Tim Brennan (politician)

Tim Brennan
Tim Brennan
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives; from the 29th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Meghan Schroeder
Personal details
Born	c. 1978; Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Trish
Children	1
Residence(s)	Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	Ursinus College; Widener University School of Law
Alma mater	Nativity BVM High School

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.

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 by 55 votes.^[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] He won re-election in 2024 with 55.6% of the vote.^[12]

Electoral history

2015 Doylestown Borough Council election, Ward 2^[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, Ward 2^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Brennan (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			758	100.00

2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 29^[14]
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

2024 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 29^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Brennan (incumbent)	25,176	55.56
	Republican	Steve Mekanik	19,118	42.19
	Libertarian	Rob Ronky	963	2.13
	Write-in		55	0.12
Total votes			45,312	100

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Timothy Brennan". Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ "Representative Tim Brennan". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ Werner, Jeff (October 27, 2022). "Election 2022: Democrat Tim Brennan For State Representative". Patch. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
^ "2022 General Election Tuesday, November 8, 2022 Official Returns BUCKS". electionreturns.pa.gov. Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ "About Tim". Tim Brennan for State Representative. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Certified Returns - County Summary Municipal Election, November 3, 2015" (PDF). Bucks County, Pennsylvania. December 11, 2015. p. 13. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Werner, Jeff (January 4, 2023). "Tim Brennan Sworn In As 29th District State Representative". Patch. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ Fishman, Kate (February 8, 2022). "Doylestown Democrat Seeks To Represent PA 29th District". Patch. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Certified Election Returns by County General Primary, May 15, 2018" (PDF). Bucks County, Pennsylvania. June 11, 2018. p. 2. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
^ "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State.
^ "2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Districts". DOS Voting & Election Information. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
^ "2024 General Election". Bucks County, Pennsylvania. November 27, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
^ "Certified Election Returns Summary Municipal Election, November 5, 2019". Bucks County, Pennsylvania. November 25, 2019. p. 10. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ "Results". Bucks County Election Night Results 2022 General Election. December 22, 2022. Archived from the original on January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
^ "2024 General Election". Bucks County, Pennsylvania. November 21, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.