What is at stake in this 2026 election for Montgomery and Berks Counties according to Chris Thomas?
Chris Thomas states that everything is honestly at stake for Montgomery and Berks Counties in this election cycle. He knows that sounds like something every candidate says, but he is specific about why he means it.
Pennsylvania is one of a shrinking number of states with a divided legislature. Democrats hold a narrow majority in the House, while Republicans control the Senate, and Thomas notes that this divide has real consequences for people in this district every single day.
The 2025-26 state budget was 135 days late. School districts had to take out loans, social service providers had to lay off staff, and counties were left hanging while Senate Republicans played games.
Investments in public schools, healthcare, and working families have been stalled or killed entirely in the Senate.
Democrats need to flip just a few seats to tie the chamber—and this district is one of the seats that can make that happen. If they do, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis becomes the tiebreaker, and the agenda in Harrisburg shifts. Bills that have been sitting in committee will start moving, and priorities that affect real people—school funding, childcare tax credits, healthcare assistance, and affordability—will finally get a real hearing. Beyond the big picture, Thomas emphasizes that this race is about whether SD-24 gets a senator who actually shows up for working families, or one who keeps supporting the leadership that delivered that 135-day budget disaster. That is the choice, and he believes voters here know which one they want.
