Rep. Perry S. Warren, Jr.'s Biography
Perry Warren is the State Representative for Pennsylvania’s 31st Legislative District, serving Lower Makefield Township, Newtown Borough, Newtown Township, Upper Makefield Township and Yardley Borough. He was first elected to the General Assembly in 2016 and currently chairs the House Insurance Committee.
Warren wrote and first introduced the bill that became Act 18 of 2020, ending child marriage in Pennsylvania and allowing remote marriage licenses during the COVID-19 emergency. He also authored Act 21 of 2020, which allowed licensed restaurants and hotels to sell takeout beverages during the pandemic and clarified procedures for local liquor law referendums. His Flood Insurance Premium Assistance Task Force passed and was signed into law by Governor Josh Shapiro, and Warren served on the task force and continues working to advance its recommendations. In the current term, his universal background checks for firearms purchases, flood disclosure, plastic water bottle reduction and school health insurance bills have passed in the House, awaiting votes in the Senate.
In September 2024 Speaker Joanna McClinton appointed Warren as Chairman of the House Human Services Committee. In January 2025, McClinton appointed him Chairman of the House Insurance Committee. He previously served on the House Transportation, Commerce, Judiciary, Environmental and Energy Resources, Local Government and Government Oversight committees.
Before joining the House, Warren served seven years on Newtown Borough Council after being elected in 2009 and re-elected in 2013. He helped revive the Environmental Advisory Council, co-wrote the borough’s non-discrimination ordinance, and supported the Newtown Common Open Space Project.
Warren co-founded a law firm that grew to 10 attorneys, representing individuals, small businesses and estate clients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Earlier, he ran an ice cream truck business that he started at age 19 and taught public high school social studies for two years prior to law school.
Perry has served on the board and as chairman of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and has held leadership roles with The Compassionate Friends and the Young Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Warren graduated with honors from Colgate University and earned his law degree with honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law. He and his wife, Liz, live in Newtown Borough and have five children and two grandchildren.