{"id":193476,"date":"2026-05-15T17:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/193476\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T17:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:12:12","slug":"janelle-stelson-pa-10th-congressional-district-candidate-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/193476\/","title":{"rendered":"Janelle Stelson: Pa. 10th Congressional District candidate profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Janelle Stelson: Pennsylvania 10th Congressional District candidate profile<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCHRISTINE HAS THE TIMING ON JUST HOW SOON WE\u2019LL GO THERE. WGAL NEWS 8. TODAY STARTS NOW. ALL RIGHT, IT\u2019S 5:00 AND IT\u2019S FRIDAY. I\u2019M GLAD IT\u2019S FRIDAY. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. I\u2019M MATT BARCARO. I\u2019M KATELYN SMITH REGINA GOT A LOOK AT OUR COMMUTE THIS MORNING, AND WE\u2019RE TALKING ABOUT THE 80S AND 90S, BUT NOT TODAY. NOT TODAY. YES. IF YOU\u2019RE A FAN OF THE 60S, I THINK TODAY WE HAVE UPPER 60S FOR YOU. LET\u2019S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST THIS MORNING. WE\u2019RE STARTING OUT WITH SOME CLOUDS. YOU JUST SAW THAT LIVE PICTURE WHERE THE CLOUDS ARE STARTING TO BREAK UP. I DO THINK WE\u2019LL SEE BREAKS OF SUN THIS MORNING. AND THEN PARTLY SUNNY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE CHECK 48 IN SELINSGROVE. IT\u2019S 51 IN HARRISBURG FOR CARLISLE AND CHAMBERSBURG. WIND SPEEDS. IT WAS A BREEZY DAY YESTERDAY AND IT WILL BE BREEZY TODAY. WE\u2019RE TALKING ABOUT WIND SPEEDS THIS AFTERNOON, ABOUT 10 TO 20MPH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. SO HERE\u2019S A LOOK AT YOUR 12 HOUR FORECAST. WE\u2019LL SEE BREAKS OF SUN. AT TIMES IT WILL BE PARTLY SUNNY. AT TIMES IT MIGHT BE MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON, BUT THE TEMPERATURE GETS UP TO 68. SO ANOTHER COOL DAY BEFORE PERHAPS YOU\u2019RE CRANKING THE A C THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR SURE. SUCH A BIG CHANGE. HUGE CHANGE. AND IT COULD BE OUR FIRST 90 OF THE YEAR AT LEAST IT\u2019S SOMEWHAT GRADUAL THOUGH. EACH DAY WE\u2019RE JUMPING ANOTHER ANOTHER TEN DEGREES. I THOUGHT YOU WERE A FAN OF THE SUN AND THE HEAT. I LIKE ALL THE KIND OF WHETHER YOU LIKE IT. ALL RIGHT. 501 ON YOUR FRIDAY. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY, AND HAPPY FRIDAY TO YOU. AND WHAT A FRIDAY IT IS BECAUSE IT\u2019S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND AHEAD. RIGHT NOW. NO ISSUES THAT I\u2019M SEEING. NO CRASHES OR INCIDENTS TO SLOW YOU DOWN. I DID NOTICE A LITTLE BIT OF A SLOWDOWN IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. THIS IS ALONG I-81 AT EXIT 52 IN MIDDLESEX TOWNSHIP. THAT\u2019S DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. THAT\u2019S WRAPPING UP ACTUALLY. SO THAT IS GOOD NEWS THERE. I-81 AT EXIT 52 RIGHT NOW THEY\u2019RE JUST WRAPPING UP SOME WORK FROM PENNDOT SOUTHBOUND. ALSO LOOKING FINE ON THIS FRIDAY MORNING. HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN COUNTY, THEY\u2019RE 83 AND SOME DRIVE TIMES FOR YOU. IF YOU\u2019RE HEADING OUT OF HARRISBURG TO CAMP HILL, FIVE MINUTE DRIVE, THEY\u2019RE NOT TOO BAD. CARLISLE IS A 20 MINUTE DRIVE AND 14. IF YOU\u2019RE HEADED TO HERSHEY, WE\u2019LL HAVE ANOTHER UPDATE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. THIS HAS BEEN A LANCASTER TOYOTA TRAFFIC REPORT. CONTRACT TALKS ARE UNDERWAY IN THE DONEGAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN LANCASTER COUNTY, BUT SOME SAY THEY DON\u2019T LIKE WHAT THE DISTRICT IS OFFERING FOR TEACHERS OR BUS DRIVERS. LET\u2019S GIVE YOU A LOOK AT LAST NIGHT\u2019S BOARD MEETING. A PACKED HOUSE THERE. BUS DRIVERS SAY THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A NEW TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT, AND TEACHERS ARE ASKING FOR MORE COMPETITIVE PAY. THE TEACHERS SAY THEY\u2019RE BEING PAID THE LOWEST IN THE COUNTY, AND THEY\u2019RE WORRIED THAT SOME TEACHERS ARE LEAVING TO GO WORK AT OTHER DISTRICTS. BOARD MEMBERS SAY AN OFFER OF AN AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF 3.8% IS ACTUALLY HIGHER THAN OTHER NEARBY DISTRICTS. WE KNOW THAT TEACHERS ARE PAID SOME OF THE LOWEST IN THE COUNTY, AND MY KIDS GO HERE AND THEY LOVE IT. AND IT\u2019S SUCH A GREAT SCHOOL. THESE TEACHERS GO ABOVE AND BEYOND ALL THE TIME, AND THEY DESERVE A FAIR CONTRACT. THEY NEED TO HAVE A HIGHER WAGE. OUR DISTRICT IS SPENDING MONEY ON LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS RIGHT NOW, AND THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THEM. THE SCHOOL BOARD SAYS THE NEW OFFER WOULD ALSO INCLUDE A STARTING SALARY OF 62,000 FOR SOMEONE WITH A BACHELOR\u2019S DEGREE AND 81,000 FOR THOSE WITH A MASTER\u2019S DEGREE. THE SCHOOL BOARD ALSO APPROVED A NEW TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT WITH THE SCHOOL BUS COMPANY. KRAFT SAYS CURRENT DRIVERS WILL GET THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN AND WORK FOR THEM. NEW THIS MORNING, PENN STATE FACULTY MEMBERS HAVE VOTED TO FORM A UNION. AFTER MONTHS OF ORGANIZING, UNION LEADERS SAY MORE THAN 2500 MEMBERS JOINED THE UNION. MORE THAN 5000 PEOPLE VOTED IN THIS ELECTION. THEY SAY THIS IS THE LARGEST ELECTION OF ITS KIND IN THE STATE. AFTER NEARLY FIVE DECADES, THE UNION WILL INCLUDE FACULTY MEMBERS FROM ALL OF PENN STATE\u2019S CAMPUSES. AND THIS DOES COME AS THE UNIVERSITY PREPARES TO CLOSE SEVERAL BRANCH CAMPUSES. YOU CAN SEE THOSE LISTED ON YOUR SCREEN THERE INCLUDES PENN STATE, YORK AND MOUNT ALTO IN OUR AREA. THE YORK COUNTY SPCA IS ASKING FOR HELP WITH WHAT THEY SAY IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CASES OF DOG HOARDING IN ITS HISTORY. THE SHELTER IS EXPECTING MORE THAN 50 DOGS TO COME INTO THEIR CARE IN THE COMING WEEKS, FILLING THEIR KENNEL SPACE DURING THE SUMMER SEASON, WHICH THEY SAY IS ONE OF THEIR BUSIEST TIMES OF THE YEAR. YORK SPCA IS A NO KILL SHELTER, SO THEY\u2019RE ASKING PEOPLE WHO CAN FOSTER OR ADOPT THE DOGS TO REACH OUT TO THEM. THEY\u2019VE ALSO ASKED FOR SUPPLIES LIKE DOG CRATES AND FOOD. THE SHELTER SAYS THE HOARDING SITUATION IS BEING INVESTIGATED, BUT DID NOT SHARE ANY MORE DETAILS. WE\u2019VE REACHED OUT TO THE YORK COUNTY D.A. FOR MORE INFORMATION. THIS MORNING, WE ARE HEARING FROM THE CARETAKERS OF SOME ANIMALS RESCUED IN A DIFFERENT ANIMAL WELFARE CASE IN YORK COUNTY. POLICE SAY MORE THAN 60 ANIMALS WERE FOUND IN FAIRVIEW TOWNSHIP, AND THAT SOME OF THEM WERE ALREADY DEAD. THESE ARE THE TWO PEOPLE CHARGED. WE\u2019LL GET TO THEM IN JUST A MOMENT. SHORT AND CURLIES. ANIMAL RESCUE SANCTUARY DID TAKE 11 PIGS IN FROM THAT HOME. THEY SAY THEY TREATED THEM FOR BREATHING PROBLEMS. THEY WERE NOT GREAT. THEY WERE VERY SKINNY, VERY HUDDLED TOGETHER. WE ONLY REALLY HAD ONE OUT OF THE GROUP THAT WAS, WE\u2019LL SAY, TAME. THEY\u2019VE MADE GREAT PROGRESS THERE. THEY FILLED OUT. THEY ARE HEALTHY AND HAPPY AND HAVE A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. SO THEY\u2019RE DOING WELL. POLICE CHARGED 23 YEAR OLD CHASE FISHER AND 32 YEAR OLD PEDRO VEGA RIVERA OF COLUMBIA, WITH ANIMAL CRUELTY. IN THIS CASE, LEBANON COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH MAKING TERRORISTIC THREATS AGAINST 20 ELECTED STATE DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS WAS IN COURT. ADAM BERRYHILL WAIVED HIS PRELIMINARY HEARING YESTERDAY. POLICE SAY HE POSTED A HIT LIST OF THOSE LAWMAKERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BERRYHILL IS IN THE LEBANON COUNTY PRISON. HE\u2019S NOT ABLE TO POST BAIL. HE\u2019S SCHEDULED TO BE BACK IN COURT NEXT MONTH. AND FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF THE HANDLING OF HARRY HILL\u2019S CASE, THE ACTING STATE POLICE COMMISSIONER SAYS THERE WILL BE CHANGES TO ITS NOTIFICATION POLICY. SO IN A LETTER OBTAINED BY WGAL, COMMISSIONER GEORGE BIVENS SAID WHILE HIS AGENCY\u2019S INVESTIGATION AND ARREST WAS ALL CONDUCTED PROPERLY, A REVIEW OF THE MATTER REVEALS, HE SAYS THAT THE AFFECTED LEGISLATORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROPERLY NOTIFIED. HE SAYS THERE NEEDS TO BE A NEW NOTIFICATION PROCESS THAT INCLUDES A NEW PROCESS FOR COMMUNICATING THE THREATS, AND ALSO DESIGNATES A POINT PERSON FOR FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. ALSO IN THAT LETTER, STATE POLICE SAY THEY ARE NOW CREATING A NEW POLITICAL VIOLENCE THREAT UNIT. THE FUNERAL IS TODAY FOR THE 15 YEAR OLD, WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN YORK LAST WEEK. PAUL HARRIS WAS KILLED AT PENN PARK ON MAY 5TH AFTER A FIGHT WITH A GROUP OF TEENAGERS. YORK POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING HIS DEATH. THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THREE NEW CASES OF MEASLES HAVE NOW BEEN CONFIRMED IN LANCASTER COUNTY. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES IN THE STATE TO 28 SO FAR THIS YEAR. LET\u2019S GIVE YOU A BREAKDOWN OF THESE CASES BY COUNTY. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS OF THE RECENTLY IDENTIFIED CASES, ALL WERE EITHER UNVACCINATED PEOPLE OR PEOPLE WHO THEY DIDN\u2019T KNOW THEIR VACCINATION STATUS. DOCTORS SAY YOU DON\u2019T EVEN NEED TO BE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH SOMEONE TO GET MEASLES. YOU JUST HAVE TO BE IN THE SAME SPACE WITHIN TWO HOURS OF THE INFECTED PERSON BEING THERE. SYMPTOMS TYPICALLY BEGIN 1 OR 2 WEEKS AFTER EXPOSURE. OUR PROGRAM CONTINUES TODAY TO HELP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT CAREERS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD. LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH STARTED ITS CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAM. THIS IS CALLED A DAY IN THE LIFE. SO KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT IT\u2019S LIKE TO WORK IN THOSE FIELDS. MORE THAN 200 STUDENTS ARE TAKING PART IN THAT PROGRAM. THEY\u2019RE WORKING ON EIGHT HANDS ON ACTIVITIES IN FIELDS LIKE RADIOLOGY, CARDIOLOGY AND NURSING. I THINK HEALTH IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT REALLY PEOPLE MATTER. AND ULTIMATELY THINGS WILL COME AND GO, BUT PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS BE HERE. AND I THINK HEALTH IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE. THIS YEAR, THE PROGRAM IS HONORING SUE MARTIN, WHO STARTED THIS PROGRAM AND RECENTLY DIED FROM CANCER. IT\u2019S 508. AND THIS WEEK ON WGAL EIGHT IN FOCUS, WE ARE CONCENTRATING ON BULLYING IN SCHOOLS AND HOW TO PREVENT IT. IT CAN BE PHYSICAL IN NATURE. THERE CAN BE BULLYING BEHAVIOR. THERE CAN ALSO BE INDIRECT, WHICH IS KIND OF THAT FRIENDSHIP MANIPULATION. SPREADING RUMORS, SAYING MEAN THINGS BEHIND THEIR BACK. AND THEN OF COURSE, THERE\u2019S CYBER BULLYING. YOU CAN FIND OUT WHAT PARENTS CAN DO AS WELL TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN FROM BULLYING. WHEN YOU JOIN US SUNDAY MORNING AT 11. AND REMEMBER, YOU CAN WATCH EVERY EPISODE, PLUS THE LATEST NEWSCAST AND SOME ORIGINAL PROGRAMING, ALL FOR FREE ON OUR VERY LOCAL APP, WHICH YOU CAN FIND ON ROKU AND AMAZON FIRE TV. 508 RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE HARRISBURG SKYCAM BEHIND US. NOT MUCH TO SEE YET. NOT YET, NOT YET. BUT IT\u2019S COMING AS THE SUN COMES UP BEFORE 6:00 NOW. SO YEAH, IT\u2019S GOING TO GET BRIGHT EARLY. AND WE DO HAVE SOME DECREASING CLOUDS TO SEE THIS MORNING. YOU CAN SEE LOW PRESSURE CRANKING UP ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. THAT IS GIVING US THIS NORTHWESTERLY BREEZE. IT WAS BREEZY YESTERDAY. IT WILL BE BREEZY AGAIN TODAY. AND NOTICE THE CLOUDS ARE TRYING TO BREAK UP JUST A LITTLE BIT. I DO THINK WE SEE THAT MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TODAY, 48 DEGREES IN LEWISTOWN, 51 IN HARRISBURG. IT\u2019S 49 CURRENTLY IN LANCASTER. OUT THE DOOR IN YORK, A MILD START AT 50. WIND SPEEDS TODAY. THERE\u2019S YOUR DOUBLE DIGITS. WE\u2019RE GOING TO BE SEEING THIS NORTHWESTERLY BREEZE AT ABOUT 10 TO 20MPH, MUCH LIKE WE SAW YESTERDAY. SO WHAT TO WEAR FORECAST FOR TODAY. MAYBE A LIGHT JACKET THIS MORNING. WITH THOSE TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S. LATER ON IT WILL BE BREEZY AND MILD. WARMER THAN YESTERDAY WITH HIGHS ABOUT TEN DEGREES WARMER THAN WHAT WE SAW YESTERDAY. SO WE\u2019RE CLIMBING AND WE CONTINUE TO CLIMB THIS WEEKEND. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS WEEKEND FORECAST. WE HAVE 80 DEGREES ON SATURDAY. MOSTLY SUNNY TO START THEN INCREASING AFTERNOON EVENING CLOUDS. THERE MAY BE A STRAY SHOWER LATE SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT. FOR SUNDAY, IT\u2019S 84 DEGREES FOR PARTLY SUNNY SKIES, MAYBE A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS LATER IN THE DAY. BUT REALLY, MOST OF YOUR WEEKEND IS GOING TO BE DRY AND QUITE A BIT WARMER THAN WHAT WE\u2019VE SEEN THIS WEEK. WE\u2019LL TALK ABOUT THOSE 90S EARLY NEXT WEEK. COMING UP. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, CHRISTINE. NICE DAY TO HEAD OUTSIDE TODAY AND THIS WEEKEND AS WELL. THE 54TH ANNUAL GREEK FEST STARTS TODAY ON THE WEST SHORE. YOU CAN GET YOUR FILL OF GREEK FOOD AND THE MUSIC AND CULTURE TOO. YEAH, MAYBE YOU\u2019RE HUNGRY ALREADY. GREEK FOOD FOR BREAKFAST. WHY NOT? NEWS 8 GABRIEL THOMAS IS JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING TO TELL US ABOUT GREEK FEST AND ALL OF THE FOOD THAT THEY\u2019RE COOKING UP THERE IN THE KITCHEN RIGHT NOW. GABRIELLE. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, MATT KATELYN OR SHOULD I SAY OPA. GREEK FEST IS UNDERWAY HERE AT THE HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL. IT\u2019S EARLY, BUT LOOK AT THIS TASTY FOOD. WE HAVE PARISHIONER AND TOP CHEF MICHAEL WARD JOINING US THIS MORNING. WHAT IS THIS FOOD? AND YOU\u2019VE BEEN UP EARLY COOKING THIS. WHAT\u2019S IN IT? IT\u2019S WE GOT A COUPLE DISHES HERE THAT WE OFFER IN OUR A LA CARTE LINE. I GUESS WE\u2019LL START WITH LAMB. THAT\u2019S ONE OF THE FAVORITES OF EVERYBODY\u2019S. IT\u2019S JUST A SHANK OF LAMB TOPPED WITH OUR OPEN SOURCE. IT\u2019S MADE HERE JUST IN OUR PARISH. FOLLOWED UP WITH GREEK LASAGNA. IT\u2019S A. IT\u2019S A BAKED ZITI WITH A B\u00c9CHAMEL SAUCE ON TOP. AND THEN WE\u2019LL MOVE OVER TO ITS, LET\u2019S SAY, COUSIN MOUSSAKA, WHICH IS A EGGPLANT INSTEAD OF THE THE ZITI. WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT GREEK CULTURE, ESPECIALLY THE FOOD AND ALL THE TASTY TREATS? I CAN\u2019T WAIT TO TASTE THOSE PASTRIES. OH, WE LOVE SHARING OUR CULTURE. WE\u2019RE WARM. WELCOMING. JUST COME ON OUT AND AND SEE WHAT IT\u2019S LIKE TO BE GREEK. BE GREEK FOR A DAY WEEKEND. YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WE\u2019RE HERE ISN\u2019T JUST ALL ABOUT TASTY FOOD AND EXPERIENCES. YOU GUYS ALSO DONATE A PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND IT GOES BACK INTO THE CHURCH. CORRECT? WE DONATE TO TO SOME OF THE AREA COMMUNITY CHARITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP OUT A LITTLE BIT. MICHAEL. THANK YOU. WELL, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME OUT TO GREEK FEST, YOU ALREADY SAW THAT TASTY FOOD. I\u2019LL BE SHOWING YOU SOME MORE STUFF THROUGHOUT THE SHOW THIS MORNING. YOU CAN DO SO UP UNTIL SUNDAY. THAT IS THE 18TH. I\u2019LL HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION ON MY FACEBOOK.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Janelle Stelson: Pennsylvania 10th Congressional District candidate profile<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769026991_958_wgal.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WGAL logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 12:35 PM EDT May 15, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJanelle Stelson is a Democrat running to represent Pennsylvania\u2019s 10th Congressional District. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.A former WGAL anchor, Stelson says her campaign is focused on lowering the cost of living, expanding access to affordable health care, supporting workers and small businesses, investing in rural communities, and protecting rights she says are important to Central Pennsylvania families. Here are some of her priorities: Cost of living Stelson says her campaign is focused on lowering the cost of living for Central Pennsylvanians, including everyday expenses such as groceries, gas, housing and prescription drugs. She says she supports middle-class tax breaks and bipartisan solutions to reduce household costs.Health care Stelson says she supports affordable, high-quality health care and wants to improve access to primary and urgent care. She also backs lowering prescription drug costs, banning surprise billing and removing medical debt from credit reports. Congressional reform Stelson says she wants to reform Congress so lawmakers are more accountable to constituents than to special interests. She supports banning stock trading by members of Congress and their families, prohibiting former lawmakers from becoming lobbyists and imposing House term limits.Jobs and wages Stelson says she wants to create and keep good-paying jobs in Central Pennsylvania while helping lower the cost of living for working families. She also supports expanding vocational and technical education, saying more family-supporting jobs should be available without requiring a college degree.Small businesses Stelson says she wants to support small businesses by helping them access capital, secure employee health benefits and cut through red tape. She says small businesses are vital to Central Pennsylvania\u2019s economy and should have more support to grow and compete.Rural communities and agriculture Stelson says she wants to invest in rural communities by supporting family farms and pushing for a new five-year Farm Bill that lowers costs and provides more certainty for farmers. She also backs efforts to address market consolidation, respond to avian flu impacts and expand farmers\u2019 access to updated equipment and repair rights.Veterans Stelson says she wants to ensure veterans receive the benefits they have earned through their military service. She supports expanding access to health care, continuing education, job training and housing support for veterans. Immigration Stelson says she supports stronger border security and opposes open borders, while arguing the immigration system needs broader reform. She also says enforcement should follow due process, focus on people accused of violent crimes and include greater accountability for federal immigration agents. Abortion rights Stelson says she supports restoring federal abortion protections that were in place under Roe v. Wade. She says reproductive health decisions should be made by women in consultation with their doctors. Education Stelson says she wants to be a strong supporter of public education and the people who work in schools. She says teachers, support staff, meal servers and bus drivers deserve better pay and greater respect. See Janelle Stelson&#8217;s priorities here.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Janelle Stelson is a Democrat running to represent Pennsylvania\u2019s 10th Congressional District. <\/p>\n<p>Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.<\/p>\n<p>A former WGAL anchor, Stelson says her campaign is focused on lowering the cost of living, expanding access to affordable health care, supporting workers and small businesses, investing in rural communities, and protecting rights she says are important to Central Pennsylvania families. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"10th Congressional District candidate Janelle Stelson.\" title=\"10th Congressional District candidate Janelle Stelson.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ace92373-203f-4fbf-b351-9eaad427d485.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text\">Here are some of her priorities: <\/p>\n<p>Cost of living \t<\/p>\n<p>Stelson says her campaign is focused on lowering the cost of living for Central Pennsylvanians, including everyday expenses such as groceries, gas, housing and prescription drugs. She says she supports middle-class tax breaks and bipartisan solutions to reduce household costs.<\/p>\n<p>Health care <\/p>\n<p>Stelson says she supports affordable, high-quality health care and wants to improve access to primary and urgent care. She also backs lowering prescription drug costs, banning surprise billing and removing medical debt from credit reports. <\/p>\n<p>Congressional reform <\/p>\n<p>Stelson says she wants to reform Congress so lawmakers are more accountable to constituents than to special interests. She supports banning stock trading by members of Congress and their families, prohibiting former lawmakers from becoming lobbyists and imposing House term limits.<\/p>\n<p>Jobs and wages <\/p>\n<p>Stelson says she wants to create and keep good-paying jobs in Central Pennsylvania while helping lower the cost of living for working families. She also supports expanding vocational and technical education, saying more family-supporting jobs should be available without requiring a college degree.<\/p>\n<p>Small businesses <\/p>\n<p>Stelson says she wants to support small businesses by helping them access capital, secure employee health benefits and cut through red tape. She says small businesses are vital to Central Pennsylvania\u2019s economy and should have more support to grow and compete.<\/p>\n<p>Rural communities and agriculture <\/p>\n<p>Stelson says she wants to invest in rural communities by supporting family farms and pushing for a new five-year Farm Bill that lowers costs and provides more certainty for farmers. She also backs efforts to address market consolidation, respond to avian flu impacts and expand farmers\u2019 access to updated equipment and repair rights.<\/p>\n<p>Veterans <\/p>\n<p>Stelson says she wants to ensure veterans receive the benefits they have earned through their military service. She supports expanding access to health care, continuing education, job training and housing support for veterans. <\/p>\n<p>Immigration <\/p>\n<p>Stelson says she supports stronger border security and opposes open borders, while arguing the immigration system needs broader reform. She also says enforcement should follow due process, focus on people accused of violent crimes and include greater accountability for federal immigration agents. <\/p>\n<p>Abortion rights <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text\">Stelson says she supports restoring federal abortion protections that were in place under Roe v. Wade. She says reproductive health decisions should be made by women in consultation with their doctors. <\/p>\n<p>Education <\/p>\n<p>Stelson says she wants to be a strong supporter of public education and the people who work in schools. She says teachers, support staff, meal servers and bus drivers deserve better pay and greater respect. <\/p>\n<p>See Janelle Stelson&#8217;s priorities <a href=\"https:\/\/janellestelson.com\/priorities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Janelle Stelson: Pennsylvania 10th Congressional District candidate profile CHRISTINE HAS THE TIMING ON JUST HOW SOON WE\u2019LL GO&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":193477,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[15476,86142,10093,86143,7097,2438,227,39989,4736,49672,1820,28,30,29,6436,86144,2918,8735],"class_list":["post-193476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-access","tag-affordable-health-care","tag-campaign","tag-central-pennsylvania-family","tag-congress","tag-cost","tag-education","tag-farmer","tag-housing","tag-janelle-stelson","tag-job","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news","tag-right","tag-rural-community","tag-small-business","tag-veteran"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}