Southcentral Pennsylvania has a rematch on its hands this Election Day with former WGAL-TV anchor Janelle Stelson challenging Rep. Scott Perry (R-York) in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District.
Perry’s district is one of three Republican-controlled seats in Pennsylvania that are categorized as a “toss up” by political forecasters and could determine who controls the House this November.
Here’s a look at the candidates:
Janelle Stelson
In her first campaign, Stelson narrowly lost to Perry by a little more than 5,000 votes, and prior to running for office in 2024, she worked as a TV anchor and reporter covering the Harrisburg region for 37 years.
During her second time around, Stelson has raised more money than Perry and has more cash on hand than the incumbent.
Stelson hasn’t shied away from calling Perry a “coward” for not holding an in-person town hall since July 2019, and is adopting an anti-corruption agenda that would reins in prediction markets, ban congressional stock trading, and establish age limits for members of Congress.
Scott Perry
Perry, first elected to the House in 2012, is vying for his eighth term in office, and has been a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump’s agenda throughout his first two terms.
Following the 2020 elections, Perry played a role in trying to help Trump overturn Pennsylvania’s election results.
Perry voted for Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which cut Medicaid by nearly $1 trillion and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by $187 billion in order to permanently extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, more than 18,000 of Perry’s constituents will lose their healthcare coverage once the Medicaid cuts go into effect after the elections, while over 6,000 residents will lose their SNAP benefits.
Perry also voted against extending Affordable Care Act tax credits that expired at the end of last year, calling them a “colossal mistake.” This caused an additional 12,000 constituents to drop their healthcare coverage through Pennie, the commonwealth’s ACA marketplace.
