Ryan Mackenzie
RIncumbentFEC H8PA15195
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Raised this cycle$5.3M
Cash on hand: $1.1M
2026 race
PA-07 — U.S. House
2 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Ryan Mackenzie.
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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the Pennsylvania Department of State.
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Disclosed money in race
$21M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Robert R. Brooks
DChallengerFEC H6PA07188
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Raised this cycle$5.3M
Cash on hand: $742K
4 defeated candidates — show
Ryan Crosswell
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6PA07162
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Raised this cycle$1.9M
Cash on hand: $13K
Carol Obando-Derstine
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6PA07154
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Raised this cycle$593K
Cash on hand: $768
Lamont McClure
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6PA07147
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Raised this cycle$515K
Cash on hand: $0
Mark Pinsley
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6PA07170
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Raised this cycle$180K
Cash on hand: $55K
Local signal
Early read on PA-07 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Robert R. Brooksleans negative
0 pos14 neutral1 neg15 articles
Ryan Mackenzieleans negative
0 pos32 neutral3 neg35 articles
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$21M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$14M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$7.4M
$3.8M for · $3.6M against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert R. Brooks(D) + STRONGER TOGETHER PA $1.8M + JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC $250K + CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC $140K − CLF $2.3M − LEAD LEFT PAC $312K − KITCHEN TABLE VALUES PAC $9K | $5.3M | $2.6M | $2.6M | $5.3M |
Ryan Mackenzie(R)incumbent + PENNSYLVANIA PRO-LIFE FEDERATION PAC $23 − HMP $556K − IN UNION USA $26K − YOUTH SAVE DEMOCRACY PAC $6K | $5.3M | $23 | $595K | $4.7M |
4 defeated candidates — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lamont McClure(D)defeated + LEAD LEFT PAC $1.1M | $515K | $1.1M | — | $1.6M |
Ryan Crosswell(D)defeated + INTEGRITY PAC $103K − LEAD LEFT PAC $312K − RENEW NORTHEAST PAC $85K | $1.9M | $103K | $397K | $1.6M |
Carol Obando-Derstine(D)defeated | $593K | — | — | $593K |
Mark Pinsley(D)defeated | $180K | — | — | $180K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside PA versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Robert R. Brooks(D)21% in-state · $1.4M itemized
$290K in-state$1.1M out-of-state
Ryan Mackenzie(R)24% in-state · $2.9M itemized
$705K in-state$2.2M out-of-state
4 defeated candidates — show
Lamont McClure(D)defeated78% in-state · $192K itemized
$149K in-state$43K out-of-state
Ryan Crosswell(D)defeated23% in-state · $1.5M itemized
$347K in-state$1.1M out-of-state
Carol Obando-Derstine(D)defeated64% in-state · $356K itemized
$229K in-state$127K out-of-state
Mark Pinsley(D)defeated33% in-state · $96K itemized
$31K in-state$64K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Brooks | Mackenzie | You |
|---|---|---|---|
Immigrationcontested The U.S. should do more to enforce immigration laws and secure the border. | — | ||
Economy Reducing the national debt should be a higher priority than new spending. | — | ||
Abortion A national law should protect access to abortion in every state. | — | ||
Criminal Justice The federal government should send more money to local police departments. | — | ||
Economy The federal minimum wage should be raised. | — | ||
Education The government should forgive some federal student loan debt. | — | ||
Guns All gun sales — including private ones — should require a background check. | — | ||
Guns Civilian ownership of AR-15-style rifles should be restricted. | — | ||
Healthcare Medicare should be allowed to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. | — | ||
Healthcare States, not the federal government, should decide who gets Medicaid and what it covers. | — | ||
Healthcare Enhanced ACA premium subsidies should be made permanent at expanded levels. | — | ||
Healthcare A government-run public health insurance option should be added to the ACA marketplace. | — | ||
Housing The government should spend more building affordable housing. | — | ||
Housing Tax breaks for homeowners — like the mortgage interest deduction — should stay. | — | ||
Immigration People who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children should have a path to citizenship. | — | ||
Judicial Reform Supreme Court justices should be subject to fixed terms (e.g. 18 years) rather than life tenure. | — | ||
Judicial Reform Supreme Court justices should be bound by a binding code of ethics enforceable by Congress. | — | ||
Governance & Other There should be term limits for senators and representatives. | — | ||
Governance & Other Outside political spending — from PACs and super PACs — should be limited more strictly. | — | ||
Social Security Future workers should have to wait longer to collect full Social Security. | — | ||
Taxes People making over $400,000 a year should pay higher taxes. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
Recent coverage
In the news
Robert R. Brooks
- https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pennsylvania-midterms-2026-election-results-analysis-blue-wave-20261103.htmlThe Philadelphia InquirerNov 4
- https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/mackenzie-brooks-pennsylvania-7th-district-race-results-winner-20261103.htmlThe Philadelphia InquirerNov 4
- Four U.S. House seats could flip in Pa. Tuesday, swaying control of Congress. Here’s where each race stands.The Philadelphia InquirerOct 28
- In US swing districts, high prices dominate minds but not always ballotsThe Forum (Fargo)Oct 28
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.