2026 election · U.S. House
2026 Pennsylvania House race — Mary Gay Scanlon's seat
Incumbent: Mary Gay Scanlon (Democrat) — see their approval score, record, and voting history on their page.
Declared candidates
Source: FEC candidate filingsStated positions (8) ▾
- COVID-19 Relief: Voted for the $900 billion COVID relief package and the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act. [1]
- Civil Rights: Supports ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment and voted for measures addressing corporate transparency and school race discrimination lawsuits. [1][2]
- Criminal Justice Reform: Favors rehabilitation over punishment, reducing recidivism and mass incarceration, greater law enforcement accountability, and abolishing the federal death penalty. [1]
- Gun Control: Supports stricter gun control measures, including reauthorizing the assault weapons ban and requiring background checks for all firearm sales and transfers. [1]
- Health Care: Favors repairing and expanding the Affordable Care Act toward universal coverage and opposes privatizing Social Security and Medicare. [1]
- Immigration: Opposes Trump-era border and immigration enforcement policies, criticized the Laken Riley Act as political messaging, and opposes ending birthright citizenship. [1][2][3]
- Judiciary & Rule of Law: Condemns Trump administration actions targeting law firms and attorneys as attacks on the justice system and rule of law. [1]
- Taxation & Economy: Opposes the 2025 Republican tax and spending bill, calling it a wealth transfer to the wealthy that raises costs, debt, and energy prices for ordinary Americans; also opposes a balanced budget constitutional amendment. [1][2]
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