Pennsylvania’s 7th District race

D Democratic Bob Brooks

Supports tax reform and price regulation

Brooks campaigns on tackling working-class affordability by raising taxes on corporations and high earners to fund public programs. He advocates for raising the federal minimum wage, tying it to inflation, and enacting stricter price-gouging and antitrust rules.

• Enact a billionaire minimum tax and repeal the 2017 Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
• Raise the federal minimum wage and tie future increases to inflation.
• Enforce price-gouging prohibitions and antitrust rules on corporations.

“The number one issue I hear from my neighbors and friends is how unaffordable life is.”

R Republican Ryan Mackenzie

Promotes tax relief and spending cuts

Mackenzie emphasizes delivering tax cuts to working families and seniors while reducing federal spending to curb inflation. His legislative efforts focus on enhancing tax deductions and supporting family tax credits.

• Supported the Working Families Tax Cuts, increasing the standard tax deduction.
• Voted to eliminate federal taxes on Social Security for nearly 90% of senior citizens.
• Co-sponsored expanding the Child Tax Credit and childcare tax credits.

“We're continuing to work on housing legislation, transportation legislation, energy permitting legislation. All those things can help bring down costs in the long-term.”

D Democratic Bob Brooks

Supports Medicare for All

Brooks calls for establishing a universal, single-payer Medicare for All system and reversing recent cuts to Medicaid. He supports capping prices on vital prescription medications like insulin and beta-blockers.

• Co-sponsor Medicare for All legislation to cover all Americans.
• Restore federal Medicaid funding cuts.
• Cap prices on essential prescription drugs.

“You shouldn’t have to run into a burning building to get healthcare from your government or wait until you turn 65.”

R Republican Ryan Mackenzie

Supports market reforms and Medicare protections

Mackenzie favors lowering healthcare costs through transparency and targeting insurance intermediaries rather than expanding government programs. He supports protecting Medicare funding and increasing Medicare Advantage reimbursement rates.

• Voted to increase Medicare funding annually while raising Medicare Advantage reimbursement rates.
• Passed legislation targeting health insurance middlemen to lower drug prices.
• Secured over $103 million in federal resources for local healthcare providers.

“Already in Congress, he has taken on the big insurance companies and middlemen who drive up costs – passing legislation that puts patients before profits.”

D Democratic Bob Brooks

Supports institutional investor bans and homebuyer assistance

Brooks proposes barring private equity firms from acquiring residential homes to curb inflated housing prices. He supports expanding starter home construction and co-sponsoring the HELPER Act to give essential workers VA-style loans.

• Prohibit private equity corporations from purchasing single-family housing inventory.
• Co-sponsor the HELPER Act to offer low-interest, zero-down-payment mortgages to first responders and teachers.
• Support local zoning reforms to build more starter homes.

“We need to build more starter homes, crack down on corporate landlords and rent gouging, and expand programs that help first-time homebuyers get their start.”

R Republican Ryan Mackenzie

Supports tax incentives for housing construction

Mackenzie supports expanding affordable housing tax credits to incentivize private development of new housing units. He focuses on bipartisan legislative solutions to improve affordability in high-demand markets.

• Supported expanding affordable housing tax credits designed to fund over one million units nationwide.
• Secured $3.7 million for local housing, redevelopment, and blight removal projects.
• Partnering across the aisle on housing permitting and supply reforms.

“was successful in passing the largest-ever expansion of affordable housing tax credits, which will help to create over one million new affordable housing units nationwide.”

D Democratic Bob Brooks

Supports campaign finance limits and bans on stock trading

Brooks pledges to eliminate corporate influence in politics by banning corporate PACs and ending stock trading for members of Congress. He supports overturning Citizens United via a constitutional amendment and instituting congressional term limits.

• Ban members of Congress from buying or selling individual stocks.
• Pass a constitutional amendment overturning Citizens United and ban corporate PAC dollars.
• Enact mandatory term limits for members of Congress.

“We need to take money out of politics, end stock trading in Congress, enforce term limits, and make the wealthy pay their fair share.”

R Republican Ryan Mackenzie

Supports congressional stock bans and term limits

Mackenzie leads efforts to restrict stock trading by sitting members of Congress to prevent conflicts of interest. He signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge and backs federal term limits legislation.

• Signed the U.S. Term Limits Pledge and supports constitutional limits on congressional tenure.
• Backed legislation restricting congressional insider stock trading.
• Earned the Center Forward Good Governance Award for bipartisan work.

“That’s why he is leading the charge to crack down on congressional stock trading.”

D Democratic Bob Brooks

Supports humane enforcement with pathways to citizenship

Brooks calls for a border security policy that deters illegal entry while preserving humane law enforcement practices. He supports establishing pathways to citizenship for law-abiding undocumented residents.

• Implement immigration procedures that secure the border without aggressive enforcement abuses.
• Provide earned legal pathways to citizenship for law-abiding immigrants.
• Oppose federal immigration enforcement tactics that deploy masked officers or unmarked vehicles.

“We need an immigration system that deters illegal entry and secures our border, while treating people humanely and give law-abiding folks a shot at earning citizenship.”

R Republican Ryan Mackenzie

Supports strict border enforcement and deportations

Mackenzie advocates for robust border security measures, including physical barriers, mandatory E-Verify, and strict deportation rules. He voted for several high-profile security measures on the Homeland Security Committee.

• Voted for the Laken Riley Act requiring DHS to detain noncitizens arrested for theft or burglary.
• Voted for the Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act to make impaired driving grounds for deportation.
• Supports completing the border wall, mandatory E-Verify expansion, and reinstating 'Remain in Mexico'.

“Ryan Mackenzie finally secured America’s border from illegal immigration through his work on the Homeland Security Committee.”

D Democratic Bob Brooks

Supports lifting payroll tax caps to fund benefits

Brooks promises to protect Social Security by removing the income cap on payroll taxes so wealthier earners pay more into the fund. He also advocates for expanding union pension access through the PRO Act.

• Co-sponsor the Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act to eliminate the cap on payroll taxes.
• Increase the net investment income tax by 1.2% to fortify social safety nets.
• Protect defined-benefit worker pensions by passing the PRO Act.

“I’ll always defend Social Security and will sign on to the Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, which removes the cap on Social Security Payroll taxes and increases the net investment income tax by 1.2%.”

R Republican Ryan Mackenzie

Opposes benefit cuts and supports tax exemptions on benefits

Mackenzie opposes any budget that reduces entitlement payouts to retirees. He voted to eliminate federal taxes on Social Security income for most seniors.

• Refused to vote for budget measures that cut Social Security benefits.
• Delivered tax relief eliminating taxes on Social Security for nearly 90% of senior citizens.
• Signed the Americans for Tax Reform pledge protecting tax cuts.

“In Congress, Ryan refused to support any budget that reduced Social Security benefits.”

D Democratic Bob Brooks

Supports clean energy investment and local data center vetoes

Brooks advocates for expanding wind, solar, nuclear, and natural gas capacity while creating unionized clean energy jobs. He strongly defends municipal authority to regulate data center construction and protect local utility grids.

• Invest in new nuclear, natural gas, and clean renewable energy projects.
• Protect local municipal authority to veto or regulate data center developments.
• Enforce strict EPA federal oversight regarding mine refuse and sewage sludge pollution in Carbon County.

“The federal government should never take the power to decide where a data center gets built out of the hands of the residents who have to live near them.”

R Republican Ryan Mackenzie

Supports domestic energy permitting reform

Mackenzie supports unleashing domestic energy production and streamlining permitting processes to lower utility bills. He opposes federal cap-and-trade rules and climate regulations that he argues burden local power producers.

• Support federal energy permitting reform to accelerate power production.
• Encourage domestic oil, natural gas, and energy exploration.
• Oppose federal climate mandates and cap-and-tax proposals.

“unleash American energy to reduce utility rates, and better control government spending.”

D Democratic Bob Brooks

Supports codifying abortion rights into law

Brooks supports codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law to guarantee reproductive healthcare access nationwide. He opposes state-level abortion bans and pledges to protect abortion access.

• Codify Roe v. Wade into federal law.
• Pass federal legislation to override state-level abortion prohibitions.
• Protect universal access to reproductive healthcare options.

“Your healthcare, your reproductive choices, and your personal health is yours. Not Ryan Mackenzie’s, not anyone else’s.”

R Republican Ryan Mackenzie

Opposes late-term abortion and supports adoptions

Mackenzie opposes late-term abortion procedures and promotes policies aimed at reducing overall abortion rates. He emphasizes improving maternal healthcare resources and easing administrative barriers to adoption.

• Oppose federal legislation permitting late-term abortions.
• Expand maternal healthcare access and lower prenatal costs.
• Streamline regulatory pathways for adoption.

“Provide a clear alternative by supporting efforts to reduce the number of abortions, improve maternal healthcare, and ease pathways to adoption.”

D Democratic Bob Brooks

Supports universal background checks and waiting periods

As a gun-owning firefighter, Brooks supports Second Amendment rights alongside strict gun violence prevention legislation. He advocates for mandatory background checks on all sales, closing the gun show loophole, and enforcing waiting periods.

• Mandate universal background checks for all firearm sales.
• Close the gun show loophole.
• Enact mandatory waiting periods for firearm purchases.

“We need common-sense laws: universal background checks, closing the gun show loophole, and enforcing waiting periods so dangerous people don’t get their hands on guns.”

R Republican Ryan Mackenzie

Opposes gun restrictions and supports constitutional carry

Mackenzie strongly defends Second Amendment rights and opposes red-flag laws or firearm confiscation without strict due process. Endorsed by firearm advocacy groups, he attributes gun violence to mental health issues and unprosecuted crime.

• Support constitutional carry laws nationally.
• Oppose red-flag laws and firearm confiscation measures lacking due process.
• Endorsed by Firearms Owners Against Crime and the NRA Political Victory Fund.

“Defend the 2nd Amendment in its original intent to protect Americans against a tyrannical government.”

D Democratic Bob Brooks

Supports foreign alliances and ending unapproved conflicts

Brooks calls for backing international allies like Ukraine and NATO while exercising strict oversight to prevent endless foreign military actions. He sharply criticizes unauthorized military engagement in Iran due to its domestic economic fallout.

• Provide military and financial support to Ukraine and NATO allies against Russian aggression.
• Oppose unauthorized foreign conflicts, criticizing congressional votes sustaining military involvement in Iran.
• Focus national defense strategy on countering strategic threats from China and Russia.

“Russia and China are real threats, and we need a plan to deal with those threats without dragging us into another endless war.”

R Republican Ryan Mackenzie

Supports national defense focus on domestic interests and China

Mackenzie serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee and stresses strong national defense focused on direct American interests. He advocates for aggressive measures to counter China's economic and intelligence influence.

• Serves on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
• Implement a strategy to hold China accountable and prohibit CCP-linked agricultural land purchases.
• Prohibit TikTok on federal government devices and restrict foreign investments near military installations.

“Stop the use of American involvement in forever wars and focus on direct American interests.”

D Democratic Bob Brooks

Supports expanding VA healthcare and staffing

Brooks advocates for fully funding VA medical, mental health, and housing services while halting federal personnel cutbacks at veterans facilities. He criticizes opponents who vote to trim VA program budgets.

• Protect and expand VA healthcare, mental health, and housing assistance.
• Rehire staff affected by VA personnel cutbacks.
• Oppose legislative budget proposals that reduce overall funding for veterans programs.

“I will fight Republicans like Ryan Mackenzie who have voted to slash VA funding and make it harder for veterans to get the care and support they’ve earned.”

R Republican Ryan Mackenzie

Supports active-duty pay raises and VA customer service reform

Mackenzie highlights his legislative efforts to boost active-duty military pay and expand healthcare flexibility for veterans. He introduced bipartisan bills to modernize VA customer service and improve distress intervention programs.

• Passed legislation raising pay for active-duty service members and improving childcare access.
• Introduced bipartisan legislation to streamline VA customer service and early intervention programs.
• Supports expanded healthcare choice and homelessness prevention for veterans.

“To honor the sacrifices made by our veterans and service members, Ryan passed legislation that raises pay for active duty service members, expands their access to childcare, and improves their quality of life.”

D Democratic Bob Brooks

Supports public school funding and trade apprenticeships

Brooks calls for direct federal investment in public schools and opposes allocating public education funds toward private school voucher programs. He advocates for expanding trade, vocational, and apprenticeship funding to lower higher-education debt burdens.

• Oppose federal public money being used for private school voucher programs.
• Increase federal funding and collective bargaining protections for public school teachers.
• Fund vocational, trade school, and clean energy apprenticeship programs.

“And make no mistake: I will not support using federal money to hand vouchers to private schools while public schools are being starved.”

R Republican Ryan Mackenzie

Supports parental rights and restrictions on women's sports

Mackenzie prioritizes parental rights in K-12 education and restricting biological males from participating in female sports leagues. He serves on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

• Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (H.R. 28) prohibiting biological males from competing in women's sports.
• Supports a Parents' Bill of Rights and expanding school choice options.
• Opposes teaching Critical Race Theory or gender ideology in K-12 public schools.

“Congressman Mackenzie proudly stands on the side of common sense and fairness — protecting parents’ rights, opposing men in women’s sports, and standing up to radical policies”