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U.S. Representative, 10th Congressional District
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Janelle Stelson

Candidate for U.S. Representative, 10th Congressional District

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Former TV news anchor
Campaign website
janellestelson.com

A longtime news anchor at central Pennsylvania TV station WGAL, she was the Democratic nominee for this seat in 2024, losing to Scott Perry 49.4% to 50.6%.

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Photo: Campaign photo — Friends of Janelle Stelson

Documented positions

Public safety

  • Supports deporting violent immigrants in the U.S. illegally and requiring ICE agents to wear badges, not masks.

    Priorities | Janelle Stelson for Congress

    Campaign website · Friends of Janelle Stelson · Fixing Our Broken Immigration System … Fixing Our Broken Immigration System · janellestelson.com

    “I support deporting every violent illegal immigrant and oppose taxpayer benefits for anyone in the country illegally. … All federal law enforcement, including ICE, should wear uniforms with badges and should not wear masks.”
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Housing

  • Proposes stopping Wall Street from buying up homes and cutting red tape to build homes faster.

    Priorities | Janelle Stelson for Congress

    Campaign website · Friends of Janelle Stelson · Housing plan … Housing plan · janellestelson.com

    “Stop Wall Street from Buying Up Homes … Cut Red Tape to Make it Faster and Easier to Build Homes”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports more vocational and technical training in schools and protecting CHIPS and Science Act investments.

    Priorities | Janelle Stelson for Congress

    Campaign website · Friends of Janelle Stelson · Investing in Jobs and the Future … Investing in Jobs and the Future · janellestelson.com

    “We need to concentrate more on vocational and technical training in our schools. … I will fight to protect and grow the investments that make that possible, like the CHIPS and Science Act”
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Environment & parks

  • Supports letting local communities approve or reject data center projects.

    Priorities | Janelle Stelson for Congress

    Campaign website · Friends of Janelle Stelson · Lowering Your Electric Bill & Ensuring Data Centers Are Not Taking Advantage of Our Communities · janellestelson.com

    “local communities and their leadership should have the right to approve or reject a data center project”
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Health & human services

  • Supports letting the government negotiate drug prices and banning surprise medical billing.

    Priorities | Janelle Stelson for Congress

    Campaign website · Friends of Janelle Stelson · Lowering the Cost of Your Health Care … Lowering the Cost of Your Health Care · janellestelson.com

    “I support lowering the price of prescription drugs by allowing the government to negotiate prices. … I believe we need to ban surprise billing, close the loophole for ambulance trips and improve the dispute arbitration process”
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  • Pledges never to cut earned Social Security benefits.

    Priorities | Janelle Stelson for Congress

    Campaign website · Friends of Janelle Stelson · Protecting Your Social Security · janellestelson.com

    “I will never cut the Social Security benefits that seniors have earned.”
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  • Supports restoring the abortion protections of Roe v. Wade in federal law.

    Priorities | Janelle Stelson for Congress

    Campaign website · Friends of Janelle Stelson · Protecting Abortion Access · janellestelson.com

    “In Congress, I will fight to ensure the protections guaranteed under Roe are once again the law of the land.”
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Government & transparency

  • Proposes 12-year congressional term limits, a stock-trading ban for members and a lifetime lobbying ban.

    Priorities | Janelle Stelson for Congress

    Campaign website · Friends of Janelle Stelson · Fixing Congress by Cleaning Out the Corruption in Both Parties … Fixing Congress by Cleaning Out the Corruption in Both Parties … Fixing Congress by Cleaning Out the Corruption in Both Parties · janellestelson.com

    “Limit terms to 12 years. … Ban members of Congress and their immediate families from trading individual stocks while in office … Lifetime ban on members becoming lobbyists after serving in the House”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Janelle Stelson on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.

All sources (9)

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