Janelle Stelson

  • U.S. House
  • Pennsylvania

A Fighter for Truth in Pennsylvania

Janelle Stelson is an Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist with a nearly 40-year track record of listening to Pennsylvanians and fighting to deliver them the truth. Prior to running for Congress, Stelson spent 26 years as an anchor of the highest-rated news show in the Harrisburg media market, which encompasses all of Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District. Her work as a journalist has taken her all over central Pennsylvania, covering the issues that matter most to people and giving her up close and personal knowledge of the challenges — and opportunities — they face. Senior News has repeatedly named Stelson “Best News Anchor” in honor of her outstanding work. After working at WHTM-TV in Harrisburg, Stelson joined Susquehanna Valley’s WGAL in 1997 and has been involved in the betterment of central Pennsylvanians ever since.

Making a Better Life for Pennsylvanians

Stelson is a staunch defender of reproductive freedom and is committed to standing up against any and every attack on our rights. She will fight to ensure the protections guaranteed under Roe v. Wade are once again the law of the land. Stelson is committed to making life better for Pennsylvanians and all Americans. She will ensure Pennsylvanians have access to low-cost necessities, including food, gas, housing, and prescription drugs. Stelson is fighting for affordable health care, good-paying jobs, reliable infrastructure, and the democracy that makes it all possible. 

Unseating a Radical Anti-Choice Extremist

Janelle Stelson is running in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District, where in 2024, she narrowly lost to anti-choice Republican extremist and incumbent Rep. Scott Perry by about one point. Perry is a close ally of Trump, the former chair of the extreme House Freedom Caucus, and participated in the White House meeting planning the Republican scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election. He is overly consumed with conspiracies and scandal, and will stop at nothing to support Trump and his extreme tax breaks for the wealthy. Perry has spent his time in office voting against reproductive freedom at every turn. The time is now to flip this seat and Stelson is the candidate who will put Pennsylvanians first, help Democrats retake the U.S. House, stop any Republican attempt at a national abortion ban and harm Americans with their detrimental cuts. With the EMILYs List community by her side, we can help Stelson cross the finish line in 2026.