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2026 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 15 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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Official result name: RAY BILGER
Certified primary votes: 34,963
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Official result name: RAY BILGER
Office: U.S. House District 15
Party: Democratic
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Born in Bellefonte, Ray grew up in Pleasant Gap, a small town in rural Centre County. His father was a factory worker, machinist and veteran, who loved road trips, and his mother raised three children and was a talented cake decorator.
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Born in Bellefonte, Ray grew up in Pleasant Gap, a small town in rural Centre County. His father was a factory worker, machinist and veteran, who loved road trips, and his mother raised three children and was a talented cake decorator.
A strong economy isn’t measured only by the stock market or GDP. It’s measured at the kitchen table—by whether a paycheck covers the groceries, whether a family can afford a home, whether a small business can grow, and whether young people can find good jobs without leaving the communities where they grew up.
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A strong economy isn’t measured only by the stock market or GDP. It’s measured at the kitchen table—by whether a paycheck covers the groceries, whether a family can afford a home, whether a small business can grow, and whether young people can find good jobs without leaving the communities where they grew up.
Enough is enough; the broken promises must end. As a veteran myself, pushing back against VA cuts that delay treatment is a priority, along with keeping private equity from standing between veterans and their care and preventing corporations from profiting by denying veterans needed care.
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Enough is enough; the broken promises must end. As a veteran myself, pushing back against VA cuts that delay treatment is a priority, along with keeping private equity from standing between veterans and their care and preventing corporations from profiting by denying veterans needed care.
Thirty-five years working in and around the very infrastructure these companies are building—from the Air Force to the NSA, where serving as Technical Director for Cyber Analysis meant understanding these systems from the inside—provides a clear understanding of what these facilities need and what they owe the communities they enter.
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Thirty-five years working in and around the very infrastructure these companies are building—from the Air Force to the NSA, where serving as Technical Director for Cyber Analysis meant understanding these systems from the inside—provides a clear understanding of what these facilities need and what they owe the communities they enter.
Northwestern Pennsylvania already has an eight-county maternity care desert. Women in this district are driving hours to give birth. Rural hospitals are closing, and cuts to Medicaid are putting additional pressure on already-strained rural healthcare systems. Glenn Thompson has repeatedly voted to restrict reproductive healthcare access while doing little to address the healthcare desert his constituents face.
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Northwestern Pennsylvania already has an eight-county maternity care desert. Women in this district are driving hours to give birth. Rural hospitals are closing, and cuts to Medicaid are putting additional pressure on already-strained rural healthcare systems. Glenn Thompson has repeatedly voted to restrict reproductive healthcare access while doing little to address the healthcare desert his constituents face.
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Rural communities in the 15th District deserve the opportunity to thrive and grow.
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Rural communities in the 15th District deserve the opportunity to thrive and grow.
As a gun owner and veteran, the Second Amendment is not an abstraction—it is part of a way of life and a responsibility worth protecting.
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As a gun owner and veteran, the Second Amendment is not an abstraction—it is part of a way of life and a responsibility worth protecting.
Congress’s job should be to make everyone’s lives better—not to make wealthy donors’ lives and members’ own bank accounts better.
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Congress’s job should be to make everyone’s lives better—not to make wealthy donors’ lives and members’ own bank accounts better.
Decisions about pregnancy, family, and reproductive healthcare are among the most personal choices a person can make. Government has no business making those decisions.
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Decisions about pregnancy, family, and reproductive healthcare are among the most personal choices a person can make. Government has no business making those decisions.
This district has the people, resources, and work ethic to do better. That means creating an environment where small businesses can start, grow, and hire locally; attracting good-paying jobs in manufacturing, defense, healthcare, cybersecurity, robotics, and other industries important to America’s future; and investing in the infrastructure and workforce those employers need.
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This district has the people, resources, and work ethic to do better. That means creating an environment where small businesses can start, grow, and hire locally; attracting good-paying jobs in manufacturing, defense, healthcare, cybersecurity, robotics, and other industries important to America’s future; and investing in the infrastructure and workforce those employers need.
That Second Amendment right also comes with responsibility, a value shared by the vast majority of gun owners. Background checks should work the way they are supposed to: keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and people who pose a danger to themselves or others, while never punishing law-abiding citizens for doing things right.
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That Second Amendment right also comes with responsibility, a value shared by the vast majority of gun owners. Background checks should work the way they are supposed to: keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and people who pose a danger to themselves or others, while never punishing law-abiding citizens for doing things right.
Data centers can be good for PA-15—but only if the rules protect the communities that host them.
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Data centers can be good for PA-15—but only if the rules protect the communities that host them.
That standard must apply to ICE and CBP agents as well. Officers doing their jobs should wear identifiable uniforms and badge numbers and comply with established use-of-force policies. No masks. No unmarked uniforms. No exceptions. When those standards are violated, independent review panels—not internal chains of command—should determine the consequences. When a U.S. citizen or immigrant dies during an enforcement action, there must be an immediate independent investigation, with charges brought where warranted.
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That standard must apply to ICE and CBP agents as well. Officers doing their jobs should wear identifiable uniforms and badge numbers and comply with established use-of-force policies. No masks. No unmarked uniforms. No exceptions. When those standards are violated, independent review panels—not internal chains of command—should determine the consequences. When a U.S. citizen or immigrant dies during an enforcement action, there must be an immediate independent investigation, with charges brought where warranted.
Every Pennsylvanian should have access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion, without political interference. Those decisions belong with a woman, her family, and her doctor—not with Congress.
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Every Pennsylvanian should have access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion, without political interference. Those decisions belong with a woman, her family, and her doctor—not with Congress.
The October 7, 2023 attacks — which killed approximately 1,200 people, including 44 Americans, and took 253 hostages — were an act of terrorism that must be unequivocally condemned. Israel has the right to defend itself. And yet, the Israeli military’s conduct in Gaza has killed more than 70,000 Palestinians, the majority of them civilians. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have formally concluded these actions constitute genocide. The International Court of Justice has found a plausible risk of genocide and issued binding provisional measures. The United Nations Human Rights Council’s own Commission of Inquiry reached the same conclusion in September 2025. We cannot simply ignore the findings of the world’s leading human rights institutions. A ceasefire took effect in October 2025, and all hostages have been returned. But the ceasefire is not peace. More than 700 Palestinians have been killed since it began. Israel now controls 70% of Gaza’s territory. Nearly 2.1 million people remain displaced. Seventy-seven percent of Gaza’s population faces acute food insecurity. This is not the end of the conflict — it is a pause, with the underlying conditions unresolved. America has leverage — and a moral obligation to use it. Military aid must be conditioned on compliance with the laws of war and the terms of the ceasefire. Support for the Ceasefire Compliance Act follows from that principle. America can be a true ally to Israel and a champion of Palestinian rights at the same time. That is the standard we should demand. Both must be defended. Both must guide our action.
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The October 7, 2023 attacks — which killed approximately 1,200 people, including 44 Americans, and took 253 hostages — were an act of terrorism that must be unequivocally condemned. Israel has the right to defend itself. And yet, the Israeli military’s conduct in Gaza has killed more than 70,000 Palestinians, the majority of them civilians. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have formally concluded these actions constitute genocide. The International Court of Justice has found a plausible risk of genocide and issued binding provisional measures. The United Nations Human Rights Council’s own Commission of Inquiry reached the same conclusion in September 2025. We cannot simply ignore the findings of the world’s leading human rights institutions. A ceasefire took effect in October 2025, and all hostages have been returned. But the ceasefire is not peace. More than 700 Palestinians have been killed since it began. Israel now controls 70% of Gaza’s territory. Nearly 2.1 million people remain displaced. Seventy-seven percent of Gaza’s population faces acute food insecurity. This is not the end of the conflict — it is a pause, with the underlying conditions unresolved. America has leverage — and a moral obligation to use it. Military aid must be conditioned on compliance with the laws of war and the terms of the ceasefire. Support for the Ceasefire Compliance Act follows from that principle. America can be a true ally to Israel and a champion of Palestinian rights at the same time. That is the standard we should demand. Both must be defended. Both must guide our action.
Fiscal responsibility is part of the equation. Taxpayer dollars should be spent wisely, with independent oversight and transparency. Congress must reclaim its constitutional authority over spending and tariffs rather than surrendering those powers to the executive branch.
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Fiscal responsibility is part of the equation. Taxpayer dollars should be spent wisely, with independent oversight and transparency. Congress must reclaim its constitutional authority over spending and tariffs rather than surrendering those powers to the executive branch.
A gun owner and veteran can believe in the Second Amendment while also believing in common-sense gun laws.
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A gun owner and veteran can believe in the Second Amendment while also believing in common-sense gun laws.
Reform has to start at home. A constitutional amendment limiting House members to six terms—twelve years—would bring a clear limit to congressional careers. Glenn Thompson is seeking his tenth term in 2026 after more than seventeen years in Congress.
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Reform has to start at home. A constitutional amendment limiting House members to six terms—twelve years—would bring a clear limit to congressional careers. Glenn Thompson is seeking his tenth term in 2026 after more than seventeen years in Congress.
The rule of law is not optional. The Constitution does not have a carve-out for immigration enforcement. Protecting that principle—and ensuring that those who enforce the law are accountable to it—is essential to preserving the rights and security of everyone in this country.
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The rule of law is not optional. The Constitution does not have a carve-out for immigration enforcement. Protecting that principle—and ensuring that those who enforce the law are accountable to it—is essential to preserving the rights and security of everyone in this country.
The right to abortion should be codified in federal law. Emergency reproductive care should be available everywhere, including rural Pennsylvania. Representatives should protect access to contraception. No woman should be forced to carry a pregnancy that threatens her life because a politician has decided that government knows better than she and her doctor.
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The right to abortion should be codified in federal law. Emergency reproductive care should be available everywhere, including rural Pennsylvania. Representatives should protect access to contraception. No woman should be forced to carry a pregnancy that threatens her life because a politician has decided that government knows better than she and her doctor.
We should be bringing opportunity home.
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We should be bringing opportunity home.
A top priority in Congress is legislation that makes it easier to start and grow businesses right here—small manufacturers, farms, local banks, healthcare facilities, and the small commercial businesses that are the backbone of every town in this district.
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A top priority in Congress is legislation that makes it easier to start and grow businesses right here—small manufacturers, farms, local banks, healthcare facilities, and the small commercial businesses that are the backbone of every town in this district.
The government should trust women to make healthcare decisions that are right for themselves and their families.
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The government should trust women to make healthcare decisions that are right for themselves and their families.
The small-business incubators already working in Centre and Clearfield counties can provide a model for communities across the district.
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The small-business incubators already working in Centre and Clearfield counties can provide a model for communities across the district.
Healthcare policy should make care more affordable and more accessible, not push it further out of reach. That means protecting affordable insurance coverage, lowering prescription drug costs, defending Medicare and Medicaid, strengthening rural hospitals and healthcare providers, and addressing the severe shortage of medical professionals in rural Pennsylvania. It also means standing up to insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, and private-equity interests when their profits come at the expense of patients.
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Healthcare policy should make care more affordable and more accessible, not push it further out of reach. That means protecting affordable insurance coverage, lowering prescription drug costs, defending Medicare and Medicaid, strengthening rural hospitals and healthcare providers, and addressing the severe shortage of medical professionals in rural Pennsylvania. It also means standing up to insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, and private-equity interests when their profits come at the expense of patients.
After decades of service in the defense sector, the cost of foreign wars is clear, as is the importance of careful strategic planning before deploying U.S. forces abroad. Military action should be used only when necessary to defend America. The United States must avoid unnecessary and counterproductive foreign wars with no explicit objective or strategy.
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After decades of service in the defense sector, the cost of foreign wars is clear, as is the importance of careful strategic planning before deploying U.S. forces abroad. Military action should be used only when necessary to defend America. The United States must avoid unnecessary and counterproductive foreign wars with no explicit objective or strategy.
We must support a War Powers Resolution now to rein in Trump’s war in Iran. This would help prevent the loss of precious American lives in a senseless and counterproductive war and restore Congress’s constitutional authority to declare war.
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We must support a War Powers Resolution now to rein in Trump’s war in Iran. This would help prevent the loss of precious American lives in a senseless and counterproductive war and restore Congress’s constitutional authority to declare war.
The agenda in Congress is straightforward: pass the Agricultural Right to Repair Act. Protect crop insurance. Bring tariff decisions back to Congress, because farmers shouldn’t have to pay for trade wars they had no vote in.
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The agenda in Congress is straightforward: pass the Agricultural Right to Repair Act. Protect crop insurance. Bring tariff decisions back to Congress, because farmers shouldn’t have to pay for trade wars they had no vote in.
In 2025, a natural gas company contaminated drinking water in Cameron County. People who worked their entire lives to afford their homes could no longer trust what came out of their own taps. Worse, the company continued drilling even after regulators told it to stop. When corporations put profit ahead of people’s lives and livelihoods, Washington needs to stand with the people whose water was contaminated—not the corporation responsible.
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In 2025, a natural gas company contaminated drinking water in Cameron County. People who worked their entire lives to afford their homes could no longer trust what came out of their own taps. Worse, the company continued drilling even after regulators told it to stop. When corporations put profit ahead of people’s lives and livelihoods, Washington needs to stand with the people whose water was contaminated—not the corporation responsible.
Companies that use Pennsylvania’s resources to make money owe something to the communities that provide those resources. That means stronger oversight, real consequences for violations, and making sure the benefits of energy production stay here—in jobs, tax revenue, and investment.
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Companies that use Pennsylvania’s resources to make money owe something to the communities that provide those resources. That means stronger oversight, real consequences for violations, and making sure the benefits of energy production stay here—in jobs, tax revenue, and investment.
The energy economy is changing, and PA-15 workers should be first in line for what comes next. Two-thirds of Pennsylvania’s 104,000 clean-energy workers are in construction and manufacturing—the kinds of jobs this district has always done well. Veterans make up one in ten of that workforce. Those jobs belong here. Nobody should have to leave PA-15 to find them.
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The energy economy is changing, and PA-15 workers should be first in line for what comes next. Two-thirds of Pennsylvania’s 104,000 clean-energy workers are in construction and manufacturing—the kinds of jobs this district has always done well. Veterans make up one in ten of that workforce. Those jobs belong here. Nobody should have to leave PA-15 to find them.
Pennsylvania’s energy belongs to Pennsylvanians. Keeping it that way means protecting the workers who produce it, the communities that support it, and the families who depend on it.
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Pennsylvania’s energy belongs to Pennsylvanians. Keeping it that way means protecting the workers who produce it, the communities that support it, and the families who depend on it.
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Candidate ID: H6PA15181
Name: BILGER, RAYMOND ALLEN
Office: House
State: PA
District: 15
Coverage start: 2026-02-06
Coverage end: 2026-06-30
Total receipts: $139520.87
Total disbursements: $52178.27
Cash on hand: $87342.60
Debts owed by committee: $0.00
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