Pennsylvania 9th District
Dan Meuser (R) holds this seat and is running again. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Dan Meuser
Republican · holds this seat today
ALiberty Score AOn the liberty side in 115 of 124 votes and bills.
Raised $2,129,641 since January 2025: 45% from people, 44% from PACs and other committees, 11% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Rachel Wallace
Democrat · former White House budget office chief of staff
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Wallace, and what Wallace has said and done settles only 2 of my principles. I went through it on October 30. A grade needs 4.
Raised $1,145,383 since January 2025: 90% from people, 9% from PACs and other committees, 1% from the party. The filing at FEC.gov
Voting in Pennsylvania: how to register, vote early or vote by mail. Election Day was November 3.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Rachel Wallace, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Wallace, so the grade above comes from this list: what Wallace has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Says in the debate that the policies of the Iran war have failed because people pay more for gas.
“No, we're paying more for gas and home heating oil. These policies have failed.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
The quote does not itself name Iran or a policy to end or continue, so it does not settle the measure.
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Her campaign site pledges to cap the share of insurance premiums that can go to insurance company executive salaries.
“cap the amount of money from premium payments that can go toward insurance company executive salaries”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
A legal cap on what private firms may pay out is a price and pay control, which the free markets test scores against.
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Her campaign site pledges to ban prior authorization by insurance companies.
“ban prior authorization by insurance companies so they can no longer deny doctor-prescribed care”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
A new ban on how private insurers operate is more regulation, which the free markets test scores against.
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Says small businesses are struggling with the burdens of the tariffs.
“with the burdens of these tariffs”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Objecting to broad tariffs as a cost on business follows the with side.
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Called the withdrawal of plans for ICE detention centres in her district a big win, citing missing water, sewer and infrastructure rather than immigration policy.
“Upper Bern and Tremont never had the water, sewer, or infrastructure to support facilities of this size”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
She opposed the facilities on local infrastructure grounds and named no border or deportation policy, so the line does not settle a side.
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Says in the debate that the two candidates agree on law and order and secure borders.
“I think that we agree that we should have law and order at our borders, that we should have secure borders, and that we should know who is coming into our country”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Calling for secure borders and law and order at the border is the with side of the measure.
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