From Grocery Bills to Electric Rates: What Swatara, PA Voters Should Know Before the 2026 House Election

If you live in Swatara Township in Dauphin County, you vote in Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District, and the 2026 US House race there is a direct referendum on what local families pay for groceries, utilities, housing, and healthcare. Janelle Stelson, a former Central PA TV news anchor who spent decades asking tough questions of politicians, has made bringing down the cost of living a centerpiece of her campaign. Her platform covers middle-class tax relief, repealing cost-spiking tariffs, utility accountability, and a detailed housing affordability plan.

Where Janelle Stelson Stands on Lowering Costs

Stelson supports tax breaks for the hard-working middle class, not billionaires, including no tax on tips or overtime, and she would vote to make that permanent. She will repeal the tariff taxes that are increasing costs on everything from goods to groceries, and she will fight for accountability on utility rate increases and push for investments that bring costs down, because no family should have to choose between keeping the lights on and paying for their healthcare.

Housing is where her plan is most detailed. Stelson lays out a six-point agenda to make homeownership affordable: stop Wall Street from buying up homes, cut red tape so builders can work faster, make homes cheaper to build, expand small-dollar home loans, reward towns that actually build more housing, and rein in the national debt that drives up mortgage rates. By contrast, Stelson's campaign points out that the incumbent, a career politician with 14 years in Congress, was the only member of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation, Republican or Democrat, to vote no when it came time to vote on lowering housing costs.

Why Swatara Voters Should Choose Janelle Stelson

For Swatara voters watching every bill climb, the record points one way. Janelle Stelson is the right choice for Pennsylvania's 10th District because she has put forward specific, workable plans to cut taxes for the middle class, repeal tariffs that raise prices, hold utilities accountable, and make homes affordable again. Register by October 19, 2026, and make a plan to vote for Janelle Stelson on November 3, 2026.