Senator Tim Kearney

10/22/2026

📢UPDATE: SEPTA has informed us that some customer facing real-time information and alerts have been restored to the SEPTA website. However, our office CANNOT process Senior SEPTA Key Card applications at this time. Sorry for any inconvenience. Please be aware that SEPTA has taken some digital tools temporarily offline, including real-time travel information and alerts normally available on the SEPTA app, their social media channels, and SEPTA.org.

In response to federal cybersecurity recommendations has pro-actively taken some digital tools temporarily offline to install security patches. These tools include real-time travel information and alerts normally available on the SEPTA app, our social media channels, and SEPTA.org.

Real-time information for Bus and Metro is currently available through the Google Maps app and the Transit App (Google Maps is free; Transit App is subscription-based but has agreed to remove its paywall today to help SEPTA customers). Real-time details about Regional Rail schedules can be found at station monitors and through announcements.

We are extending hours of customer service until 9PM. Cashiers and passenger services representatives will also be available to assist.

Earlier today federal cybersecurity officials recommended that organizations using PHP—a programming language—immediately install security updates or temporarily take affected services offline until they can be secured. This advice followed the discovery of a new cybersecurity vulnerability that affects PHP and could allow hackers to gain access to systems through the internet.

Certain website functions at SEPTA including those sharing real-time transit information use PHP. SEPTA is repairing these to safely restore their functionality. The PHP programming language is used by many government agencies across the world, and as a result many government websites globally have similarly removed online services and websites.

We will share updates as soon as they are available.

10/22/2026

📝 On-Demand Voting is available for Delaware County registered voters!

✅ Visit the Delaware County Voter Service Center (201 W. Front St., Media)
✅ Request & complete your mail ballot
✅ Seal, sign & date
✅ Deposit in the secure county drop box
✅ Deadline: Tues., Oct. 27 at 5:00pm

📋 Note: You'll need your PennDOT ID number or the last 4 digits of your Social Security number.

🕔 On-Demand Voting Hours:
Mon, Tue, Fri: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wed, Thurs: 8:30am - 7pm
Sat: 9am - 12pm
Oct 27: 8:30am - 5pm

Voters who request a mail ballot by the 5:00pm deadline may return their completed mail ballot anytime through 8:00pm on election night, Nov. 3, 2026.

☎️ Questions? Call the County's Election Hotline at (610) 891-VOTE.

10/21/2026

Today we honored the life and legacy of former State Senator John James Sweeney, Jr., with a moment of silence and a condolence resolution on the Senate floor. Senator Sweeney passed away on October 2, at the age of 99. I was grateful to be joined by three of his children, Joseph, Grace Anne, and Kathleen as well as his former Chief of Staff, Joe Powers.

Senator Sweeney was the first elected Democrat to represent Delaware County as the 26th district since the Civil War and dedicated his life to public service, his community, and his faith. He modernized Senate procedures, most notably with Senate confirmation hearings for cabinet appointments and championed other important reforms for the Commonwealth.

It was an honor to celebrate his life of service.

10/21/2026

📣 Rep. Gina H. Curry and I are hosting a free Expungement Clinic in partnership with Legal Aid of Southeastern PA on Thurs., Nov. 12, 5:30-7:45 PM, at the Upper Darby Municipal Building. Eligible residents can get help clearing specific PA non-conviction charges and summary convictions, opening doors to jobs, schooling, and new opportunities.

✅ Only PA arrests qualify.
✅ Non-conviction charges (including ARD) & summary convictions with no arrests in the last five years may be eligible.
✅ Non-summary convictions cannot be expunged.
✅ Must have no current criminal charges.

☎️ Appointments required: (610) 544-6120

10/21/2026

Check out today’s event highlighting awareness and support for people affected by brain injuries, and Senate Bill 318, that will ensure commercial health insurers guarantee coverage for the nearly 19,000 Pennsylvanians requiring hospitalization each year due to brain injuries.

10/20/2026

🎟️ Tickets are still available! 🎟️

🎬 Join us Monday, Oct. 26, for a free screening of the Oscar-shortlisted, Emmy-nominated film Last Flight Home—a powerful look at family and end-of-life decision-making.

After the movie, Rep. Jennifer O'Mara and I will host a community conversation about how we can better support people with terminal illnesses and expand patient control over their healthcare decisions — as outlined in the 📄 Compassionate Aid in Dying Act SB 570/HB 1109, which Rep. O'Mara and I are sponsoring.

📅 Park Avenue Community Center, 129 Park Ave., Swarthmore
⏰ Mon., Oct. 26, 7–9 PM

➡️ Claim your free ticket: thepac.center/events

10/20/2026

📣 Unable to attend our September Senior Expo? There’s another great opportunity to connect with important senior services, flu shots, and more this Thursday morning, Oct. 22, from 9 a.m. - 12 noon at Rep. Jennifer O'Mara's Senior Fair at the Springfield YMCA.

Don’t forget- next week is my senior fair! Stop by the Springfield YMCA from 9 am to 12 pm to connect with resources, government agencies, local organizations, and more! You can get your flu shot and receive or renew your SEPTA Senior card.

10/19/2026

📣 Check out Kathleen Carey’s reporting in today’s Delaware County Daily Times (TinyURL.com/FairTaxRules-DCDT) about my effort to repeal an antiquated tax rule that is forcing working families and small businesses to pay the same rate as billionaires and mega corporations.

➡️ Can’t access the article? My press release: TinyURL.com/FairTaxRules

10/19/2026

⏰🇺🇸 PA VOTERS: Register online by MIDNIGHT TONIGHT at Vote.PA.Gov/Register, or register in person at the County's Voter Service Center in Media by 4:30PM! 🇺🇸⏰

10/19/2026

📢 Final reminder! Free Virtual Medicare Presentation Today at 1:30!

My office is partnering with PA MEDI to host free Zoom-based virtual Medicare presentations to help residents better understand Medicare updates, Medigap, what supplemental plans do (and don’t!) cover, and how to compare plans using Medicare.gov.

💻 Medicare Updates for 2027
📅 October 19, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
➡️ Register: TinyURL.com/MedicareUpdates2027

Registration is free and takes less than a minute!