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CIVIC HERALD

U.S. House · PA-7

This matchup isn't final yet — primaries are still underway in this state.

An incumbent has a record; a challenger has statements. We show each what it is.

Incumbent · Has a record

Ryan Mackenzie

Representative · PA · Republican

Stray indexpending review

Says vs. does — per issue

Military budget
analysis
says+80
does
Vouchers & charters
analysis
says+80
does
Firearms
1 voteanalysis
says
does−22
Childcare & leave
analysis
says+75
does
Sentencing & corrections
1 voteanalysis
says
does−72
Market protections
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Corporate concentration
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Overall tax level
analysis
says−80
does
Pollution & development
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Public works
4 votesanalysis
says+70
does0
gap +70
Levels of legal immigration
1 voteanalysis
says
does−35
LGBTQ+ policy
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Contractor vs. employee
analysis
says−70
does
Federal lands & resources
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Government role in coverage
analysis
says−60
does
Animal protection
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Business taxation
analysis
says−70
does
Religious exemptions
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Federal vs. state/local
1 voteanalysis
says
does+45
Energy sources
analysis
says−80
does
Security vs. privacy
1 voteanalysis
says
does−15
Mandates vs. liberty
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Enforcement & security
2 votesanalysis
says−90
does−57
gap +33
Farm policy & subsidies
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Drugs & enforcement
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Land use & zoning
2 votesanalysis
says−60
does−68
gap +8
Renters & rent
2 votesanalysis
says
does+30
Greenhouse-gas policy
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Role of government
2 votesanalysis
says
does−23
Use of force
1 voteanalysis
says
does+55
Policing & funding
1 voteanalysis
says
does−55
Trade & tariffs
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
SNAP & nutrition
2 votesanalysis
says−70
does0
gap +70
Substance use & mental health
3 votesanalysis
says
does+52
Refugee & asylum policy
1 voteanalysis
says
does−55
Regulation (cross-sector)
3 votesanalysis
says
does−11
Welfare & anti-poverty
analysis
says−80
does

Money — FEC

$4.4Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Bob Brooks

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

  • Retirement programs · Stated

    Pledges to defend Social Security and sign the Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Tax distribution · Stated

    Supports a billionaire minimum tax and removing the cap on Social Security payroll taxes for high earners.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Business taxation · Stated

    Advocates for making big corporations pay their fair share of taxes and repealing tax giveaways.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Wage floors · Stated

    Supports raising the minimum wage and tying it to inflation.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Collective bargaining · Stated

    Supports strengthening unions, passing the PRO Act, and defending collective bargaining rights.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Government role in coverage · Stated

    Strongly supports Medicare for All and restoring cuts to Medicaid.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$2.4Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Ryan Crosswell

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

  • Spending vs. restraint · Stated

    Believes current levels of deficit spending are unsustainable and supports reducing the budget deficit.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Childcare & leave · Stated

    Supports expanding the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit to help families.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Public school funding · Stated

    Supports reversing cuts to federal education funding and the Department of Education.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Government role in coverage · Stated

    Supports rolling out a public option, extending Obamacare subsidies, and reversing cuts to Medicaid.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Status for undocumented · Stated

    Supports creating an eventual pathway to citizenship for longtime residents.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Firearms · Stated

    Supports universal background checks, closing the gun show loophole, and limiting high-capacity magazines.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$1.9Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Lamont McClure

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$515.1Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Carol Obando-Derstine

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$593.3Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Mark Pinsley

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$179.9Kraised · 2026

Coverage, disclosed: the incumbent has 37 reviewed record positions to compare against; this challenger publishes 24 stated positions. We show the gap — we don’t invent density.

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