Gallagher Gets Fraternal Orders Of Police Endorsements

District 31 Republican State Representative candidate Ryan Gallagher has received endorsements from three Fraternal Orders of Police lodges, according to Gallagher's campaign.

The campaign announced Tuesday that the Bucks County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 53; the Joseph J. Haggerty Memorial Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 40, representing Pennsylvania State Troopers; and the Fraternal Order of Police Pennsylvania State Lodge, which represents more then 40,000 law enforcement officers, have backed the candidate in his state house bid.

"As someone who has had the opportunity to work closely with law enforcement as a local elected official, I am honored by this support," Gallagher said in a release. "The men and women who put their lives on the line everyday to protect our community are a special group of people. Their endorsement is both humbling and sends a strong message to the people of the 31st District."

The three lodges commended Gallagher for his committeemen to supporting law enforcement, with Harry Dannehower, III, President of FOP Lodge 40 saying Gallagher "has been a stalwart in his support for law enforcement in Pennsylvania and the Newtown area in particular," according to the campaign's press release.

Gallagher is going up against Democrat Perry Warren for the District 31 seat, which Democrat Steve Santarsiero vacated in a bid for Congress.

The 31st District includes Lower Makefield Township; Wards 1, 2 and 3 ofMorrisville Borough; Newtown Borough; Newtown Township; and Yardley Borough.

Warren's campaign recently announced an endorsement by President Barack Obama.

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