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Jess Branas
Running in 2026: State House District 97 (May 19) “won the primary” · State House District 97 (November 3)
Statements of Financial Interests
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 statement PA State Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2026-03-10 | 2 income sources, 1 business offices, 1 business interests |
| 2025 statement PA State Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2026-03-10 | 2 income sources, 1 business offices, 1 business interests |
| 2025 statement PA State Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2026-03-10 | 2 income sources, 1 business offices, 1 business interests |
| 2025 statement PA State Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2026-03-10 | 2 income sources, 1 business offices, 1 business interests |
| 2025 statement PA STATE REPRESENTATIVE, PA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 2026-03-10 | 1 business interests · paper |
Findings
None.
Campaign money: State House District 97
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $1,500 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $9,102
Largest payees: Chelthenham Printing Co $2,744 Other (described) · Capitol Promotions Inc $1,308 Other (described) · Jess Branas $1,100 Other (described) · Bierhall Brewing $982 Other (described) · ActBlue $556 Other (described) · Lafayette Fire Company $420 Other (described) · Joseph Lane $357 Other (described) · Dr Don's Print Lab $349 Other (described)
Expenditures on their reports filed in 2025–2026; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|---|---|
| DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF WILLOW VALLEY Lampeter | Political committee | $3,000 |
| LANCASTER COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE Lancaster | Political committee | $2,500 |
| MANHEIM TWP DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE Lancaster | Political committee | $2,000 |
| Themis and Eftihia Georgallis Retired · Retired · Lancaster | Person or other | $2,000 |
| Jess Branas Candidate · Self employed · Lancaster | Person or other | $1,000 |
| REPRESENT PAC Philadelphia | Political committee | $1,000 |
| Lampeter Strasburg Democratic Club Willow Valley Democratic Club Plus Lampeter | Political committee | $1,000 |
| L-S Dems Willow Street | Political committee | $1,000 |
| Paula Koda Retired · Retired · Lancaster | Person or other | $600 |
| Sandy Rosenthal Not employed · Not employed · New Orleans | Person or other | $500 |
| Kristin Sharp Facilitator · Compass Mark · Lancaster | Person or other | $500 |
| Rachel Riebel Self Employed · Self Employed · Lititz | Person or other | $500 |
| Ajay and Brenda Marwaha Doctor · Penn Medicine · Lancaster | Person or other | $500 |
| Carol Macallister Retired · Retired · Willow Street | Person or other | $500 |
| John And Arlen Branas Retired · Retired · Lancaster | Person or other | $500 |
Filers: FRIENDS OF JESS BRANAS (20250324), JESSICA LEE BRANAS (2026C1290). From the Department of State's campaign finance export; reports filed in 2025–2026.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Represent PAC Group or PAC · Philadelphia | $1,000 | 24 | |
| Paula Koda Retired, Retired · Lancaster | $600 | 2 | |
| Kristin Sharp Program Facilitator, Compass Mark · Lancaster | $500 | 2 | |
| Rachel Riebel not employed, not employed · Lititz | $500 | 2 | |
| Marla Garza-Friel Not Employed, Not Employed · Lancaster | $350 | 3 | |
| FRIENDS OF SEAN KILKENNY Candidate or officeholder committee · Jenkintown | $250 | 17 | |
| FRIENDS OF NIKKI RIVERA Candidate or officeholder committee · Harrisburg | $250 | 3 | |
| James Malone SENATOR, PA STATE SENATE · East Petersburg | $250 | 4 | |
| Louis Rosenthal CONTROLLER, COUNTY OF DELAWARE · Newtown Square | $200 | 8 | |
| Kim Smith Lititz | $200 | 2 | |
| Joyce Stephens ADMINISTRATOR, REVELARE KITCHENS · Lititz | $200 | 3 | |
| James Stephens PRESIDENT, 11400 LLC · Lititz | $200 | 2 | |
| Susan Dyson NOT EMPLOYED, NOT EMPLOYED · Lititz | $200 | 2 | |
| Grace White Elizabethtown | $150 | 5 | |
| Samantha Besnoff Lititz | $108 | 3 |