{"id":300936,"date":"2026-10-06T16:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T16:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/300936\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T16:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T16:56:09","slug":"stelson-leans-on-journalism-roots-in-second-bid-against-perry-in-pennsylvanias-10th-candidate-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/300936\/","title":{"rendered":"Stelson leans on journalism roots in second bid against Perry in Pennsylvania\u2019s 10th | Candidate profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, Pa. \u2014<\/p>\n

Janelle Stelson<\/a> is a Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania\u2019s 10th Congressional District in the 2026 election. She is seeking a rematch with Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, who defeated her in the 2024 general election by roughly 5,100 votes. <\/p>\n

Stelson was born in Fairbanks, Alaska, and grew up in Seattle.She earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in politics and government from the University of Puget Sound and also studied at the Austro-American Institute in Vienna.Stelson is a former television journalist.She spent nearly four decades in broadcast journalism, including 26 years as a news anchor at WGAL. Stelson won the Democratic nomination in 2026 after previously serving as the party\u2019s nominee in 2024.<\/p>\n

Her campaign describes her journalism career as focused on reporting on Central Pennsylvania communities, investigating problems and seeking answers from public officials. She left television news to run for Congress.<\/p>\n

You can read more about Stelson’s opponent, Rep. Scott Perry, here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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