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U.S. Representative, 9th Congressional District

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Term
2 years
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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.

Covers all of Bradford and Sullivan counties and eastern Lycoming County: the City of Williamsport (except a small part of the 5th Ward), the boroughs of Hughesville, Montgomery, Montoursville, Muncy and Picture Rocks, and the townships of Clinton, Eldred, Fairfield, Franklin, Jordan, Loyalsock, Mill Creek, Moreland, Muncy Creek, Muncy, Penn, Plunketts Creek, Shrewsbury, Upper Fairfield and Wolf. The district also includes other counties in northeastern and central Pennsylvania.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Public safety

  • Rachel WallaceDemocratic

    • Proposes federal funding to help volunteer fire companies buy new equipment.

  • Dan MeuserRepublican

    • Calls for passing Dalilah's Law to restrict commercial driver's licenses for people in the U.S. illegally.In office

Housing

  • Rachel WallaceDemocratic

    • Proposes a first-time homebuyer credit and a starter home construction credit.

  • Dan MeuserRepublican

    • Voted for the ROAD to Housing Act, which includes a ban on large institutional investors owning single-family homes.In office

Economy & jobs

  • Rachel WallaceDemocratic

    • Supports defending the Davis-Bacon Act's prevailing wage requirements.
    • Supports Right to Repair laws for farm equipment and fighting monopolies in fertilizer, seeds and meatpacking.

  • Dan MeuserRepublican

    • Sponsored the Regulatory Review Improvement Act, requiring agencies to regularly review rules on small businesses.In office
    • Supports President Trump's tariffs, saying they forced trading partners to lower their trade barriers.In office

Environment & parks

  • Rachel WallaceDemocratic

    • Opposes national permitting laws for AI data centers and supports local control over where they are built.

  • Dan MeuserRepublican

    • Introduced a bill making the Endless Mountains, including Bradford and Sullivan counties, a National Heritage Area.In office

Health & human services

  • Rachel WallaceDemocratic

    • Calls for reversing the 2025 federal health care cuts and banning prior authorization by insurance companies.

  • Dan MeuserRepublican

    • Sponsored the Most Favored Patient Act to write "most favored nation" prescription drug pricing into law.In office
    • Co-leads a bipartisan bill for more Small Business Administration support and fraud oversight of child care centers.In office

Government & transparency

  • Rachel WallaceDemocratic

    • Supports banning members of Congress and their spouses from trading individual stocks.
    • Supports a 12-year term limit for members of Congress and overturning Citizens United.

  • Dan MeuserRepublican

    • Voted for the SAVE America Act requiring photo ID to vote and proof of citizenship to register.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; 6 issues covered in this race.