Bernie Sauer announced that he is running for the Republican endorsement for the 31st District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, currently represented by Democrat Perry Warren. Sauer is a small business owner and member of several community groups, including Youth Aid Panel of Newtown, Lower Makefield and Upper Makefield, where he works to help first-time, non-violent offenders get back on the right path in life, and the Newtown Borough Civil Service Commission.
“The past two years have shown us that ‘go along to get along’ politics are the wrong thing for our families regardless of what political party you belong to,” he said. “We need leaders willing to always be a strong voice for the people to ensure that decisions being made in government are helping working families, seniors and children. That has been missing too often lately, and it is what I will bring back to Harrisburg.”
Sauer said his platform will focus on a few key areas, including sparking job growth through economic revitalization; improving the state’s education system through accountability, investment and choice; providing strong fiscal discipline to protect taxpayer dollars; promoting public safety by providing strong support for law enforcement; and ensuring trust in the election process for all citizens.
“Radical ideas like Defund the Police and overreaching mandates like the governor’s uneven and unfair blanket business closures show that government has grown too intrusive in our everyday lives and the politicians have lost any semblance of common sense,” said Sauer. “I will fight to make sure that common sense and the will of the people is at the forefront again in government – to improve public safety, election integrity, education, job creation and the other everyday issues that affect real people.”
Sauer, 50, is a graduate of Bishop Egan High School and studied at Bucks County Community College and Temple University. He and his wife Traci make their home in Newtown, where he has lived for more than 35 years. Sauer is the proud stepfather of Donovan, a graduate of Pennsbury High School who’s now attending West Chester University, and Nicholas, who attends Council Rock Middle School. An avid sportsman, Sauer is an active baseball and softball player and golfer.
