It was an ordinary day. Just finished watching the 5:00 PM local news on my hometown TV station, WGAL News 8. It was tough watching since one of my favorite personalities, Janelle Stelson, is leaving the station to pursue a run at Congress! Janelle has been a regular on my WGAL-TV screen for 26 years. She had been in the news business for nearly 40 years as both a journalist and a TV personality. She's a beautiful news anchor that makes watching news so much more enjoyable than watching some male newsperson. Janelle never mentioned a run for Congress in her news broadcasts, but the local LNP Lancaster Online newspaper posted a story about Janelle considering a 2024 congressional run. Hey...who wouldn't vote for someone who looks like Janelle and who is so easy to listen to on the television! Janelle never mentioned what she might do in the future, after her final broadcast, but The Philadelphia Inquirer reported this past Wednesday that she is eyeing a challenge to U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, a Republican whose 10th District included all of Dauphin County and parts of nearby York County and Cumberland counties. The internet domain name registration system hinted that Janelle maybe close to declaring a run. Two addresses.....StelsonForCongress.com and JanelleStelson.com were registered by the end June, but whoever bought the domains chose to shield their identity. Duh...guess who it might be! When a Philadelphia Inquirer reporter, Chris Brennan, asks Janelle about her potential campaign, she wrote in an email, "In the past more than three decades that I've been a journalist in Central, PA, I've had quite a few people ask if I would be interested in running for office...so I'm not surprised you would hear something like that." Janelle is a registered Democrat at an address in my home area, Manheim Township, part of U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker's 11th District. That won't stop her from challenging Perry, as members of Congress are only required to live inside the state where the district is located, not within the district itself. She had previously lived in Camp Hill and Harrisburg, both of which are inside the 10th District. Janelle became a member of the WGAL-TV staff in 1997. During her years at the station she traveled with Pennsylvania National Guard troops to Kosovo, covered the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York City, and interviewed a long list of important people including former Presidents. Janelle grew up in Seattle and graduated from the University of Puget Sound. My wife and I have thoroughly enjoyed watching Janelle on our TV over the past 26 years. She is so much fun to watch and so personable. When I first heard that Janelle might leave Channel 8 and run for Congress, all I could say was..."say it ain't so, Janelle!" I believe everyone in Lancaster County is going to miss her so much. I, for one will vote for her, since she is one of the best announcers and she expresses herself so well. She seems to care so much for those living in the Channel 8 area and I'm sure she would make a fantastic Congress Woman. I for one would give her my recommendation and vote for Congress. VOTE FOR JANELLE STELSON!!! You got my vote as well as my wife's vote! It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
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