Jeremy Benscoter

Jeremy Benscoter is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 117, in the November 3, 2026 general election, in which he faces incumbent Jamie Walsh (R).[1][2] According to Ballotpedia, he is an information technology professional; in a Ballotpedia survey, he said his campaign focuses on protecting neighborhoods, water and gameland from overdevelopment, including large data centers.[1][3]

Jeremy Benscoter graduated from Northwest Area High School and earned a bachelor's degree from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in 2014, according to Ballotpedia.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he said he worked full-time through most of college, so that his bachelor's degree in computer science took eight years, and that he has worked as a programmer since 2010.[3] He said he and his wife bought her grandparents' home in 2013 and are raising their son there.[3]

Benscoter advanced from the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary with 98.0 percent of the vote.[1] In the survey, he said he opposes 1,000-acre-plus data centers, wants to examine the cost of cyber charter schools and to expand the Homestead/Farmstead exclusion for property taxes.[3] He listed property tax reform, education reform, healthcare reform, data center accountability, corporate taxation and utility costs among his policy interests.[3]

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