{"id":25410,"date":"2025-11-05T11:08:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T11:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/25410\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T11:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T11:08:09","slug":"democrat-danny-ceisler-unseats-republican-sheriff-fred-harran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/25410\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Danny Ceisler Unseats Republican Sheriff Fred Harran"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Danny Ceisler
\nCredit: Submitted<\/p>\n

Democrat Danny Ceisler has unseated incumbent Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran, according to unofficial election results.<\/p>\n

Ceisler\u2019s victory comes after a campaign where the challenger, an attorney and Pennsylvania Army National Guard member, was a vocal critic of Harran\u2019s involvement of the sheriff\u2019s office in a federal immigration enforcement program<\/a>. <\/p>\n

During the race, Republicans focused on Ceisler\u2019s lack of law enforcement experience.<\/p>\n

Ceisler derailed the Republican\u2019s sheriff\u2019s bid for a second term. <\/p>\n

The race was among the most buzzed about the county during election season.<\/p>\n

Harran, a Bristol Borough resident and former Bensalem Township public safety director, drew attention for entering his office into the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement\u2019s 287(g) program. The program authorizes select sheriff\u2019s deputies to operate with federal authority in immigration enforcement, a duty not traditionally handled by deputies in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran in a video posted by the Bucks County District Attorney\u2019s Office. <\/p>\n

The program led to a lawsuit against Harran\u2019s office and prompted protests. <\/p>\n

Harran, who has butted heads with the Democratic-majority Bucks County Commissioners over various issues during his term, maintained that the office\u2019s involvement in the immigration program was intended to grant deputies access to federal training and new databases, but the move raised concerns and anger among some residents and the two Democratic county commissioners.<\/p>\n

Ceisler, a Bristol Borough resident, countered the Republican attacks on his experience by citing his background in public service. He is an attorney who prosecuted cases for the Philadelphia District Attorney\u2019s Office while in law school and worked for the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.<\/p>\n

Ceisler launched a brief run for Bucks County district attorney in 2021, but that campaign ended when he was called up to serve in a military domestic terrorism threat response group following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. He also served in the military\u2019s COVID-19 response efforts.<\/p>\n

The sheriff\u2019s office is a row office that dates back hundreds of years. The office\u2019s responsibilities include serving warrants, making arrests, transporting prisoners to and from the Court of Common Pleas, handling civil matters, overseeing sheriff\u2019s sales and generally maintaining peace.<\/p>\n

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