Dale Hamby

Dale Hamby is an independent candidate for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 100 in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing Dave Nissley (R).[1][2] A retired U.S. Army officer who runs a sheep farm in southern Lancaster County, he previously ran for the seat as a Democrat in 2016 and 2018, according to Ballotpedia and his own survey response.[2][3]

Hamby graduated from Black River High School and earned a bachelor's degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1978, a second bachelor's degree from Roosevelt University in 1985, and a graduate degree from Harvard Business School in 1989.[2] He served in the U.S. Army from 1978 to 1993, and Ballotpedia lists his profession as farmer and businessman.[2] In his Ballotpedia survey he said that after the Army he taught high school and college and worked in the private sector.[3]

Hamby was the Democratic nominee for District 100 in 2016, when incumbent Bryan Cutler (R) defeated him with 73.93% of the vote, and again in 2018, when Cutler won 72.0% to Hamby's 28.0%.[2] In his survey he said he was a Republican for 35 years and a Democrat for 15 before becoming an independent.[3] He said his priorities include on-time state budgets, taxation of petroleum pipelines as real property, and a moratorium on data center development in Pennsylvania.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.