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U.S. House · PA-09 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Rachel Wallace

Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District

Rachel Wallace is a Pottsville native and former White House budget chief of staff focused on healthcare costs, family farms and accountability.

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DistrictPA-09
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Rachel stands.

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Healthcare costs and denials

  • Supports reversing 2025 health cuts, banning prior authorization and limiting premiums used for executive salaries

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Trade training and bargaining

  • Supports technical-school funding, union organizing, prevailing wages and project labor agreements

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Farm competition and repairs

  • Supports confronting fertilizer and meatpacking monopolies and giving farmers the right to repair equipment

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First homes and blight

  • Supports first-time homebuyer and starter-home construction credits, landlord accountability and action against blight

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Congressional ethics and tenure

  • Supports stock-trading bans for lawmakers and spouses, a 12-year House limit and overturning Citizens United

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Local data center decisions

  • Supports local control and transparency, opposes national permitting overrides and supports hiring local union workers

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2020

    Experience

    Biden-Harris women’s engagement adviser

    Led women-voter engagement work.

  2. 2021

    Experience

    Presidential Personnel chief of staff

    Served as personnel-office chief of staff.

  3. 2021

    Experience

    Special assistant to the president

    Served in the presidential appointment.

  4. 2020

    Accomplishment

    Women-voter coalition mobilization

    Helped build and mobilize a women-voter coalition for the presidential campaign.

  • Experience

    Tim Holden congressional staff

    Began public service working for the congressman.

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    Nonprofit communications professional

    Worked in nonprofit strategic communication.

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    State Department public affairs director

    Directed public affairs for Ambassador Cathy Russell.

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    Senate speechwriter

    Wrote speeches for Senator Brian Schatz.

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    Senate communications adviser

    Advised Brian Schatz on communications.

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    OMB chief of staff

    Served in White House budget-office leadership.

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