Nick Manganaro

According to his Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey, Manganaro grew up in Chester County, just outside what is now the 5th District.[1] He graduated from the Episcopal Academy, earned a bachelor's degree from Reed College in 1979 and a graduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1984.[1] He spent most of his career in the finance industry, in research, product development and risk management, consulting with multi-national financial firms on quantifying and managing risk; Ballotpedia lists his work as investor.[1]

Manganaro is a former Republican precinct committeeman and is now retired.[1] He won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary for the 5th District with 25,075 votes, as the only candidate on the ballot, and was endorsed by the Delaware County GOP and Pennsylvania Young Republicans.[1] During the campaign, he described himself as running against policies he says harm the district's citizens and favored fiscal discipline and limited government.[1] He received 27.9% of the vote to Mary Gay Scanlon's 72.1%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[2]