Perry Warren
www.pahouse.com/WarrenFive-term Democratic state representative (first elected 2016, taking office January 2017). Born in Newtown; Colgate BA, UNC Law JD. Attorney and small-business owner; former public school teacher. Chairs the House Insurance Committee and serves on Commerce, Local Government, and Transportation. Succeeded Steve Santarsiero (now SD-10) in the seat.
Chance of winning95%
Effectively unopposed in 2026 after no Republican filed by the March deadline. A third-party or write-in emergence is the only realistic path to contest.
Background
Five-term Democratic state representative (first elected 2016, taking office January 2017). Born in Newtown; Colgate BA, UNC Law JD. Attorney and small-business owner; former public school teacher. Chairs the House Insurance Committee and serves on Commerce, Local Government, and Transportation. Succeeded Steve Santarsiero (now SD-10) in the seat.
Stated positions · 5
- Chair, House Insurance Committee — consumer-facing insurance reform
- Environmental policy: Pennsylvania Environmental Cleanup and Responsibility Act (ECRA); plastic bottle waste reduction passed the House
- Utility oversight: publicly opposed PECO rate hikes alongside Dem colleagues
- Prohibit state and local private prison contracts
- Historical preservation (Lower Makefield $25K grant coordinated)
Pros & cons, honest read
Reasons to support
- Five-term track record with an identifiable committee chair portfolio
- Endorsed by Conservation Voters of PA
- Small-business owner and former teacher — crosses small-biz and education constituencies
- Active on utility-rate oversight, a top kitchen-table issue
Reasons to be skeptical
- No Republican on the 2026 ballot removes the head-to-head contrast voters can use
- Record leans party-line Democratic on most contested floor votes
- Insurance Committee chairmanship draws lobbyist dollars — worth auditing his finance filings
Three perspectives
Same claim, three reads. Decide which one you find most persuasive.
A solid Democratic committee chair with a consistent record on environment, consumer protection, and utility oversight. Progressives generally approve; the issue for some is that he's hugged the center-left caucus line rather than pushed harder on housing, wealth tax, or Medicare-for-All style ideas.
Five terms, one committee chair, consumer-oriented record. Limited public scrutiny this cycle because no Republican filed - voters essentially have no one to compare him to on the November ballot. That absence itself is worth noticing.
A reliable Democratic vote in a purple-to-blue district. Conservatives critique his insurance-committee chairmanship as a platform for more regulation and higher premiums, and note he has not crossed the aisle on most contested bills. Running unopposed in 2026 because the GOP failed to field a candidate, not because of his vote count.
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