Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has secured the endorsement of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, the state's largest labor federation, building a coalition of more than 40 union endorsements as he seeks a sixth term representing Bucks County in Congress.

Fitzpatrick's campaign says he is the only Republican candidate for federal office in America to earn the AFL-CIO's backing this cycle, according to a campaign announcement reported by Central Bucks News. The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO represents hundreds of thousands of workers across trades, public service and industry statewide.

The endorsement puts Fitzpatrick in unusual territory for a Republican. According to the AFL-CIO's legislative scorecard, as cited in an Aug. 2 Philadelphia Inquirer letter, Fitzpatrick voted with labor 46% of the time in 2025 and 58% over his career. That's far above the 6% average for Pennsylvania's 10 Republican House members in 2025, though well below the 98% average among the state's seven Democrats.

For Bucks County workers, the labor coalition is broad. The Service Employees International Union Pennsylvania State Council endorsed Fitzpatrick on Aug. 3, a move the campaign called "consequential" because SEIU Local 668 represents roughly 500 Bucks County government employees in 911 dispatch, Children and Youth Services, the Area Agency on Aging and IT. Those workers report to the county government led in part by Fitzpatrick's Democratic opponent, Commissioner Bob Harvie.

Matt Yarnell, president of the SEIU Pennsylvania State Council, said in the Aug. 3 endorsement that Fitzpatrick "understands what working families are up against — and he has proven he is willing to stand with them."

Other unions backing Fitzpatrick include the Teamsters, the National Education Association, the Pennsylvania State Education Association and IBEW Local 269. IBEW Local 269's endorsement is notable because the IBEW's national PAC has supported Harvie in the past.

Harvie, who earned the endorsement of progressive group Indivisible Bucks County at a Doylestown Borough Hall event, has drawn a different line in the race. Harvie said he pledged not to take corporate PAC money and accused Fitzpatrick of accepting more than $4 million from pharmaceutical and energy companies.

Campaign finance reports through June 30 show Fitzpatrick entered July with $6.35 million in cash on hand after raising $6.7 million total this cycle, according to New Hope Free Press. Harvie started July with $794,921 after raising $552,297 in the April-to-June quarter.