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U.S. House, District 16: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
JW

Justin Wagner

Running for U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 16

NationalDemocrat

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Mike Kelly

Mike Kelly

U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 16

NationalRepublican

Justin WagnerCandidateMike KellyCurrent rep

Job fit

We haven't found background facts for either candidate yet.

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Justin Wagner

  • Health care costs
    Will oppose any cuts to Medicare or Medicaid, sponsor legislation capping out-of-pocket costs, and co-sponsor The Medicare For All Act (H.R. 3069) to push toward Medicare for All. 1
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Pledges to support the PRO Act to protect the right to organize and 'put real penalties on union-busters,' and to push for a real, across-the-board federal minimum wage increase. 1
  • Guns
    Says 'law-abiding citizens have an absolute, unambiguous right to bear arms' as a Second Amendment supporter and Army veteran. 1

No public stance found on: Crime & safety

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Mike Kelly

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

Justin Wagner

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Mike Kelly

  • Politicians who play by the rules → Stronger ethics rules (16 of 16 votes) 2
  • Clean water and pipes that work → Federal money for water and stricter standards (9 of 9 votes) 2
  • A home you can afford → Government helping with housing costs (6 of 6 votes) 2

Who pays them

Justin Wagner

Where the campaign money came from3

small donorslarge donorslabor unions
small donors$30Klarge donors$36Klabor unions$10K$67K raised
$30,1953Small individual donors
$35,7263Large individual donors

Mike Kelly

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$2Klarge donors$288Kcompanies$367Kindustryassociations$258Kmembershiporganizations$100KOther kinds ofdonors$93K$1.2M raised
$2,2794Small individual donors
$287,8324Large individual donors

Checks

Justin Wagner

No voting record to check yet

Mike Kelly

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 11 since 2024. 5

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. justinwagnerforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  2. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  3. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2026-08-12 used in: Checks