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People ask Eileen Hartnett Albillar this a lot, and she always says: she didn't plan a career in politics. She is a trained social worker and always just wanted to help people. But at some point, you realize that the problems you're solving one family at a time don't get fixed unless someone in a position of power actually understands what people are going through.Albillar has spent years doing the work with neighbors in Warrington trying to keep the lights on and a roof over their heads. And what Albillar kept running into, over and over, was a system that wasn't designed to make things easier for people. It was just designed to sustain itself. When Albillar was at the Bucks County Opportunity Council, she would watch families jump through hoops for housing assistance that should have been straightforward. When she was a Township Supervisor, she saw how long it took to get things done that local residents had needed for years — and how much faster it happened when someone was willing to push. And now, as Clerk of Courts, Albillar sees every single day what happens to people when they fall through the cracks of a system that's supposed to serve them.What pushed Albillar to run for State Senate specifically was looking at what was happening in Harrisburg and asking: who is fighting for Bucks County there? Because the answers Albillar was seeing — on SEPTA, on affordability, on education — weren't good enough. And she thought, if not her, then who?Albillar is a Warminster native. She raised her kids here. Her father was a lifelong public servant. She knows what it means to serve. And she knows what it means to actually get things done. She thinks that's what this moment calls for.

What originally inspired Eileen Hartnett Albillar to run for State Senate, and why now?

Eileen Hartnett Albillar thinks what ties her career together is a belief that systems should work for people — not the other way around.Whether Albillar was helping a homeless teenager figure out their next step, administering millions in federal funding for housing programs, sitting on the Township Board of Supervisors fighting to get a new police station built, or running the Clerk of Courts office and making sure victims of crime are getting the money they are owed — in every single role, the question she was asking was: what does this person actually need, and how do we make the system deliver it?That sounds simple, but it's harder than it looks. Systems — government, nonprofits, bureaucracies of any kind — tend to develop their own logic that can drift away from the people they're supposed to serve. Part of her job, in every role Albillar has had, has been to push back against that drift.What Albillar has found is that getting things done requires both the ability to work within systems and the willingness to push when the system isn't working. She has had to do both. As a Township Supervisor, leadership didn't just talk about needing a police station — they built one. At the Clerk of Courts office, her administration didn't just manage the existing process — they launched the DRiP program that has now recovered more than $3 million in delinquent court debt, money that goes directly back to crime victims.Albillar brings that same results-focused approach to the State Senate, prioritizing real action over political promises.

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Eileen Hartnett Albillar thinks the simplest way to answer this is to look at where things stand after 17 years of Frank Farry in Harrisburg, and ask whether Bucks County families are better off.SEPTA is still in crisis. The funding gap has been real and growing for years, and thousands of Bucks County commuters depend on that system to get to work, medical appointments, and school. Frank Farry has been in elected office since 2009 and has failed at solving this issue. At some point, voters have to ask why.The same is true across the board:<ul><li>Costs keep rising — housing, utilities, groceries, childcare — and Farry and his Republican colleagues haven’t delivered enough meaningful relief for working families.</li><li>Schools are still underfunded, still relying too heavily on local property taxes, and still waiting for the fair funding formula that Pennsylvania’s own courts have said is overdue.</li><li>Healthcare access hasn’t improved. Medicaid is under threat from federal cuts, and Harrisburg hasn’t stepped up to fill the gap.</li><li>Reproductive rights remain at risk, and Bucks County families deserve a senator who will protect them — not leave them vulnerable to restrictions from the right-wing caucus in the Republican Senate.</li></ul>Here’s what Albillar brings that’s different:<ul><li>Albillar has actually administered the programs that help families in crisis — housing assistance, energy assistance, and food assistance. She knows how these systems work and where they break down, because she’s been on the front lines.</li><li>Albillar delivered real results at every level she served — as a Township Supervisor, she helped build a police station and preserve open space. As Clerk of Courts, she launched the DRiP program that has recovered more than $3 million for crime victims.</li><li>Albillar already won a countywide election in Bucks County. She knows this community. She was born and raised here, she’s raised her kids here, and she’s spent her career serving the people who live here.</li></ul>Additionally, this campaign has strong support from leaders who know what it takes to deliver for Bucks County. Albillar is proud to be endorsed by Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, State Senator Steve Santarsiero, Bucks County Commissioners Bob Harvie and Diane Ellis-Marseglia, Sheriff Danny Ciesler, Prothonotary Donna Petrecco, Emily's List, and Represent PA — all standing behind this campaign because they know the 6th District needs new energy and real representation.

How does Eileen Hartnett Albillar compare herself to her opponent, Frank Farry? 

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Housing is something Eileen Hartnett Albillar has worked on her entire career, and it's also something she has seen up close in ways that stick with you. When Albillar was working with homeless youth in Bucks County early in her career, these weren't kids from somewhere else. They were from right here. They were kids who had slipped through the cracks — families that had hit a crisis point and couldn't recover because there was nowhere affordable to land.In Bucks County, the problem is layered:<ul><li>The housing inventory is too low, and what's available is priced out of reach for working families and first-time buyers.</li><li>The regulatory process for new development can be slow and costly, which drives up the cost of construction and ultimately the cost of housing.</li><li>The region has lost ground on affordable housing options, and it has not replaced what was lost with anything adequate.</li><li>Families who can't afford to buy and can't find affordable rentals are making impossible choices — commuting longer distances, doubling up, or leaving the county altogether.</li></ul>What Albillar wants to push for in Harrisburg:<ul><li>State investment in affordable housing programs that actually reach working families — not just the lowest income brackets, but the middle: teachers, nurses, service workers, young families starting out.</li><li>Streamlining development processes so it's easier and less costly to build the kinds of homes people actually need — smaller homes, starter homes, more density in the right places.</li><li>Protecting existing affordable housing from being converted or demolished without something better in its place.</li></ul>Albillar believes the state is not going to solve this overnight, but leaders have to start making different decisions, and Harrisburg has to be part of that solution.

What is Eileen Hartnett Albillar's platform on housing affordability?

Eileen Hartnett Albillar comes at education from a few different directions, and she thinks that's actually useful.Her undergraduate degree was in Elementary Education. Albillar trained to be a teacher. She understands what happens in a classroom and what teachers need to do their jobs well. She is also a parent of two school-age kids, so this isn't abstract for her — it's every school day.And in her social work career, Albillar learned something that has shaped how she thinks about education: you cannot separate what's happening in a child's life outside of school from what happens inside of it. When a family is on the cusp of losing their home, or struggling to afford food, or dealing with a parent who lost their job — that comes to school with the child.Here's what Albillar will fight for:<ul><li>A fair school funding formula: Pennsylvania's system has been among the most inequitable in the country, relying too heavily on local property taxes that create massive disparities between wealthier and working-class communities. Every Bucks County child deserves a quality education, regardless of their zip code.</li><li>Fully funding public schools: Not just technically meeting a baseline, but giving schools the resources to hire enough teachers, support students with special needs, and provide the programs that help kids thrive.</li><li>Early childhood education: The research is unambiguous that what happens in the first years of a child's life shapes everything that follows. Right now, the cost of childcare and early childhood education is a barrier that forces parents — especially mothers — out of the workforce.</li></ul>Education is one of the great equalizers and one of the greatest investments a community can make. Harrisburg hasn't been treating it that way, and Albillar intends to change that.

What does Eileen Hartnett Albillar support regarding education and school funding?

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A lot can be done at the state level, and Eileen Hartnett Albillar notes that people don't always realize how much healthcare is shaped by state government.Pennsylvania controls how Medicaid is administered in the state. The legislature makes decisions about what's covered and who's eligible. State law governs how insurance companies operate here, what prior authorizations they can require, and what protections consumers have. These are not small things.Here's her starting point: healthcare is not a luxury. It is infrastructure. When people can't access care — because they can't afford it, because their insurance denied it, because they live in an area where providers are scarce — they don't just suffer personally. Their families suffer. Their employers suffer. Their communities suffer. The downstream costs of unaddressed healthcare needs are enormous.What Albillar will push for:<ul><li>Protecting Medicaid: This is a moment where federal cuts are threatening coverage for hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians. Harrisburg needs to be fighting back, not standing by.</li><li>Expanding access to care in underserved communities and making sure rural and suburban families have options, not just urban centers.</li><li>Addressing the prior authorization nightmare: The process where an insurance company can delay or deny care that a doctor has already said a patient needs. Albillar has seen this up close through her work with families navigating the system. It causes real harm, and the state has the authority to set guardrails.</li></ul>Albillar is also direct about reproductive healthcare: she is a pro-choice candidate, full stop. She believes reproductive freedom is a fundamental right. She will not vote to restrict access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion, and she will fight to protect what Pennsylvanians have now and expand it where possible. This is not a close call for her.

What is Eileen Hartnett Albillar's position on healthcare access and reproductive rights?

Eileen Hartnett Albillar believes this seat is one of the keys to flipping control of the Pennsylvania State Senate — and that changes everything for Bucks County and for the Commonwealth.Right now, Republicans hold the Senate 27 to 23. Democrats need to flip just a few seats to tie the chamber — and if they tie it, Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis breaks the tie. SD-6 is one of the top pickup opportunities. Governor Shapiro won this district in 2022 and will lead the charge here for Democrats once again. Bucks County has shown it’s ready for change — voters here have elected Democrats at the county level, and the demographics and energy in this district make it one of the most competitive Senate races in the state.Here’s what flipping the Senate would mean in practical terms:<ul><li>The majority party controls which bills get a hearing. Right now, Republican leadership decides what moves and what dies in committee — and bills on school funding, SEPTA, healthcare, and affordability have been stalled or killed.</li><li>Flipping the Senate shifts the entire legislative agenda, allowing the governor to work with a legislature that shares middle-class priorities. A long-term SEPTA fix becomes possible, school funding reform moves forward, and investments in healthcare finally get a real hearing.</li><li>Bucks County goes from being represented by someone who has blocked progress to being represented by a voice that is part of the governing majority.</li></ul>For Albillar, this isn’t just about one seat. It’s about whether the issues Bucks County families care about most actually have a chance to become law. That’s why this race matters so much.

Why is PA SD-6 considered one of the most critical State Senate races in 2026?

A lot. More than people might realize when they think about a state senate race.This race is about something very specific: whether Bucks County finally gets a senator who shows up and fights. The current incumbent senator has been in elected office since 2009. After nearly two decades, SEPTA is still in crisis, costs are still rising, and families are still struggling. That's not acceptable.Beyond that, the Pennsylvania State Senate is closely divided. Democrats need to flip just a few seats to take the majority — and this district is one of the seats that can make that happen. What that means in practical terms:<ul><li>If Democrats take the majority, the agenda in Harrisburg shifts. Bills that have been sitting in committee for years — on school funding, on healthcare, on housing — start moving.</li><li>Right now, under Republican leadership in the Senate, a lot of what the governor and the House pass just goes nowhere.</li><li>Flipping the Senate changes what's possible for the entire Commonwealth, not just this district.</li></ul>Eileen Hartnett Albillar is running because Bucks County deserves better. And she thinks 2026 is the year the district can get it.

What does Eileen Hartnett Albillar believe is at stake in this election for Bucks County?

This is the issue Eileen Hartnett Albillar hears about most — at every door she knocks, at every event she goes to. People are working hard and still falling behind. That's not a personal failure. That's a policy failure.Albillar has spent her career on the front lines of this. At the Bucks County Opportunity Council, she didn't just talk about poverty — she administered the programs that provided direct relief to families struggling with rent, utilities, and food. Albillar knows what these systems look like from the inside. She knows where they work and where they break down.In Harrisburg, her focus will be on:<ul><li>Growing the local economy so there are good-paying jobs that can actually support a family — with wages that keep pace with what things cost.</li><li>Fully funding public schools so families aren't forced to fill the gaps out of their own pockets.</li><li>Fighting for policies that rein in utility costs and expand energy assistance programs — the kind of work Albillar did directly at the Opportunity Council.</li><li>Expanding access to affordable housing so families can stay in the communities they've built their lives in.</li></ul>The other thing Albillar notes is that a lot of what's driving the affordability crisis right now is happening at the level of federal cuts to Medicaid and SNAP and programs that families depend on. Harrisburg needs to be fighting back — making sure people don't get lost when the safety net has holes punched in it. That's not a partisan statement. That's just what it means to show up for constituents.

What is Eileen Hartnett Albillar's platform on affordability and lowering costs?

Eileen Hartnett Albillar points out that SEPTA is a perfect example of a problem that everyone knows is real, that's been real for years, and that Harrisburg has still failed to fix. That's not complicated. That's a failure of political will.Here's the basic picture:<ul><li>SEPTA — the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority — serves Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware, Chester, and Philadelphia counties.</li><li>Thousands of Bucks County residents depend on SEPTA every day to get to work, medical appointments, school, and daily errands.</li><li>For years, SEPTA has faced a structural funding gap — it doesn't have enough reliable, stable funding to maintain its current level of service, let alone improve it.</li><li>Without a fix, commuters are looking at service cuts, fare hikes, or both — and that falls hardest on the people who have no other option.</li></ul>Why hasn't it been fixed? Because reaching a funding solution requires the state legislature to act, and the Republican-led Senate hasn't made it a priority. The district's incumbent senator has been in office since 2009. SEPTA's crisis didn't develop overnight. At some point, voters have to ask: why hasn't this been solved?When Albillar gets to Harrisburg, SEPTA funding will be one of her first priorities — not because it's politically convenient, but because it is essential infrastructure for working families. A commuter who loses transit service doesn't just face a longer commute. They may lose their job. That's a crisis with a human face, and Albillar believes the state needs leaders who treat it that way.

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Eileen Hartnett Albillar is a social worker and Bucks County Clerk of Courts running for PA State Senate. She’s fighting to lower costs and fund our schools. Join the campaign! 