Newtown Township Supervisor To Resign For Bucks County Controller Position

Longtime Newtown Township Supervisor Mike Gallagher has been confirmed as Bucks County's next Controller.

Gallagher, who was confirmed this week by the Pennsylvania State Senate, will be resigning as township supervisor. Because they are incompatible offices, legally he must resign as supervisor.

He told Patch he would be submitting his letter of resignation to the township in the coming days, as he'll be sworn in to his new role before the next supervisors meeting.

Bucks County's office of Controller has been vacant since Raymond McHugh was confirmed as a Court of Common Pleas Judge in March of 2015.

According to his bio, Gallagher is a lifelong Pennsylvania resident originally from Northeast Philadelphia. He has lived in Bucks County for nearly two decades. He is a graduate of DeSales University and Father Judge High School. Gallagher is a Senior Software Engineer with experience in finance and systems design and management.

“I thank the Governor and the Senate for their support and confidence. I am fully committed to using my professional and governmental experience to provide quality services to the people of Bucks County, and to finding new ways to help protect their hard-earned tax dollars,” Gallagher said.

Gallagher has served as Newtown Township Supervisor since 2007. He is a founding and current member of the Hibernian Hunger project; a charity that provides meals to the needy.

“Mike Gallagher has a proven record of responsible oversight of public monies, and the professional experience to bring new technologies and efficiencies to county operations. He is the right choice to build on the excellent record of former Controller Ray McHugh and those who came before him,” said State Senator Chuck McIlhinney.

McIlhinney and State Senator Tommy Tomlinson had originally recommended Gallagher to the governor for his consideration.