Republican · Pennsylvania's 11th District · 2026
Lloyd Smucker
Smucker was one of 12 children born into an Old Order Amish family in Lancaster County.
Biography
Smucker was one of twelve children born into an Old Order Amish family.1 He graduated from Lancaster Mennonite High School in 1981 and attended Lebanon Valley College and Franklin and Marshall College.2 He and his wife, Cynthia, raised three children.2 He lives in Lancaster County with his wife.3
Before Congress, he spent twenty five years owning and operating the Smucker Company, a commercial construction business.2 His congressional biography reports that the business eventually employed more than 150 people.3 His first local government work included West Lampeter Township's planning committee, followed by service as a township supervisor from 2005 to 2009.2
He served in Pennsylvania's Senate from 2009 through 2016 and chaired its Education Committee.2 In Congress, he is vice chair of the Budget Committee and a member of Ways and Means.3 In September 2026, the Senate passed his bipartisan Claiming Age Clarity Act with Don Beyer, following earlier House approval.4 Its text changes Social Security claiming terminology rather than the benefit formula.5
His campaign emphasizes tax cuts, retirement security, lower health costs, domestic energy and support for small businesses and family farms.6 He also advocates apprenticeships, technical education and regulatory relief for businesses.3 He faces Democrat Nancy Mannion in November's election for the Lancaster and York County district.7
Record and controversies
House security screening fine
Smucker was fined in 2021 for failing to complete required security screening before entering the House chamber.8 The Ethics Committee reported in June that his appeal did not obtain the majority needed to overturn the fine.9 He and two colleagues sued, arguing that the fines violated constitutional protections governing congressional pay and discipline.8 In October 2023, the appeals court affirmed dismissal because legislative immunity barred the suit, without reaching the merits of their constitutional claims.8
Newspaper defamation lawsuit
In February 2026, Smucker sued LNP | LancasterOnline over an editorial accusing him of lying about Democrats' healthcare spending demands, seeking more than $250,000.10 The newspaper defended the editorial as protected opinion on a public issue.11 In July, Smucker's office announced that the court had denied the newspaper's dismissal request and allowed the case to proceed, while he defended his right to challenge statements he considered false.12 That account describes a preliminary ruling, rather than a final verdict; the underlying July order and a later disposition were not independently verified in this review.