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One candidate is tracked for Pennsylvania House District 56 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Brian Rasel. Candidate information follows official Westmoreland County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Brian Rasel (Republican) is the only major-party candidate on the November 3 ballot; Brian Rasel is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Brian Rasel 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.
Brian Rasel is a 2008 graduate of California University of Pennsylvania representing Pennsylvania House District 56 in Westmoreland County. He serves as Republican secretary of the Education, Intergovernmental Affairs & Operations, and Labor & Industry committees, per the Pennsylvania General Assembly's website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
2026 priorities
- Sponsored budget continuity and sales-tax-holiday legislation, per palegis.us member page
