Who's running in Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district
2 candidates are on the ballot. Below is what each one says they stand for, what they have actually done in office or in public life, and the arguments published for and against them — each quoted from a named source rather than summarised by us.
2 candidates · ballot order · Guy Reschenthaler currently holds this seat
Low confidenceLow confidenceOnly one weak source, dated material, or indirect evidence. Treat specifics with caution.What would raise it: An official filing record and at least one independent report about this candidate would raise this.
What they say they stand for
Their own words. Claims, not verified facts.
The House Republican legislative agenda, as a member of its whip operation.
Domestic energy production, including natural gas from the region's shale fields.
Cutting federal spending.
Veterans' issues, drawing on his Navy service.
Border security and immigration enforcement.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
U.S. Representative for the 14th District since January 2019; re-elected in 2024 by about 34 points.
Chief Deputy Whip for House Republicans.
Navy judge advocate general veteran; former Allegheny County district judge and Pennsylvania state senator.
Endorsed for re-election by President Trump in November 2025.
Won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary against Jason Dunn.
Arguments in favor
President Trump endorsed his re-election.
— President Donald Trump
Arguments against
Constituents told the Westmoreland County commissioners at a public meeting that his office sends back tone-deaf and insensitive form letters on every issue, and Democratic campaign material says he will not hold town halls or take questions on his rare visits to the district.
— A constituent speaking at the Westmoreland County commissioners' meeting of May 15, 2025, whose remarks are in the official minutes; and campaign material supporting Alan Bradstock
What we couldn’t verify
His campaign also makes a case for him based on his own experience and seniority — his campaign points to his place in the House Republican leadership as Chief Deputy Whip, which it argues gives the district more influence than a back-bench member would — but that is the candidate describing himself rather than an argument made by anyone else, so it is recorded here and in his record rather than presented alongside the criticism of him.
The town hall claim comes from Democratic campaign material rather than from independent reporting, and Reschenthaler's response was not located.
The constituent quoted in the county minutes is not named in the record read here.
His campaign website could not be located; the link given is his official House site.
A second distinct criticism of him, from a source other than his political opponents, could not be found.
Economic security for working households in south-western Pennsylvania.
Universal health care.
Campaign finance reform and removing corporate influence from politics.
Restoring constitutional norms; he argues the president's use of executive power puts democracy at risk.
Government efficiency and reducing partisan extremism.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Desert Storm veteran; retired FBI agent who became a supervisor in the Counterterrorism Division and deputy legal attaché at the U.S. embassy in Ottawa.
Graduate of Washington & Jefferson College; master's in international relations from Troy University.
From Donora, Washington County; has not held elected office.
Won the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary.
Arguments in favor
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
Arguments against
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
What we couldn’t verify
No published criticism of Bradstock by name could be found. Searched: his name with 'criticism', with 'opponent', against National Republican Congressional Committee material, against Guy Reschenthaler's campaign, and against Pittsburgh City Paper, Latrobe Bulletin and Observer-Reporter coverage; two of those articles were behind access blocks. Because no case against him exists on the record, no case for him is presented either.
His endorsements and fundraising were not established from sources read.
The district voted Republican by 34 points in 2024; how he intends to change that was not established.
Positions and criticism are quoted from the named sources, not our assessments. This is built to help you start getting informed — confirm the official candidate list with your election authority before you vote.
Pennsylvania held its primary on May 19, 2026. Republican incumbent Guy Reschenthaler beat Jason Dunn for renomination; Democrat Alan Bradstock, a Desert Storm veteran and retired FBI supervisor, won the Democratic nomination. The district covers south-western Pennsylvania — Washington, Greene and Fayette counties, most of Indiana and Somerset, and part of Westmoreland — and Reschenthaler won it by 34 points in 2024. Roster confirmed against Ballotpedia and Latrobe Bulletin reporting. Ballotpedia lists the Democratic nominee as David Bradstock; local reporting and his campaign use Alan Bradstock, which is used here. Criticism of Bradstock by name could not be found, so his entry carries no arguments in either column.
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