Greetings all. Our friend Janelle Stelson dropped by this afternoon for an update on her fight to flip PA-10 blue this year. Our community was with Janelle in 2024 when she came just 5,000 votes short, outperforming Vice President Harris by 4 points in a district the Cook Report still rates as +3 Republican.
Given how much the national landscape has tilted towards the Dems since 2024, and with a very popular Governor Shapiro at the top of the ticket this time, PA-10 with Janelle Stelson as our candidate is one our very best House pick-up opportunities this year. It’s why we are all-in on this race.
Janelle was one of the first candidates we endorsed this cycle, and I am proud to say that as of today this remarkable community has raised over $92,000 for her 2026 campaign. A video of our discussion is above, Janelle’s full bio is below, and here’s a map of PA-10:
Janelle is one of the twelve candidates in our community’s Winning The House campaign, a collection of candidates most likely to flip red House seats blue this year and retake the House for Democrats next January. You can support Janelle by giving to all twelve candidates with a single contribution split evenly among them, or by giving to her campaign directly.
This is the second time Janelle has come by to talk to us about her campaign this cycle, and it is interesting to see how the race has evolved. Her opponent, a leader of the 2021 insurrection, has now taken a series of bad votes that will be very hard for him to defend - he’s voted for the tariffs and higher prices; he’s voted to gut our health care system, making care more expensive and harder to get; he’s voted for the war, higher inflation, higher fertilizer prices, and higher gas and diesel prices; and he’s voted to cut taxes on the wealthy and the privileged while all of us get less.
We also spent some time diving into an ambitious anti-corruption agenda she announced a few weeks ago. Here is how one local news organization, The Keystone, covered her announcement:
With broad support from the Democratic Party within Pennsylvania, and around the country, former WGAL anchor Janelle Stelson is looking forward to her general election rematch against US House Rep. Scott Perry (R-York) in this year’s midterm election.
Stelson, flanked by dozens of supporters and union members, went on the offensive against Perry while rolling out her campaign’s anti-corruption agenda at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 229 union hall in York County on Tuesday.
“Career politicians like Scott Perry have stopped listening. He shows what he thinks of us, the taxpayers, by refusing to hold an in-person town hall since 2019,” Stelson said. “An in-person town hall, he has not held since 2019 because he is a coward.”
During her rollout, Stelson called for a litany of reforms that include reigning in prediction market corruption; banning members of Congress and their family members from trading stocks; passing constitutional amendments to overturn Citizens United; curbing a president’s pardoning power; and establishing age limits for members in Congress.
“Our campaign is not about a party. It’s not about a side,” Stelson said. “It is about ending the culture in Washington where politicians stay too long, get too comfortable, and begin serving the system instead of the constituents.”
Based on our discussions with our candidates over these past few weeks there is clearly a growing interest on the ground in Democrats offering anti-corruption, renewing democracy agendas like the one she offers here.
Watch our conversation, get to know another one of our intrepid patriots leaving it all out there on the playing field for us, consider supporting Janelle Stelson today, and keep working hard all - we have a country to save, and elections to win, together! Simon
Bio - Janelle Stelson, US House Candidate Running in PA-10
A former award-winning television news anchor, Janelle Stelson has been telling our stories for more than three decades. Now, she’s taking on Congressman Scott Perry to be our voice in Washington.
For more than 30 years, Central Pennsylvanians have relied on Janelle to tell the truth, trusted her to shine a light on our problems, and counted on her to get answers and hold the powerful accountable. Whether she was with small business owners, riding along with local law enforcement, or covering the rising costs of housing and healthcare, Janelle has been listening and telling the stories of countless families across the district. She has heard over and over how people in Central Pennsylvania are sick and tired of career politicians who have been ignoring them and their problems.
Janelle will fight for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and a woman’s right to choose. She will work with Republicans & Democrats to lower costs, invest in small businesses and family farms, and ensure we have access to affordable housing and child care. She supports term limits, banning members of Congress from insider stock trading and prohibiting members of Congress from becoming lobbyists when they retire, exploiting their former relationships.
Janelle is not a politician. If you are looking for someone who will listen to you, who will work for real solutions, who will fight for term limits, and who will sit down with anyone who has a good idea about how to make life better for all of us in Central Pennsylvania, then support Janelle Stelson.
You can learn more about this race and volunteer for Janelle here.
