Jessica Lee Branas
Ran for Pennsylvania House District 97 in 2026; the count goes on.
- Elections
- 1
- 2026
- Won
- 0
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Every race Branas has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Branas won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 97 | General | Counting | Steve Mentzer (R) | 44.3% | R+11.3 | $33.3K | R+15.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Money
Branas’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2025–26
- $33.3K
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:41 AM ET
What’s next
From campaign filings, not from public statements.
| FRIENDS OF JESS BRANAS State | Active |
| JESSICA LEE BRANAS State | Active |
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:41 AM ET
Who Branas has run against
- Steve Mentzer (R) · 2026 election
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
The seat
- Pennsylvania House District 97 · lean R+16.1 · 124th most Democratic of 203
Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)