PA-01: Ashley Ehasz (D) sees fundraising, DCCC attention boost in race for Congress. Why it matters

The 2024 primary in Pennsylvania is over and the rematch between four-term U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and second-time challenger Ashley Ehasz to represent the state's 1st Congressional District is set for November.

While the Army veteran helicopter pilot Ehasz lost by nearly 10 points to former FBI agent Fitzpatrick when the two last went head-to-head in 2022, an early 2024 fundraising spike and potential national attention from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) could make this year’s election more than a repeat of two years ago.

A lot can happen between now and Election Day in November, but local and state political experts say a boost in funding and support from national committees could give Ehasz the best chance for Democrats to flip the district covering Bucks County and parts of Montgomery County.

“It’s a hard race to get people to buy into because, for one reason or another, people think that Fitzpatrick can be unbeatable, but he's not,” Connor O’Hanlon, chair of the Doylestown Democratic Committee, said last week.




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