Drew Bingaman

Drew Bingaman graduated from Shikellamy High School. His career experience includes working as an information technology professional.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I'm Drew Bingaman, a lifelong Sunbury resident running as an independent candidate for Pennsylvania State House District 108.

I'm not a career politician—I'm a small business owner and IT professional with 30 years of experience serving the Susquehanna Valley. I founded Bingaman Solutions in 2019 and understand firsthand the challenges working families and small businesses face.

I've also served as elected Constable of Sunbury's 6th Ward since 2017, re-elected by voters who trust me to do the job without partisan games.

My roots here run deep. My family arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754—before the United States existed. My fifth great-grandfather, Captain Frederick Bingaman, fought at the Battle of Brandywine in 1777. The fight for freedom and against oppression has been in my family for 270 years.

I'm running as an independent because the two-party system isn't working. I've seen it from the inside—I served as Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania from 2017-2019 and led the United States Pirate Party as Captain in 2024, fighting for digital rights and patent reform.

I answer to no party bosses. I take no corporate PAC money. I work for the people of District 108—not special interests.

My platform is simple: transparency in government, police accountability, cannabis legalization, digital privacy rights, economic freedom for small businesses, and breaking up monopolies that hurt working families.

Your life. Your way. Your PA.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

The Duopoly Has Failed—Time for Independent Leadership

Democrats and Republicans trade power in Harrisburg while our communities struggle. Both take corporate PAC money. Both protect insiders. Both ignore working families.

I answer only to District 108 voters—not party bosses or special interests. As a 30-year IT professional and small business owner, I understand real problems: unaffordable childcare forcing parents out of work, fire departments gouged by equipment cartels, data privacy violations, cannabis criminalization.

I fight for transparency, accountability, and economic freedom. No mandates—just options. No photo ops—real solutions. The establishment led us here. Independent voices will lead us out. Your life. Your way. Your PA.270 Years of Roots—Fighting for Your Freedom

My family arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754. My fifth great-grandfather fought at Brandywine in 1777. I'm a lifelong Sunbury resident, elected Constable, and small business owner.

I know District 108's challenges: struggling fire departments, working parents who can't afford childcare, monopolies crushing competition, government hiding behind bureaucracy.

I propose practical solutions: expand school-based childcare options, break up price-fixing cartels, strengthen transparency laws, legalize cannabis, protect digital privacy. Not party-line votes—common sense that helps real people. Deep roots. Real commitment. Independent leadership.21st Century Problems Need Real Technical Expertise

Most legislators regulating AI and data privacy can barely use email. I've worked in IT since 1997—I understand how your data is harvested, sold, and weaponized.

Every app tracks your location, contacts, habits. Companies sell this to insurers, employers, advertisers. You own your house—why don't you own your data?

I'll fight for your right to access, correct, and delete your data; ban discriminatory use; require opt-in consent; prohibit warrantless surveillance. We need representatives who understand the technology they regulate, not politicians who think "the cloud" is weather. Real expertise. Real protection.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Whether it's monopolies price-fixing fire equipment, corporations selling your personal data, government hiding behind closed doors, or cannabis prohibition criminalizing personal choices—I'm fighting the same battle: individuals over institutions.

With 30 years in IT and small business ownership, I've seen how concentrated power—corporate or governmental—hurts regular people. I led fights for digital rights, understand antitrust enforcement, demand transparent government, and support ending the failed war on cannabis.

These passions connect to one principle: you should control your own life, own your own data, access your own government, and make your own choices—without monopolies gouging you or bureaucrats criminalizing you.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I don't worship individuals—everyone is flawed. But I respect principles: Washington's integrity and willingness to surrender power, Jefferson's defense of individual liberty, Franklin's practical wisdom. Most meaningful to me: my fifth great-grandfather fought at Brandywine for independence. He wasn't a famous founder—just a Pennsylvania militiaman willing to fight for freedom. That's the example I follow: ordinary people defending extraordinary principles. Integrity, liberty, courage to stand against powerful interests. Ideas matter more than icons.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

An elected official must stand for something beyond getting re-elected. They need the independence to defy party leadership, the integrity to refuse corporate money, and the courage to represent constituents over special interests. Transparency is non-negotiable—voters deserve to know how you vote and why. Most importantly: you work FOR the people, not above them. Government derives power from consent—never forget who you serve.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Represent District 108's interests in Harrisburg—not party leadership's agenda. Vote on legislation that affects schools, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, and individual rights. Demand transparency and accountability from state agencies. Fight monopolies and corporate abuse. Protect constitutional freedoms. Make government accessible to constituents who need help navigating bureaucracy. Most importantly: remember you work FOR the people, not the political establishment.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Leave Pennsylvania better than I found it. That means: families who can afford to work without childcare bankrupting them, fire departments that aren't price-gouged by cartels, transparent government accessible to everyone, individuals who own their personal data, adults free to make their own choices without criminalization. I want Pennsylvanians to look back and say: "He fought for us, not the establishment. He expanded freedom and opportunity. He made our lives better." That's the legacy worth leaving.