ChristianBartulovich
Husband. Father. Former first responder. Coach. Township Supervisor. Regional Solutions Manager. Christian Bartulovich has spent his career showing up in emergency rooms and on rural roads as a paramedic; on the sidelines coaching youth soccer; and in the township board room making decisions that land in his neighbors' mailboxes. Now he's running for Pennsylvania State Representative because Carbon County deserves someone in Harrisburg who has done the job, not someone coasting on 16 years of the status quo.
Not a career politician. A career of service.
Before Christian ever sat on a township board, he ran 911 calls and critical care transports as a paramedic - working both urban and rural systems, handling the full spectrum of what happens when healthcare infrastructure fails the people who need it most. He left that profession over a decade ago, but it shaped how he thinks about rural healthcare access, volunteer EMS, and why the numbers in his platform aren't abstractions.
He holds a Master of Business Administration from Liberty University and a Bachelor of Arts from Thomas Edison State University, and has built a career in the medical device industry at Olympus America, where he serves as Regional Solutions Manager. He understands how healthcare systems function, and fail, from multiple angles: the patient on the stretcher, the clinician in the field, and the executive managing the supply chain.
Outside of work and the township, Christian coaches youth soccer teams and serves as Vice President of the Jim Thorpe Youth Soccer Association. He spends his evenings and weekends with the same kids whose futures depend on the schools, jobs, and opportunities this campaign is about.
A Republican running as the Democratic nominee. Christian is a registered Republican who won the Democratic nomination for this seat through a write-in campaign. He is running to put Carbon County ahead of party, and the cross-party support behind this campaign reflects exactly that.
Results, not Rhetoric
As Vice-Chairman of the Penn Forest Township Board of Supervisors, Christian has a track record that other municipalities are now using as a model.
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Vice-Chairman, Penn Forest Township Board of SupervisorsElected supervisor in 2020, elected Vice-Chairman the same year. Oversees the largest municipality in Carbon County, serving over 10,000 residents.
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Treasurer, Carbon County Council of GovernmentsManages finances for the inter-municipal body that coordinates policy and services across Carbon County's townships and boroughs; a regional role that required the trust of elected officials from both parties.
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First digital permitting system in Carbon CountyImplemented the county's first fully digital permitting platform, cutting processing time, reducing paperwork, and modernizing operations without raising taxes. Other municipalities in the county have since adopted the model.
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Revenue-neutral code enforcement departmentBuilt a department that pays for itself entirely through fees, delivering services without drawing on general tax revenue. Proof you can do more without asking taxpayers for more.
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Brought zoning enforcement in-houseEnded outside contractor reliance, saving taxpayers six figures annually while improving responsiveness and local accountability.
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Penn Forest levies zero property tax, and eliminated the per capita taxPenn Forest Township has not levied a property tax in years. In May 2024, the board went further and eliminated the per capita tax entirely. That is the current condition of the township Christian helps govern.
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Defended municipalities' zoning authorityFought to preserve local control over development against pressure from high-intensity projects. Christian has consistently stood against state-level preemption attempts that would strip municipalities of their right to enforce their own zoning ordinances. He believes communities should control their own land use, not developers or special interests.
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Member, PA State Association of Township SupervisorsServes on a committee representing Pennsylvania townships with 5,000-10,000 residents, giving Penn Forest Township a direct voice in statewide municipal policy.
I'm not a career politician. I'm a husband, a father, and your neighbor. Carbon County deserves a representative who answers to the people who live here, not to party bosses and special interests in Harrisburg.Christian Bartulovich
Healthcare from experience
Christian ran emergency calls as a paramedic and has spent his professional career in the medical device industry at Olympus America. His positions on rural healthcare access and volunteer EMS aren't borrowed from a policy brief, they come from having done the job and understanding the system from the inside.
Fiscal discipline with an MBA
Christian holds a Master of Business Administration and has managed budgets at the township level and in corporate roles. He built a code enforcement department that pays for itself and brought zoning enforcement in-house to save six figures a year.
Invested in this community
Christian coaches the girls varsity soccer team at Jim Thorpe Area High School and also coaches other youth soccer teams. He serves as Vice President of the Jim Thorpe Youth Soccer Association and is the Treasurer of the Carbon County Council of Governments. He is not running to start a career in politics; he is running because the work he is already doing for this county requires a better representative in Harrisburg than the one it currently has.
Read Christian's full platform
Seven detailed positions. With sources. Not bullet-point politics, but the full reasoning behind each stance on the issues facing District 122.
This race runs on neighbors
Every door knocked and dollar contributed is a vote for representation that actually answers to Carbon County.