Janelle Stelson

After graduating from University of Puget Sound with a Bachelor of Arts degree in politics and government, she began her broadcast journalism career at WHTM in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania as a general assignment reporter, weather and climate anchor for three years. She then left for Miami, Florida, and joined WPLG in 1989. Returning to Pennsylvania, she joined WHP in Harrisburg, anchoring the 6 pm and 11 pm newscasts. In addition, she also worked with WITF radio, hosted a statewide public TV broadcast, and anchored "Computer Chronicles" on PBS. Stelson then joined WGAL in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1997, where she worked as the co-anchor of the "News 8 at 4, 5:30, 10, and 11 pm" newscasts. In 2023, Stelson won a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award with WGAL as a co-anchor for a smaller market evening newscast, also having won the award in 2016. On September 14, 2023, Stelson announced near the end of "News 8 at 5:30" that she would be leaving WGAL to pursue other interests after nearly 40 years as a journalist, with 26 of those years at WGAL, and that September 15 would be her last newscast. ==Political campaigns==

Earlier history Stelson conceded having been a registered Republican throughout her life prior to changing her party registration in February 2023, in part due to the Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision in 2022, stating "I did as many people did way back… I registered in the party that my parents were when I started out." She additionally expressed in an interview with the Pennsylvania Capital-Star that working in media, a job that required her not to participate in politics, had not given her much to think about the party affiliation she was registered with. Stelson was additionally scrutinized for comments made on-air about a business in Belgium where patrons could dine and drink in the company of cats. After her co-anchor had commented the idea was popularized in Asian countries, she replied: "Of course, because they’re making tacos out of them." In a statement provided to PennLive after her comments were brought up in the primary debate, Stelson responded:"My comment was wrong and I apologized for it at the time. I was on live TV for thousands of hours over 38 years and one inappropriate joke from a decade ago is the worst thing they can find?" - Janelle Stelson, April 10, 2024She lost to multi-term incumbent Republican Scott Perry by about 6,000 votes. After the defeat, Stelson had alluded to her residency being one of various factors why voters did not show up to support her, but respected "the will of the people". ;2026 In July 2025, Stelson announced her candidacy for the 10th congressional district seat in the 2026 election. She is currently seeking the Democratic Party nomination in a primary race with Dauphin County Commissioner Justin Douglas. By August 2025, Stelson had established residency and voter registration at a rented Cumberland County home in the 10th district, while continuing to own her home in Lancaster County. == Personal life ==

Stelson was born in Fairbanks, Alaska, ==References==