Republican · Pennsylvania's 14th District · 2026
Guy Reschenthaler
Reschenthaler grew up in southwestern Pennsylvania as the son of two teachers.
Biography
Guy Reschenthaler grew up in southwestern Pennsylvania with two teachers for parents.1 He graduated from Penn State Behrend in 2004 and earned his law degree at Duquesne in 2007.2 He is married to Fox News reporter Brooke Singman.3
He joined the Navy's legal corps and volunteered for duty in Iraq, where his work included prosecutions in Baghdad.1 In 2010, he helped defend a SEAL accused of covering up an alleged detainee assault; the client was acquitted.45 He also handled Navy legal duties in Norfolk, Virginia.1 His stateside assignments included leading the Naval Legal Service Office for Texas and Oklahoma.1
After military service, he practiced law and became a partner in real estate businesses.1 He served as a magisterial district judge before winning a Pennsylvania Senate seat in 2015 and entering Congress in January 2019.2 Now in his fourth House term, he serves on Appropriations and as Republican chief deputy whip, helping organize votes for the party's agenda.3
Reschenthaler's stated priorities include lower taxes, limits on government, criminal justice reform and support for veterans and seniors.1 He also advocates domestic energy production, including Pennsylvania's natural gas and coal industries.6 Democrat Alan Bradstock is challenging him as he seeks a fifth term.3
Record and controversies
Book foreword repudiated
WESA reported in May 2018 that Reschenthaler had written the foreword to a 2012 Carl Higbie book that attacked people of color, LGBTQ people and Hurricane Katrina survivors.7 The same report said Reschenthaler disavowed the book and told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette he had not read it before writing the foreword.7