Justice: Brandon Neuman

Commonwealth Court Justice: Stella Tsai

In addition, congratulations to new Township Auditors: Rick Davis (East Bradford) and Catherine Beck (West Bradford); and Tax Collector: David Cambridge (East Bradford)

Brandywine Creek Dems Zone Leader Message

After 10 years as a committee person I am honored to serve as zone leader for Brandywine Creek Democrats.  I am proud to be part of a team of hard working volunteers and committee people who serve our community.

In 2025 we face municipal elections which are all about our kitchen table issues. County row offices, school board directors, township offices, and judicial races matter and we must win them all. With Democrats holding those seats, we protect our communities from chaos from the current Washington administration and Republican state officials and judges. It’s also critically important that we vote to retain the three PA Supreme Court justices up for retention this year – pushing back against Republican lies about this court.

Your donations matter.  You may make a one-time donation or a sustaining one with our new ActBlue interface.

Please reach out if you have ideas and concerns. I look forward to serving as your zone leader and  meeting you at one of our monthly meetings or events.

Joanne Hill
Zone Leader, Brandywine Creek Democrats