Small business owner Aurora Stuski is running for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 4th District against incumbent U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean. Stuski says her campaign focus is on the cost of living, safe communities, and giving residents a stronger voice in decisions that affect their neighborhoods.

The district includes most of Montgomery County and part of Berks County. Stuski has called West Norriton home for more than 35 years and raised her three children there.

A Graduate Gemologist and owner of AAS Appraisal Lab in King of Prussia, Stuski is also active in local civic and Republican leadership. She chairs the West Norriton Republican Committee, serves as vice chair of Area 8, and was elected to the Pennsylvania Republican State Committee in May 2026. She was also elected as a delegate to the Republican National Convention.

Stuski “believes in limited government, personal responsibility, and putting the people of PA’s 4th Congressional District first”. She describes herself as a “‘fierce Mama bear patriot,’ driven by a commitment to protect families and future generations”, according to her campaign website.

As a small business owner, Stuski “understands firsthand the challenges facing southeastern PA—especially seniors on fixed incomes and families trying to build a stable future in an increasingly expensive region.”

Stuski has provided the following point-by-point comparison between her vision for a prosperous future preserving freedom and that of incumbent Madeleine Dean of Glenside:

Madeleine Dean vs. Aurora Stuski

Issue	Madeleine Dean	Aurora Stuski
Government	Wants government control over an ever increasing  part of your life through regulation and more government programs.	Favors accountable, limited government that respects taxpayers and local communities with the power reserved to the people as laid out in the U.S. Constitution.
Taxes & spending	Votes for big federal government spending that fuels inflation.	Prioritizes fiscal discipline, eliminating waste, and making government answerable to taxpayers.
Cost of living	Pushes expanded government programs that end up increasing the cost of living.	Focuses on practical affordability, economic growth, and reducing unnecessary government burdens.
Healthcare	Supports expanding federal control over healthcare programs, worsening the quagmire that has deteriorated our quality of medical care while raising costs above the rate of inflation for almost 20 years.	Focuses on affordability, access, prevention, veterans, seniors, and putting families—not bureaucracy—first.
Public safety	Wants cashless bail and revolving door policies that lead to more violent crime in our neighborhoods.	Puts safe streets first: support law enforcement, hold violent criminals accountable, and protect families.
Immigration	Opposes enforcing immigration law and wants a return to the Biden-era open borders, effectively putting U.S. immigration policy in the hands of human traffickers.	Demands a secure border, enforcement of immigration laws, and aggressive action against trafficking.
Guns	Wants additional federal gun and magazine bans, restrictions on sales, possession, and storage of firearms, a bump stock ban, and red flag laws.	Protects lawful gun ownership while focusing on criminals and violent offenders.
Housing	Supports expanding Section 8 housing throughout Montgomery and Berks Counties.	Offers a strong local approach: protect homeowners and manufactured-home residents while expanding housing supply.
Small business	Dean backs a $15 federal wage floor, the PRO Act, a federal cash program paid family leave, and other policies which would raise operating costs or pose challenges for small businesses in staffing day-to-day operations.	Puts entrepreneurs and small businesses at the center of economic growth and opportunity.
Parents & schools	Supports government control of education and giving teachers unions a blank check on the backs of seniors and struggling families.	Elevates parents, families, school safety, and early intervention for children.
Veterans	Dean opposed ending automatic NICS reporting tied to VA fiduciary appointments and wanted veterans to lose gun rights without due process.	Makes veterans a priority through healthcare, housing, employment, and community support.
Seniors	Opposes exposing and ending the fraud endangering Medicare and Social Security.	Protects seniors while recognizing that older Americans should not be punished for choosing to keep working.
Energy & environment	Supports aggressive federal climate policies and spending.	Balances environmental concerns with affordability, energy needs, property rights, and local control. Advocates for continuing work against PFAS in our drinking water.
Development & technology	Supports federal control of information.	Supports smart public transportation initiatives and innovation while demanding that corporations account for their impact on local infrastructure, water, energy, and taxpayers.
Experience	8 years in Washington promoting partisan politics.	Offers a fresh perspective outside the Washington political establishment.

The choice in a nutshell:

• Dean: More federal programs, regulation, government investment and progressive policy.
• Stuski: Lower government burden, stronger accountability, safer communities, secure borders, support for families and seniors, and greater local control.
• Dean: Washington insider.
• Stuski: A fresh voice focused on Pennsylvania families and communities.
• Dean: Government as a solution.
• Stuski: Government that works for the people—and knows its limits—instead of creating new problems.

For voters looking for a candidate centered on accountability, affordability, public safety, family stability, property rights, and local communities, Stuski’s platform presents a compelling alternative to Dean’s more expansive federal-government approach. You can learn more about Stuski’s position on issues important to you at the campaign website, on Facebook, Instagram, and X.

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