Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Democratic · 3 November 2026

Rachel Wallace

Rachel Wallace, a Democrat and former chief of staff in the Office of Management and Budget, is the party's nominee for Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district in 2026 against Republican incumbent Dan Meuser.

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Biography & Campaign Analysis

2026 race

Rachel Wallace, a former chief of staff in the Office of Management and Budget, is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 election for Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district, which is based in North Central Pennsylvania east of the Appalachian Divide.

Wallace was unopposed on the Democratic primary ballot and received 34,503 votes after Jenn Brothers and Daniel Byron withdrew, with Byron endorsing Wallace. The incumbent is Republican Dan Meuser, who was reelected with 70.5% of the vote in 2024.

Wallace faces Meuser in the general election on November 3, 2026, and Brothers, a private investigator, is running as an independent write-in candidate.