Craig T. Staats
repstaats.comQuakertown/Richland resident. Former Richland Township Board of Supervisors chairman; Richland Township Preservation Board chair; Richland Planning Commission. First elected 2014. 2025-26 Republican Chair, Intergovernmental Affairs and Operations Committee.
Chance of winning90%
Six-term incumbent, R+18 district, committee chair, and Mavus is a first-time candidate with no base outside Nockamixon. Only a scandal would tip this.
Background
Quakertown/Richland resident. Former Richland Township Board of Supervisors chairman; Richland Township Preservation Board chair; Richland Planning Commission. First elected 2014. 2025-26 Republican Chair, Intergovernmental Affairs and Operations Committee.
Stated positions · 6
- Job growth through business-friendly policies
- Property tax relief
- Local control in public education
- Infrastructure investment (Upper Bucks roads/bridges)
- Open-space preservation
- Voted against HB 2180 universal school meals
Pros & cons, honest read
Reasons to support
- Six-term incumbent with deep Upper Bucks roots and GOP-committee chair clout
- Strong delivery record on open space and road/bridge funding
- Unlikely to face competitive general election given district composition
Reasons to be skeptical
- Bucks County Beacon has labeled him a '2020 election denier'; signed letter objecting to PA electoral-vote certification
- Voted against universal school meals (HB 2180)
- CPAC and continued alignment with far-right groups per critics
Three perspectives
Same claim, three reads. Decide which one you find most persuasive.
A 2020-election denier who opposed free school meals and aligns with CPAC - the district's partisanship is what keeps him in office, not a moderate record.
Effective on rural district priorities but his 2020-election stance is a democracy-norm concern for voters outside the GOP base.
A six-term veteran delivering open-space, property-tax, and infrastructure wins for Upper Bucks - and now an R committee chair bringing added influence.
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