| Today, the DCCC announced that Janelle Stelson has been added to the first round of the committee’s highly competitive ‘Red to Blue’ program, signaling that the DCCC is invested in providing Janelle, a top-tier candidate, with the support needed to continue building a winning campaign as she runs for Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District.
“Central Pennsylvanians trust Janelle Stelson and know she will fight for them in Washington. Scott Perry has repeatedly put his extreme politics ahead of his own constituents, and Janelle will finally give her community a voice in Congress who actually puts them first,” said DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene.
As a local broadcast journalist, Janelle Stelson has spent her career listening to and advocating for the people of Central Pennsylvania. She moved to Harrisburg in 1986 to join WHTM-TV as a reporter and weather anchor, and later joined WGAL-TV 8 where she spent 26 years as Central Pennsylvania’s most trusted voice. Janelle isn’t a career politician, she’s a truth-telling outsider running to shake up a broken Washington and make life more affordable. In 2024, she ran an incredibly strong race, winning Independent, Republican, and Democratic voters and outperforming the top of the ticket by one of the largest margins out of any candidate across the entire country. As Scott Perry continues to put his own extreme politics ahead of Central Pennsylvanians, Janelle is poised to flip this seat.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported this month that Scott Perry “appears to be in the toughest fight of his political career” after Janelle outraised him for the second quarter in a row.
Red to Blue is a highly competitive and battle-tested DCCC program that arms top-tier candidates with organizational and fundraising support to help them continue building winning campaigns. Additionally, through Red to Blue the DCCC provides strategic guidance, staff resources, candidate trainings, fundraising support, and more. |
