Pennsylvania — 10th District

Janelle Stelson

Supports middle-class tax breaks and lowering costs

Stelson advocates for bipartisan solutions to lower the cost of everyday necessities including food, gas, housing, and prescription drugs. She criticizes tariff policies and tax breaks for the wealthy, arguing they increase prices for middle-class families.

• Calls for bipartisan legislation to lower costs on gas, groceries, housing, and prescription drugs.
• Opposes broad tariffs and national sales tax proposals that raise middle-class prices.
• Supports tax breaks for middle-class workers rather than corporations and billionaires.

“We need bipartisan problem-solving to pass laws that lower the cost of necessities— including food, gas, housing, prescription drugs and more.”

“Central Pennsylvanians feel the price pinch every day.”

Scott Perry

Supports tax cuts and spending reductions

Perry focuses on curbing inflation by cutting federal spending, reducing government regulations, and lowering taxes on families and small businesses. He supports a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to enforce fiscal discipline.

• Supported the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to lower tax rates across brackets and double the standard deduction.
• Sponsored a Balanced Budget Amendment to force a balanced federal budget within 10 years.
• Opposes Biden-Harris administration tax-and-spend policies that he argues drive up inflation.

“As a former small business owner, Scott Perry understands that excessive taxes and over-regulation prevent small businesses from creating jobs and prospering.”

Janelle Stelson

Supports federal abortion rights

Stelson advocates for codifying the protections guaranteed under Roe v. Wade into federal law, asserting that reproductive healthcare decisions belong to women and their doctors. She strongly opposes politician interference, national abortion bans, and restrictions on IVF.

• Pledges to vote to restore federal abortion protections under Roe v. Wade.
• Opposes national abortion bans and restrictions on fertility treatments like IVF.
• Emphasizes that reproductive choices should remain between women and healthcare providers.

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

Scott Perry

Opposes abortion with narrow exceptions

Perry holds a strongly pro-life stance, stating that all unborn life is sacred while allowing exceptions for rape, incest, and danger to the life of the mother. He opposes taxpayer funding for abortion and supports defunding Planned Parenthood to redirect funds to local health centers.

• Supports abortion exceptions only for rape, incest, and threats to the mother's life.
• Opposes late-term abortions, partial-birth abortions, and taxpayer funding for abortion.
• Supports defunding Planned Parenthood and redirecting funding to local community health clinics.

“Scott Perry believes firmly in the sanctity of Life – period. He makes exceptions for circumstances that involve rape, incest, and danger to the life of the mother.”

Janelle Stelson

Supports lowering drug costs and protecting care

Stelson advocates for high-quality, affordable healthcare by empowering Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, banning surprise medical billing, and removing medical debt from credit reports. She opposes single-payer Medicare for All while pushing to protect coverage and broaden urgent care access.

• Supports Medicare negotiation of prescription drug prices to lower costs.
• Opposes single-payer healthcare systems like Medicare for All.
• Calls for banning surprise billing and taking medical debt off credit reports.

“I support lowering the price of prescription drugs by allowing the government to negotiate lower prices.”

Scott Perry

Opposes ACA and government-run health plans

Perry opposes government-run healthcare systems, criticizing the Affordable Care Act as a failure. He advocates for free-market healthcare reforms that protect pre-existing conditions, expand health savings accounts, and permit insurance sales across state lines.

• Supported repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act with market-based alternatives.
• Supports protections for pre-existing conditions and expanding Health Savings Accounts.
• Sponsored the Charlotte's Web Medical Access Act to allow access to CBD oil for seizure disorders.

“The American healthcare system must be reformed to reduce costs, improve the quality of care, and increase access to coverage.”

Janelle Stelson

Supports border enforcement and focused deportation

Stelson opposes open borders and supports hiring additional border patrol agents and upgrading border technology to stop illicit drugs. She favors focusing deportations on violent criminals while demanding due process and strict oversight for federal law enforcement.

• Opposes open borders and supports funding modern surveillance technology and additional agents.
• Calls for deportations to focus specifically on individuals who commit violent crimes.
• Demands uniform and badge identification standards for ICE agents alongside mandatory body cameras.

“I do not support open borders. It is unacceptable to allow criminals and life-stealing drugs across the border.”

Scott Perry

Supports strict enforcement and sanctuary city bans

Perry strongly criticizes current border policies as a severe national security threat. He supports strict enforcement measures including deporting illegal immigrants, outlawing sanctuary cities, and fully equipping Border Patrol agents.

• Voted for the Laken Riley Act and DUI deportation legislation.
• Supports banning sanctuary cities and deporting undocumented individuals who commit crimes.
• Demands full resource allocations and support for Border Patrol personnel.

“The Biden-Harris Administration’s reprehensible, dangerous, and failed border policies have resulted in a National security threat.”

Janelle Stelson

Supports stock trading bans and congressional term limits

Stelson champions government reform to increase responsiveness and eliminate corruption. She supports prohibiting members of Congress from trading individual stocks, banning former members from becoming lobbyists, establishing a 6-term limit for House members, and enacting a mandatory retirement age of 80.

• Supports legislation banning stock trading by members of Congress and their immediate family.
• Supports a constitutional amendment limiting House members to six terms (12 years).
• Proposes a mandatory retirement age of 80 for members of Congress and banning post-office lobbying.

“I also support a constitutional amendment that would prohibit all members of the U.S. House from serving more than six terms (12 years).”

Scott Perry

Supports term limits, pay freezes, and budget rules

Perry highlights his commitment to government reform through signing term limit pledges, blocking congressional pay raises, and supporting fiscal accountability rules. He backs 'No Budget, No Pay' proposals to hold members accountable.

• Signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge.
• Supported 'No Budget, No Pay' legislation to withhold congressional salaries if no budget passes.
• Offered amendments to block congressional pay raises and sponsored spending transparency bills.

“I’ve supported many efforts to responsibly reduce spending, balance the federal budget and make government more accountable to hard-working American taxpayers.”

Janelle Stelson

Supports protecting entitlement benefits

Stelson vows to defend Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid against benefit cuts or tax increases. She criticizes Perry's past positions regarding entitlement adjustments.

• Promises to protect Social Security and Medicare benefits from budget cuts.
• Opposes raising Social Security taxes on middle-class families.

“Janelle will fight for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and a woman’s right to choose.”

Scott Perry

Supports preserving earned benefits for seniors

Perry emphasizes preserving Social Security and Medicare for current and future retirees without touching benefits for low- and middle-income seniors. He opposes providing entitlement benefits to undocumented immigrants.

• Pledges to protect Social Security benefits for low- and middle-income seniors.
• Supports protecting the Medicare Advantage program for enrolled seniors.
• Opposes granting Social Security or Medicare benefits to non-citizens or illegal immigrants.

“Social Security and Medicare are benefits hard-earned by our Senior Citizens. Scott Perry knows that we must keep our promise to our Seniors, by preserving and protecting Medicare and Social Security.”

Janelle Stelson

Supports expanding VA benefits and housing

Stelson promises to protect and expand veterans' healthcare, job training, and education benefits. She criticizes Perry for voting against major VA benefit expansion legislation and housing support for homeless veterans.

• Pledges to vote for expanded VA healthcare access, education, and civilian transition training.
• Supports targeted federal funding to house homeless veterans.

“In Congress, I will vote to ensure that those who serve our country in the Armed Forces receive the benefits they have earned.”

Scott Perry

Supports VA reform and healthcare choice

As a combat veteran and retired Army National Guard Brigadier General, Perry focuses on reforming the Veterans Administration to improve accountability. He supports expanding healthcare options, education benefits, and cutting-edge PTSD treatments for veterans.

• Emphasizes his 39-year military service record as a combat veteran and Brigadier General.
• Supports structural reforms to make the VA more accountable to service members.
• Advocates expanding private healthcare choice and specialized PTSD treatments for veterans.

“As a Combat Veteran who served for nearly 40 years in uniform, Scott Perry knows and understands firsthand the sacrifices made by Veterans and their families...”

Janelle Stelson

Supports 5-year Farm Bill and market anti-trust laws

Stelson prioritizes passing a comprehensive 5-year Farm Bill to give certainty to family farms. She advocates for anti-trust measures to break up meat processing monopolies, disease prevention funding for avian flu, and 'Right to Repair' laws for farm machinery.

• Makes passing an updated 5-year Farm Bill a central agricultural priority.
• Supports legislation to break up corporate consolidation in chicken processing.
• Advocates for 'Right to Repair' legislation allowing farmers to fix their own equipment.

“In Congress, I will make fighting for a new, 5-year Farm Bill a top priority – one that lowers input costs, provides certainty to farmers, and helps get more young people into farming careers.”

Scott Perry

Supports agricultural regulatory relief

Perry focuses on reducing burdensome federal regulations that hamper farm operations in Pennsylvania. He highlights his personal agricultural background and works with local farming groups to protect agribusiness jobs.

• Works to eliminate burdensome federal regulations that impede local farming families.
• Endorsed by agricultural organizations including ACRE (PA Farm Bureau PAC).
• Cites his early work experience on local farms as informing his support for farm families.

“He’s worked with the agricultural community to reduce unnecessary and crippling federal regulations that impede their ability to farm.”

Janelle Stelson

Supports higher minimum wage and vocational training

Stelson advocates for raising Pennsylvania's $7.25 minimum wage and creating good-paying jobs that stay in the district. She pushes for expanding vocational and technical education to train workers for skilled trades that do not require a college degree.

• Calls Pennsylvania's $7.25 minimum wage outrageous and supports raising it.
• Advocates for increased funding for vocational and technical training in schools.
• Promotes skilled trade jobs like mechanics, plumbers, and electricians that cannot be outsourced.

“The minimum wage of $7.25 in Pennsylvania is outrageous.”

Scott Perry

Supports deregulation and small business growth

Perry emphasizes his experience as a former small business owner and mechanical contractor, arguing that lowering tax rates and cutting federal regulations is the best pathway to generate job growth and higher wages.

• Cites experience co-founding and running a mechanical contracting business.
• Supports rolling back federal regulations to encourage private sector job creation.
• Opposes mandated wage increases and government labor regulations.

“As a former small business owner for many years, I know that excessive taxes and over-regulation prevent small businesses from creating jobs.”

Janelle Stelson

Supports federal housing affordability legislation

Stelson strongly backs bipartisan federal legislation to lower housing costs and increase affordability. She attacks Perry for voting against bipartisan housing measures in Congress.

• Supports federal bipartisan legislation aimed at expanding housing affordability.
• Criticizes Perry for voting against the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

“Stelson rips Perry for his latest vote against bipartisan housing affordability bill”

Scott Perry

Opposed specific federal housing bill

Perry voted against the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, standing as one of 13 House Republicans opposing the measure.

• Voted against the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in the U.S. House.

“U.S. Rep. Scott Perry was among 13 House Republicans to vote against a housing affordability bill on Wednesday...”

Janelle Stelson

Supports public school funding and educator pay

Stelson comes from a family of public school educators and advocates for strong public education funding. She emphasizes fair pay and respect for teachers, support staff, bus drivers, and school cafeteria workers.

• Prioritizes robust federal support for public education systems.
• Advocates for higher wages and respect for teachers and educational support staff.

“Schools are the bedrock of our communities and the foundation of America. We should prioritize educating our children and making sure teachers, ESPs, meal servers and bus drivers have the pay and respect they deserve.”

Scott Perry

Supports biological sex restrictions in female sports

Perry focuses his education policy statements on protecting Title IX as originally enacted. He supports prohibiting biological males from competing in female sports categories.

• Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025.
• Opposes policies allowing biological males who identify as female to compete in women's sports.

“As the father of two daughters, Scott opposes any attempt to allow males to compete against females in women’s sports.”

Janelle Stelson

Supports SBA loan access and healthcare support

Stelson focuses on assisting small business owners with SBA loan access, cutting administrative red tape, and helping businesses secure affordable employee healthcare options while opposing tariffs that inflate supply costs.

• Pledges congressional office assistance with Small Business Administration loans.
• Supports cutting red tape and expanding employee healthcare access for small employers.

“Small businesses are key to Central Pennsylvania’s economy and in Congress I will ensure my office helps with SBA loans and I will advocate to cut through red tape so our small businesses can thrive.”

Scott Perry

Supports tax relief and deregulation

Perry leverages his background as a former small business owner to advocate for reducing federal regulations and tax burdens to allow small businesses to expand and hire.

• Opposes excessive federal regulations that impede small business expansion.
• Promotes tax cuts to stimulate private sector hiring.

“As a former small business owner, Scott Perry understands that excessive taxes and over-regulation prevent small businesses from creating jobs and prospering.”

Scott Perry

Opposes firearm restrictions

Perry is a firm supporter of Second Amendment rights, opposing federal gun control legislation and remaining vigilant against efforts to limit constitutional firearm ownership.

• Staunchly opposes federal restrictions on gun ownership and civil liberties.
• Supports self-defense rights guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.

“Scott Perry remains a staunch advocate of our Constitution’s Second Amendment, and the rights of all Americans to protect themselves and their families.”

Scott Perry

Supports transportation infrastructure funding

Perry serves on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, supporting targeted funding for roads, bridges, airports, and seaports to facilitate interstate commerce and job growth.

• Serves on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure.
• Introduced and supported bills strengthening roads, bridges, airports, and seaports.

“One of the core functions of government is to maintain a safe, secure, and efficient transportation infrastructure system that supports interstate commerce...”