Chris Thomas

Chris Thomas is a volunteer firefighter and former school teacher from Perkiomenville running to flip a seat in the Pennsylvania Senate this fall. Chris comes from a family of veterans, coal miners, educators, and corrections officers who believe in the dignity of hard work and service. Chris believes leadership means showing up when people need you most, not just when it’s convenient, and he’s committed to fighting for working families across Pennsylvania.

State Senate elections in District 24 have recently been decided by as little as 4% of the vote. Now, candidates like Chris are ready to capitalize on 2026 as a historic opportunity to expand Democratic power in the Pennsylvania Senate by flipping highly competitive seats.

2026 is a historic opportunity to build power in Pennsylvania by defending our House majority and picking up seats in the Senate.

In 2022, Democrats made gains in the Pennsylvania Senate and flipped the House for the first time in over a decade. The momentum from those wins continued to build through 2025 with a string of special election victories defending a narrow blue majority in the state House, and an astounding upset win in the state Senate that saw Democrats flip a district that supported Trump by a double-digit margin in the 2024 presidential election. 

The DLCC has been on the ground in Pennsylvania cycle after cycle to support state Democrats as we build power in both chambers of the General Assembly.

Pennsylvania remains a true battleground in 2026, and the DLCC and our allies are pulling out all the stops to win competitive races and elect Democrats in the Keystone State.