Rachel Wallace
Won the May 19 Democratic primary unopposed after Jennifer Brothers and Daniel Byron did not make the ballot
Rachel Wallace is a Pottsville, Pennsylvania native who has worked for former Congressman Tim Holden, the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Senate, and the White House, where she served as Chief of Staff for the Office of Management and Budget. She is challenging incumbent Dan Meuser, campaigning on health care and lowering the cost of living.[3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Positions on the issues
- SupportsExpand public health coverage
Supports capping the share of insurance premiums that can go to insurance-company salaries and ending prior-authorization requirements; opposes coverage losses she attributes to Meuser's votes.[3]
“end the practice of prior authorization, which lets insurance companies off the hook for covering services they promise to cover; and cap the amount of insurance premiums that can go to insurance company salaries”
In their words — priorities
- Says nearly 30,000 people in the district will lose health insurance because of Dan Meuser's votes, and that she will fight to save rural hospitals and end prior-authorization practices.[3]
- Says she is focused on lowering the cost of living, from electricity prices to housing to groceries, and on bringing people together to solve local problems.[3]
- Lists health care, cost of living, data centers, housing, veterans, farmers, infrastructure, and jobs as the policy areas she is most passionate about.[3]
Background
- Born and raised in Pottsville, Pennsylvania; graduate of Pottsville Area High School.[1][3]
- Began her career working for her home-district Congressman, Tim Holden, and went on to serve in the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Senate, and as Chief of Staff for the White House Office of Management and Budget.[3]
- Says she moved back to southern Schuylkill County, where she lives, to be closer to family after her mother was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease; her family has lived in Berks and Schuylkill counties for 10 generations.[3]
Campaign money
Raised $698K · spent $311K · $387K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗