Kerry A Benninghoff

Kerry A Benninghoff is a candidate for Representative in the General Assembly District 171 Primary Election in 2026 in Pennsylvania State House District 171, Pennsylvania.

Incumbent Representative in the General Assembly in Bellefonte, PA

Also running: John R Zangari.

Kerry Benninghoff is a Republican politician and former coroner currently serving as the incumbent member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 171st district, an office he has held since 1997. He previously served as House Majority Leader from 2020 to 2022 and currently chairs the House Transportation Committee. Before his election to the state legislature, Benninghoff worked in construction, as a hospital orderly, and served two terms as the Centre County coroner.