Who's running in Pennsylvania's 6th 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 · Chrissy Houlahan currently holds this seat
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What they say they stand for
Their own words. Claims, not verified facts.
National security and defence policy, as a member of the Armed Services and Intelligence committees.
Veterans' issues, drawing on her Air Force service.
A negotiated two-state settlement in the Middle East; she is endorsed by J Street.
Science, technology and workforce policy, drawing on her engineering background.
Bipartisan legislating; she has been among the more centrist House Democrats.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
U.S. Representative for the 6th District since January 2019; re-elected in 2024 with 56.2%.
U.S. Air Force veteran; engineer by training.
Former chief operating officer of the athletic apparel company AND1.
Taught chemistry and led a literacy non-profit before Congress.
Member of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Arguments in favor
The Middle East diplomacy organisation endorsed her re-election.
— J Street
Arguments against
The county's doctors' association reported that her campaign declined to answer any of its candidate questionnaires this cycle, on any topic, while her opponent answered each round. Her campaign said her record and website speak for themselves.
— Chester County Medical Society, September 2026
What we couldn’t verify
A 2017 report linking AND1, the company she once led, to labour conditions at Chinese suppliers was raised against her in an earlier campaign; it dates from that cycle and is not presented here as a current argument.
No National Republican Congressional Committee material naming Houlahan for the 2026 cycle could be found, and no direct criticism of her by name from Marty Young's campaign could be retrieved; the Delaware Valley Journal profile of him was blocked.
A second published case for her re-election, beyond the J Street endorsement, could not be found.
Fiscal discipline: cutting federal spending and waste rather than expanding programmes or raising taxes.
Lowering housing and health care costs for families and small businesses in Chester and Berks counties.
A health care plan he calls the Young Americans Healthcare Plan, modelled on the TRICARE system, alongside prior-authorisation overhaul, site-neutral payment reform and lifting restrictions on physician-owned hospitals.
Reducing regulatory and documentation burdens on doctors and supporting independent practices.
Opposing efforts to defund police and holding violent repeat offenders accountable.
Defence budgets focused on modernisation, cyber defence and the industrial base.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
U.S. Army National Guard officer and chaplain; graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Graduate study at Georgia Tech, NYU Stern and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
Business turnaround and restructuring executive.
Lives in West Chester with his wife and four children; grew up in Chester County.
Won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary; has answered each round of the Chester County Medical Society's candidate questionnaires since May 2026.
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 Young by name could be found. Searched: his name with 'criticism', with 'opponent', against Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee material, against Chrissy Houlahan's campaign, and against Chester County and Philadelphia news coverage. Because no case against him exists on the record, no case for him is presented either.
His campaign website was showing an under-construction placeholder when checked; his positions above come from the Chester County Medical Society questionnaire series and Ballotpedia.
His fundraising and any endorsements were not established from sources read.
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. Democratic incumbent Chrissy Houlahan is seeking a fifth term against Republican Marty Young. The district covers all of Chester County and the city of Reading in Berks County. Roster confirmed against Ballotpedia, PoliticsPA and City & State Pennsylvania. Criticism of Young by name could not be found, so his entry carries no arguments in either column.
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