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CIVIC HERALD

U.S. House · PA-8

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

Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.

Representative · PA · Republican

Stray indexpending review

Says vs. does — per issue

Firearms
1 voteanalysis
says
does−22
Sentencing & corrections
1 voteanalysis
says
does−72
Market protections
2 votesanalysis
says
does+45
Corporate concentration
2 votesanalysis
says
does+45
Overall tax level
analysis
says−70
does
Pollution & development
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Public works
4 votesanalysis
says+80
does−10
gap +90
Levels of legal immigration
1 voteanalysis
says
does−35
LGBTQ+ policy
2 votesanalysis
says
does+45
Federal lands & resources
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Animal protection
2 votesanalysis
says
does−45
Business taxation
analysis
says−80
does
Religious exemptions
2 votesanalysis
says
does+65
Federal vs. state/local
1 voteanalysis
says
does+45
Energy sources
analysis
says−60
does
Security vs. privacy
1 voteanalysis
says
does−15
Mandates vs. liberty
2 votesanalysis
says
does+25
Collective bargaining
analysis
says+85
does
Enforcement & security
2 votesanalysis
says−85
does−57
gap +28
Farm policy & subsidies
2 votesanalysis
says+80
does−30
gap +110
Drugs & enforcement
2 votesanalysis
says
does−45
Land use & zoning
2 votesanalysis
says
does−68
Renters & rent
2 votesanalysis
says
does+30
Greenhouse-gas policy
2 votesanalysis
says
does+25
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
does+50
SNAP & nutrition
2 votesanalysis
says
does+20
Substance use & mental health
3 votesanalysis
says
does+52
Refugee & asylum policy
1 voteanalysis
says
does−55
Regulation (cross-sector)
3 votesanalysis
says
does+12
Welfare & anti-poverty
analysis
says+60
does

Money — FEC

$5.2Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Paige Cognetti

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

  • Collective bargaining · Stated

    Supports strengthening unions and making it easier to organize.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Market protections · Stated

    Supports capping credit card fees and reforming insurance/healthcare systems to protect consumers.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Public works · Stated

    Supports accelerating infrastructure projects including roads, bridges, and passenger rail.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Federal vs. state/local · Stated

    Advocates for local control and direct federal funding to local governments.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Corporate concentration · Stated

    Advocates for breaking up monopolies and ending Big Box dominance to increase competition.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Money in politics · Stated

    Rejects corporate PAC money to limit the influence of special interests.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$4.6Mraised · 2026

Coverage, disclosed: the incumbent has 33 reviewed record positions to compare against; this challenger publishes 8 stated positions. We show the gap — we don’t invent density.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
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