Election 2022: Houlahan Ahead In Fundraising In U.S. House Race

CHESTER COUNTY, PA —With less than four months to go until Election Day, Democratic incumbent Chrissy Houlahan is far ahead of her opponent Republican candidate Guy Ciarrocchi in fundraising, according to a campaign finance report provided on the Federal Election Commission website.

Houlahan, who represents the Sixth District, which covers all of Chester County and portions of southeastern Berks County, has a total of $5.5 million in campaign contributions in the bank.

This includes $2.2 million in individual contributions and $9,903 in party contributions.

Houlahan, 55, of Easttown Township is an incumbent who was elected in 2018, taking office in 2019.

Houlahan raised $850K in the last quarter. She spent $1 million so far in the last two years on her campaign. Houlahan ran unopposed in the primary.

Guy Ciarrocchi, Republican candidate for District 6, has raised $118,146 in the last quarter and has a total of $193K in campaign contributions in the bank.

This includes $301,660 in individual contributions and $5,000 in party contributions.

Ciarrocchi, 57, Tredyffrin Township,spent $307,829 and has $93,568 in the bank, according to the election commission report.

Ciarrocchi won a hard fought primary with four candidates competing for the Republican nomination.

Houlahan highlights

Houlahan said on her website that she has returned $15.9 million in federal funds to the taxpayers. She’s hosted 63 town halls, in which she speaks to constituents and answers questions.

Houlahan, an Air Force veteran, founded For Country, a bipartisan caucus of military veterans who work together on issues of public and national service.

Houlahan has worked to build relationships with Republican lawmakers. She is the whip of the New Democrat Coalition Inflation Working Group, which has prepared a plan to address inflation.

She also supported a bipartisan bill to force federal agencies to work together to assess the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the availability of semiconductor chips.

Houlahan said on June 24 after the decision was reached to overturn Roe v. Wade that she is pro-choice.
"The conversation around reproductive health is extremely personal.”

Ciarrocchi highlights

Ciarrocchi, a former Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry CEO, said inflation is climbing at the highest rate since he was a teenager and questioned why the government and Houlahan has not addressed the issue. He vowed to fix the “mess they created.”

Chiarrocchi said he is running for office to speak out against the ever growing, and out of touch government to restore the promise of America.

"Everything seems to be going in the wrong direction," Ciarrocchi said on his website.."

He also said that he supports school choice and protecting the power of parents over their children’s education.

Ciarrocchi said in response to an email from Patch in May after a draft of th Supreme Court opinion was leaked to the media that he is pro-life and that the focus should be on reducing the number of abortions.