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U.S. Representative, 10th Congressional District

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1
Term
2 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A member of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on federal laws, taxes and spending on behalf of the district.

All of Dauphin County; most of Cumberland County (all but its western end around Shippensburg and Newburg, and part of North Newton Township); and northern and central York County, including York city, Dillsburg, Dover, Manchester, Newberry, Fairview, Spring Garden, Springettsbury, West Manchester and nearby townships and boroughs, and part of Jackson Township.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Janelle StelsonDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Scott PerryRepublican

    • Supports a Balanced Budget Amendment and lower taxes on families and small businesses.
    • Calls for stopping fraud, waste and abuse in federal spending.In office

Public safety

  • Janelle StelsonDemocratic

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

  • Scott PerryRepublican

    • Supports securing the border, deporting violent criminals and banning sanctuary cities.

Housing

  • Janelle StelsonDemocratic

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

  • Scott PerryRepublican

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

  • Janelle StelsonDemocratic

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

  • Scott PerryRepublican

    • Asked the U.S. Trade Representative to exempt cocoa beans and related products from tariffs.In office

Roads & infrastructure

  • Janelle StelsonDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Scott PerryRepublican

    • Introduced a bill to end federal funding for the D.C. streetcar and similar streetcar projects.In office

Environment & parks

  • Janelle StelsonDemocratic

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

  • Scott PerryRepublican

    No documented position found.

Health & human services

  • Janelle StelsonDemocratic

    • Supports letting the government negotiate drug prices and banning surprise medical billing.
    • Pledges never to cut earned Social Security benefits.
    • Supports restoring the abortion protections of Roe v. Wade in federal law.

  • Scott PerryRepublican

    • Opposes a government-run health system; supports coverage of pre-existing conditions and expanded HSAs.
    • Opposes abortion except for rape, incest or danger to the mother's life; supports defunding Planned Parenthood.

Government & transparency

  • Janelle StelsonDemocratic

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

  • Scott PerryRepublican

    • Co-sponsored and voted for the Stop Insider Trading Act, which bars members and their families from buying stocks.In office

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 8 issues covered in this race.