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Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.

1st term · 1.7 years in office: 0 full terms completed, 1 in progress.

Representative · PA-8 · Republican · since Jan 2025

Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.

Bills authored 11Missed votes 5 of 524Party unity 83% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 524 roll calls and 129 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Robert Paul Bresnahan Jr. was born in 1990 in Kingston, Pennsylvania, and grew up in the borough of Wyoming.Source 2: Official website of Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.Source 3: Wikipedia: Rob Bresnahan He studied business at the University of Scranton, graduating in 2012.Source 3: Wikipedia: Rob Bresnahan Before entering public service, he worked as the chief executive officer of his family's electrical contracting company and owned a real estate development firm.Source 2: Official website of Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.Source 3: Wikipedia: Rob Bresnahan

Bresnahan was elected to represent Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district in 2024 and took office the following year.Source 1: Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Rob Bresnahan During his tenure, he has co-sponsored legislation to adjust the federal minimum wage based on regional living costs.Source 3: Wikipedia: Rob Bresnahan

In their own words

“I rise today in support of the Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act which I was proud to introduce with Representative Simon. This bipartisan bill makes sure that the Federal resources designed to help small businesses bolster their cybersecurity defenses are working as intended and are identifying where they are falling short.”

Congressional Record · Jun 23, 2026 · Source

One rule for every member: their most recent dated, linkable statement about themselves.

The path here

  1. 1990

    Born in Kingston, Pennsylvania.Source 3: Wikipedia: Rob Bresnahan

  2. 2012

    Graduated from the University of Scranton with a degree in business.Source 3: Wikipedia: Rob Bresnahan

  3. 2013

    Became the chief executive officer of his family's electrical contracting business.Source 2: Official website of Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.Source 3: Wikipedia: Rob Bresnahan

  4. 2025-Present

    Serving as United States Representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district.Source 1: Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Rob Bresnahan

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

99.05% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

3 sources

  1. 1Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 2Official website of Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.official profileopen source
  3. 3Wikipedia: Rob Bresnahanwikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

1.7YRS

In office · 1st term · since Jan 2025

6,252VOTES

2024 margin of victory · 1.62%

Certified result

99.05%

Attendance

house median 97.9% (431 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1990 Born in Kingston, Pennsylvania.
  2. 2012 Graduated from the University of Scranton with a degree in business.
  3. 2013 Became the chief executive officer of his family's electrical contracting business.
  4. 2025-Present Serving as United States Representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district.
House Committee on AgricultureHouse Committee on Small BusinessHouse Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureHouse Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Aviation subcommitteeHouse Committee on Agriculture · Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development subcommitteeHouse Committee on Agriculture · Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology subcommitteeHouse Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management subcommitteeHouse Committee on Small Business · Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access subcommitteeHouse Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Highways and Transit subcommitteeHouse Committee on Small Business · Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development subcommittee11 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: not yet stated; voted 47 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 61 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; voted 68 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated; voted 52 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated; voted 37 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 49 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

pending review

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$5.2MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $150.0K · 35 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$1.4M · 26.3%
  • Itemized individual$1.3M · 24.5%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$608.2K · 11.6%
  • All other$2.0M · 37.5%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)0.257
Social (dim 2)0.063

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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