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2 candidates are tracked for Pennsylvania House District 156 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Chris Pielli and Kris R. Vollrath. Candidate information follows official Chester County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Chris Pielli (Democratic), Kris R. Vollrath (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Chris Pielli is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Chris Pielli was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Kris R. Vollrath was unopposed in the Republican primary. Pennsylvania nominates by plurality (no runoffs); unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Department of State's official May 19 primary returns (electionreturns.pa.gov) with the Department's post-primary withdrawal listing; independent and minor-party candidates who filed nomination papers are added when the Department of State posts the certified general-election list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Chris Pielli is the Democratic state representative for House District 156, representing part of Chester County, per the Pennsylvania General Assembly's website. He is an attorney and a former Chester County Recorder of Deeds, and holds a law degree from Temple University's Beasley School of Law. Pielli serves as secretary of the House Judiciary Committee, per his legislative profile. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Kris R. Vollrath is the Republican nominee for House District 156 in Chester County and owner of Vollrath Renovations, a local design-and-build company. He has written about his family's experience with elder fraud, per a Broad + Liberty column he authored. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
2026 priorities (per the Broad + Liberty column)
- Stronger criminal penalties and interstate coordination against elder fraud
- Bank authority to flag and pause suspicious transactions for vulnerable account holders
