{"id":2470936,"date":"2025-08-05T09:06:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T13:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-republican-tracy-hunt-launches-bid-for-brian-fitzpatricks-seat\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T09:07:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T13:07:07","slug":"ex-republican-tracy-hunt-launches-bid-for-brian-fitzpatricks-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-republican-tracy-hunt-launches-bid-for-brian-fitzpatricks-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Republican Tracy Hunt launches bid for Brian Fitzpatrick&#8217;s seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-republican-tracy-hunt-launches-bid-for-brian-fitzpatricks-seat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2470936&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tracy Hunt,a former Republican who has now joined the Democratic Party,has announced his campaign to challenge incumbent Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick for Pennsylvania&#8217;s 1st congressional District seat. hunt positions himself as a moderate candidate aiming to appeal to both disillusioned Republicans and Democrats in a district that leans Republican but was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-hampshire-republicans-target-democratic-rep-chris-pappas-with-new-congressional-map\/\" title=\"New Hampshire ...s Target Democratic Rep Chris Pappas With New Congressional Map\">narrowly carried<\/a> by Democrat Kamala harris in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"... 2024: An Early Look At The Possible ... Contenders\">2024 presidential election<\/a>. Fitzpatrick, who has won his last elections by substantial margins, maintains a centrist approach and has distanced himself from former President Trump. Hunt criticizes the current Republican direction as authoritarian and expresses hope that the Democratic Party can regain broad support by focusing on problem-solving and inclusivity.Hunt faces competition in the Democratic primary from Bob Harvie but is confident about his chances to unseat fitzpatrick and bring change to the district.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ex-Republican Tracy Hunt launches bid to unseat Brian Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania district Harris won<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1294373\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Republican-turned-Democrat Tracy Hunt launched a campaign on Monday seeking to oust Rep.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3461887\/four-republicans-flip-big-beautiful-bill-house-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Brian Fitzpatrick<\/a> (R-PA) from his House seat in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Pennsylvania<\/a>&rsquo;s 1st Congressional District.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt made overtures to both disillusioned Republicans and Democrats in a video announcing his campaign, framing himself as the moderate candidate who could unseat Fitzpatrick in a Republican-leaning district. The incumbent congressman won a fifth term by a wide margin last year despite representing a district that Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris carried by 1 percentage point during the 2024 presidential election, besting President Donald Trump in the suburban Philadelphia area.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3490941\/greg-abbott-blue-state-gerrymandering-democrats-flee-texas\/\">Abbott says <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >blue-state gerrymandering &#038;lsquo<\/a>;distorted&rsquo; US politics after Democrats flee Texas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3490570\/alex-pelbath-race-replace-nancy-mace-south-carolina-house\/\">Retired combat pilot Alex Pelbath poised to join race to replace Nancy Mace in Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3490182\/cory-booker-gerrymandering-more-important-democrats-win\/\">Cory Booker asserts it&#8217;s more important Democrats win midterm elections than &#8216;play by the rules&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>For years, Hunt said, &ldquo;I was registered Republican, but watching the Republicans embrace authoritarianism and a wannabe king &mdash; I&rsquo;ve had enough, and I know I&rsquo;m not alone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I found a home in the Democratic Party &mdash; party of Kennedy, Clinton, Obama, not because it&rsquo;s perfect, but because the tent is big enough, even for guys like me,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;And there&rsquo;s a lot of us out there, and our ranks are growing each day, because if you believe, like I do, that we can still solve problems, that no one is above the law, the government has a place, but not between my daughters and their doctor. &hellip; You&rsquo;ve got a place in this party and on this campaign.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"57BTanoe4Zs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title='Tracy Hunt For Congress: \"Modern Democrat\"' width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/57BTanoe4Zs?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bobharvieforcongress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bob Harvie,<\/a> who serves on the Bucks County Board of Supervisors, is also running in the Democratic primary, providing Hunt with some competition as he attempts to stir up momentum for his campaign against Fitzpatrick.<\/p>\n<p>The incumbent lawmaker won his last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wa... of Conservati... Women Elected to Congress\">congressional race<\/a> by nearly 13 percentage points, helping Republicans maintain a crucial majority in the House. He defeated Democrat Ashley Ehasz for the second consecutive election in 2024 after previously defeating her by nearly 10 percentage points in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Fitzpatrick has kept his distance from Trump during his campaigns as he seeks to keep his appeal broad. In 2020, he won the seat even as Democrat Joe Biden carried the district during his successful campaign for the White House that year.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Fitzpatrick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3421140\/congressional-stock-trading-ban-rare-bipartisanship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">kept his feet to the center <\/a>with a vote against Trump&rsquo;s signature &ldquo;big, beautiful&rdquo; tax cuts bill, which has raised outrage among Democrats due partly to accusations that it made cuts to Medicaid.<\/p>\n<p>While Democrats have not won a race against Fitzpatrick in years, Hunt on Monday expressed confidence he could change the state of the game.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) speaks during the opening session of the National Treasury Employees Union Legislative Conference on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at the Hilton Washington DC National Mall The Wharf in Washington. (AP Photo\/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3421140\/congressional-stock-trading-ban-rare-bipartisanship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CONGRESSIONAL STOCK TRADING BAN FOSTERS RARE BIIPARTISANSHIP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We used to depend on the Democratic Party to keep us on track, but let&rsquo;s face it, we&rsquo;ve forgotten how to be a party for everyone, and we keep losing to guys like&rdquo; Trump and Fitzpatrick, Hunt said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s time for Democrats to start winning again, first hearts and minds and then elections.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m Tracy Hunt, modern Democrat, former Republican,&rdquo; he concluded. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s go win again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1294373\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1294373\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-Republican Tracy Hunt challenges Fitzpatrick in PA district<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2470937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-fitz.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[60653,60651,33387,60652],"class_list":["post-2470936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-brian-fitzpatrick","tag-ex-republican","tag-political-campaign","tag-tracy-hunt"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-fitz.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2470936"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2470940,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470936\/revisions\/2470940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2470937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2470936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2470936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2470936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}