Tim Brennan (politician)

Timothy Patrick Brennan[4] (born c. 1978) is an American attorney and politician who has represented the 29th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Democrat since 2023.

Tim Brennan
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 29th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byMeghan Schroeder
Personal details
Bornc. 1978[1]
Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseTrish[2]
Children1[3]
Residence(s)Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationUrsinus College
Widener University School of Law
Alma materNativity BVM High School

Early life and education

Brennan is a graduate of Nativity BVM High School. He graduated from Ursinus College in 2000. He later attended Trinity University in Ireland and Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.[1] He became certified in law and government from Widener University School of Law in 2003.[5][1]

Political career

In 2015, Brennan was elected to represent the Second Ward on the Borough Council of Doylestown, Pennsylvania,[6] where he served from 2016 until December 2022.[1][7]

In 2018, Brennan unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for the 143rd District seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,[8] losing to Wendy Ullman.[9]

In 2022, Brennan won the election to represent the 29th District (which included much of the former 143rd[10][11]), defeating the Republican and Independent candidates.[7]

Electoral history
2015 Doylestown Borough Council election, 2nd Ward[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tim Brennan 457 56.14
Republican Jean Stevens 357 43.86
Total votes 814 100.00
2018 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Democratic primary election, District 143[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wendy Ullman 2,723 50.51
Democratic Tim Brennan 2,668 49.49
Total votes 5,391 100.00
2019 Doylestown Borough Council election, 2nd Ward[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tim Brennan Unopposed
Total votes 758 100.00
2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 29[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tim Brennan 21,345 55.86
Republican Diane Smith 15,601 40.83
Independent Robert Ronky 1,243 3.25
Write-in 20 0.05
Total votes 30,209 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

References
  1. "Timothy Brennan". Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. "Representative Tim Brennan". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  3. Werner, Jeff (October 27, 2022). "Election 2022: Democrat Tim Brennan For State Representative". Patch. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  4. "2022 General Election Tuesday, November 8, 2022 Official Returns BUCKS". electionreturns.pa.gov. Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  5. "About Tim". Tim Brennan for State Representative. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  6. "Certified Returns - County Summary Municipal Election, November 3, 2015" (PDF). Bucks County, Pennsylvania. December 11, 2015. p. 13. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  7. Werner, Jeff (January 4, 2023). "Tim Brennan Sworn In As 29th District State Representative". Patch. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  8. Fishman, Kate (February 8, 2022). "Doylestown Democrat Seeks To Represent PA 29th District". Patch. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  9. "Certified Election Returns by County General Primary, May 15, 2018" (PDF). Bucks County, Pennsylvania. June 11, 2018. p. 2. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  10. "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State.
  11. "2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Districts". DOS Voting & Election Information. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  12. "Certified Election Returns Summary Municipal Election, November 5, 2019". Bucks County, Pennsylvania. November 25, 2019. p. 10. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  13. "Results". Bucks County Election Night Results 2022 General Election. December 22, 2022. Archived from the original on January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.


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