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We did it. One conversation at a time, one person at a time, one signature at a time. Despite the uphill climb, we got well over the required number of signatures to file in Harrisburg!

Join us in Quakertown on Saturday, March 8th for our Canvass Launch & Drive-Thru Signing! 9AM - 4PM  @ 149 N 9th St, Quakertown, PA 18951.

Join us in Quakertown on Saturday, March 7th for our Canvass Launch & Drive-Thru Signing! 9AM - 4PM  @ 149 N 9th St, Quakertown, PA 18951.

Petition Signing! Quakertown Trolley Barn: 116 E Broad St. Broad Street Entrance 5PM - 8PM

Candidates for PA's 1st Congressional district will discuss the critical events affecting Pennsylvanians and this district, from ICE raids and budget cuts to data centers in lower Bucks county. Raise your voices and elevate the conversation. John Anastasi, Editor-in-Chief of the Bucks County Herald will moderate this town hall, with Mike Zeltakalns, Lucia Simonelli, Tracy Hunt and Tom Taft to answer your questions and listen to your concerns. This event will be broadcast on P

On February 4th 2025 The Signal , a podcast by The Bucks County Beacon sat down with Lucia as part of their series on local candidates. Lucia Simonelli is an Italian-American whose upbringing instilled a great appreciation for public services such as public education, public transportation, public parks, and more. Born in Landsdale, she has lived, travelled and worked around the globe, before settling down in Quakertown. Politically, she has worked to make change both inside

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Tarig and Allegra offered us a powerful and grounded look at the war in Sudan. We’re especially grateful to Tarig for sharing the historical context of the conflict through his own family’s experience, and for helping us see how U.S. policy decisions—from sanctions to recent political shifts—directly affect the lives of Sudanese people. Allegra highlighted the real, on-the-ground impact of USAID’s sudden shutdown, with the overnight closure of soup kitchens relied on by milli

Lucia Simonelli is running against a growing field of Democratic candidates hoping to  be the Pennsylvania’s First Congressional District’s (PA-01) chosen  contender to unseat incumbent Republican Brian Fitzpatrick next year. Simonelli, of Quakertown, said primary races with more than one  candidate on the ballot provide voters with the biggest range of  options. She also believes Upper Bucks County voters have been  underrepresented for far too long. “I think there is a rea