This is the sixth in our series highlighting the U.S. House of Representatives races in the Commonwealth.

6th Congressional District

Chrissy Houlahan* (D) | Website | Twitter | Facebook

Age: 55 | Served in Congress since 2019 | BA: Stanford ’89; M.S. MIT ’94 | Resides: Devon

Positions

• Enact legislation that fixes our supply chain
• Increase our national minimum wage to $15 an hour
• Allow all Americans to buy into a public health insurance plan
• Supporting public schools must be at the core of our education policy
• Codifying a woman’s right to choose in the wake of the repeal of Roe
• Pushing for universal background checks and limiting high-capacity magazines
• Remove the dirty influence of dark money in our politics
• Increase early voting options and same-day voter registration and decrease voter intimidation

Guy Ciarrocchi (R) | Website | Twitter | Facebook

Age: 58 | BA: St. Joseph’s ’86 | Resides: Paoli

Positions

• Balance environmental protection with economic needs and national security
• Less spending; energy independence; no more mandates; aggressively fighting crime; and supporting parents’ rights in education.
• America must become energy independent
• Finding common ground in our state to reduce the number of abortions
• Instituting voter ID; clarifying the rules on absentee/mail-in voting
• Allow children to attend the school of their parent’s choice

Dave Redistricting Partisan Lean: D+12.5 (55.1 – 42.6)

Voter Registration:

• Overall (514,790): D+5.3 (43.7 – 38.4)
  • Chester (378,885): D+1.9 (41.9 – 40.0)
  • Berks (135,905): D+14.9 (48.7 – 33.8)

2020 Presidential Results: Biden +15.1

2020 Congressional Results: Houlahan d. William Emmons, 56-44%

Current Ratings

• Cook Political Report: Solid D
• Five Thirty Eight: Solid D
• Sabato’s Crystal Ball: Likely D

Fundraising Q3

Houlahan | Raised: $912,346 | Spent: $719,556 | Cash on Hand: $5,763,038

Ciarrocchi | Raised: $295,500 | Spent: $306,921 | Cash On Hand: $142,508

BERKS and CHESTER Counties.
Total population: 764,864

Part of BERKS County consisting of the CITY of Reading and the TOWNSHIPS of Brecknock, Caernarvon, Cumru, Exeter (PART, Precincts 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10 (only blocks 1008, 1011, 1014 and 1024 of tract 012103 and blocks 3000, 3001, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018 and 3019 of tract 012106) and 11), Lower Alsace, Robeson, Spring and Union and the BOROUGHS of Adamstown (Berks County Portion), Birdsboro, Kenhorst, Mohnton, Mount Penn, New Morgan, Shillington, Sinking Spring, St. Lawrence, West Reading and Wyomissing and Part of CHESTER County consisting of the CITY of Coatesville and the TOWNSHIPS of Birmingham (PART, Precincts 01 and 02 (all blocks except 2021 and 2022 of tract 303100)), Caln, Charlestown, East Bradford, East Brandywine, East Caln, East Coventry, East Fallowfield, East Goshen, East Marlborough, East Nantmeal, East Nottingham, East Pikeland, East Vincent, East Whiteland, Easttown, Elk, Franklin, Highland, Honey Brook, Kennett, London Britain, London Grove, Londonderry, Lower Oxford, New Garden, New London, Newlin, North Coventry, Penn, Pennsbury, Pocopson, Sadsbury, Schuylkill, South Coventry, Thornbury, Tredyffrin, Upper Oxford, Upper Uwchlan, Uwchlan, Valley, Wallace, Warwick, West Bradford, West Brandywine, West Caln, West Fallowfield, West Goshen, West Marlborough, West Nantmeal, West Nottingham, West Pikeland, West Sadsbury, West Vincent, West Whiteland, Westtown and Willistown and the BOROUGHS of Atglen, Avondale, Downingtown, Elverson, Honey Brook, Kennett Square, Malvern, Modena, Oxford, Parkesburg, Phoenixville, South Coatesville, Spring City, West Chester and West Grove.