Joe Khan (D) launches race for district attorney in purple Bucks County after failed AG bid
Former Bucks County Solicitor Joe Khan announced Monday he is running to be the county’s district attorney, launching a race against the Republican incumbent, Jennifer Schorn, that could test the political shifts in the purple county.
Khan, who was first appointed as solicitor in 2020, left his county role last year to join a crowded field of Democrats running for Pennsylvania attorney general. Khan placed third in the five-way primary behind state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale and Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer.
Throughout the race Khan expanded his statewide and local profile while highlighting his work to defend Bucks County against President Donald Trump’s efforts to throw out ballots in 2020 and promising to take on large corporations. After losing in the Democratic primary he returned to private practice in a Yardley-based firm where he was involved in several voting rights lawsuits ahead of the 2024 election.
Khan, who also unsuccessfully ran for Philadelphia DA in 2017, announced his candidacy for a four-year term as district attorney alongside an endorsement from the Bucks County Democratic Committee.
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