Opinion: Why Experience Matters And Why I’m Asking For Your Vote
By Jen Schorn
As your Bucks County District Attorney, I’ve dedicated my entire career to one mission: protecting this community and fighting for victims of crime. For more than 26 years, I’ve served in the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, standing beside law enforcement officers, advocating for victims, and working every day to keep our neighborhoods safe.
Experience matters—especially when it comes to the position of District Attorney, our county’s Chief Law Enforcement Officer and Chief Prosecutor. This isn’t a political job. It’s a responsibility that demands years of courtroom experience, deep knowledge of criminal law, and strong relationships with those who risk their lives to protect us.
I began my career in 1999 as an Assistant District Attorney, prosecuting cases that have forever shaped who I am, cases involving child abuse, domestic violence, homicide, and human trafficking. I’ve seen the worst of what people can do to one another, but I’ve also seen the power of justice to bring healing and hope.
For over a decade, I led the Bucks County Investigative Grand Jury, helping to solve some of our county’s most difficult cold cases including murders that had gone unsolved for decades. I will never forget helping to deliver long-awaited justice for families who had lost hope, including the family of a 14-year-old girl who was raped and murdered in 1984. That case and so many others remind me why I chose this profession and why I continue to fight every single day.
In January 2024, when District Attorney Matt Weintraub was elected to the Court of Common Pleas, I was honored to be appointed as his successor and confirmed by the Bucks County Board of Judges. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of leading an incredible team of prosecutors, detectives, and victim advocates men and women who share my commitment to fairness, accountability, and justice.
I am proud to have earned the endorsement of the Bucks County Chiefs of Police Association, Bucks County FOP Lodge 53, the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association, and several firefighters’ and paramedics’ unions. These endorsements aren’t political; they reflect mutual respect built over decades of working side by side in the pursuit of justice.
My opponent in this election has never set foot in a Bucks County criminal courtroom. He has not tried a single criminal case here, nor has he built relationships with the law enforcement officers who protect our community. Experience like that cannot be learned overnight, and the stakes are far too high to entrust this office to someone without it.
I know this community because I’ve lived it my entire life. I grew up in Upper Southampton Township with my parents and three brothers. I graduated from Archbishop Wood High School, earned my degree from Saint Joseph’s University, and went on to Widener Delaware Law School determined to become a prosecutor. From my first day in the District Attorney’s Office, I knew I was where I belonged.
Today, as both a prosecutor and the spouse of a law enforcement officer, and a mother, I understand deeply what public safety truly means not just as a professional responsibility, but as a personal one.
Bucks County is a safe and vibrant place to live, work, and raise a family and I intend to keep it that way. But that requires steady, experienced leadership.
This election is not about politics. It’s about public safety. It’s about trust. It’s about experience.
I’m asking for your vote November 4, 2025, so I can continue doing what I’ve done my entire career fighting for justice, protecting victims, and keeping Bucks County safe.
Experience matters. Leadership matters. Your vote matters.
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