BCDC STATE COMMITTEE SLATE OF CANDIDATES
Eleanor Breslin: Tinicum Township
Eleanor Breslin is currently serving as Chair of the Tinicum Township Board of Supervisors and
Municipal Chair of the Tinicum Bridgeton Democrats. She has spent years supporting campaigns
in Bucks County and is volunteering with voter outreach organizations for the 2026 midterms.
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Leann Hart: Bensalem Township
Leann Hart is a member of the Bensalem School Board and a local committeeperson, and she
serves as the 1st Deputy Prothonotary of Bucks County. She has managed and worked on many
elections in Bucks County and has been active with the Bensalem Democrats for many years.
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Marlene Katz: Upper Makefield Township
Marlene Katz is a former State Committee member and community advocate who has worked
with the Peace Center, Moms Demand Action, and the New Pennsylvania Project. She is also a
Clergy member as an Ordained Interfaith Minister.
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Jess Malobisky: Plumstead Township
Jess Malobisky is a Bucks County native who most recently worked on Sheriff Danny Ceisler’s
campaign as his Deputy Campaign Manager and has volunteered with local organizations that
serve immigrant communities.
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Nastasha Raisley: Falls Township
Nastasha Raisley is the current Chair of the Bucks County Young Democrats and a local
committeeperson. She has been active in developing youth voter engagement across the county
and has supported local campaigns.
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Emily Smith: East Rockhill Township
Emily Smith is an active member of the Pennridge Democrats and local committeeperson who
has worked on the management team of the successful 2023 and 2025 Pennridge School Board
campaigns. She helped the Pennridge School Board gain their 8-1 Democratic majority.
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Liz Warren: Newtown Borough
Liz Warren is a former committeeperson who has been active in the Newtown Democrats for
over 20 years. She has worked on campaigns that flipped Newtown Township and Borough, as
well as Council Rock’s school board, from red to blue.
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Ijaz Chaudry: Bensalem Township
Ijaz Chaudry is a current State Committee member who focuses his work on representing
underrepresented people within the Democratic Party. He is a local business owner and has been
an active member of the New Americans Caucus.
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Dr. Umar Farooq: Bensalem Township
Dr. Umar Farooq is a current State Committee member who serves as Chair of the New
Americans Caucus. He is a physician and community leader who has supported multiple local
and state campaigns in Bucks County.
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John Lewis: Lower Makefield Township
John Lewis currently serves as Vice Chair of the Lower Makefield Township Board of
Supervisors; in 2015, he was the first Democrat elected as a Lower Makefield Supervisor in 8
years.
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Connor O'Hanlon: Doylestown Borough
Connor O’Hanlon is a current State Committee member and serves on the Doylestown Borough
Council. He is a member of four State Committee caucases and has been actively involved with
the Doylestown Democrats.
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Paul Roden: Lower Makefield Township
Paul Roden is a current State Committee member and local committeeperson who is active with
the Lower Makefield-Yardley Democrats. He has served on the bylaws and voter outreach
committees, as well as the Executive Board of State Committee.
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Steve Wojciechowski: Warminster Township
Steve Wojciechowski is a current State Committee member and local committeeperson, and has
served as treasurer for various campaigns. He has held elected and appointed positions in
Warminster Township, and is a member of the State Committee’s bylaws and voter outreach
committees.