Bob Brooks
President of the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association; former Bethlehem firefighter
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U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026
Incumbent: Ryan Mackenzie, running for re-election.
Republican Ryan Mackenzie, first elected in 2024, faces Democrat Bob Brooks; the list and order come from Northampton County's official sample ballot, one of four counties in the district.
President of the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association; former Bethlehem firefighter
U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 7th district since 2025; former state representative
What each candidate says they support or would do, on the issues they campaign on. Summaries use the same neutral words for everyone and link to the candidate’s own words.
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DemocraticBob Brooks
Supports Medicare for All and restoring cuts to Medicaid; would work to bring down drug prices such as insulin and beta-blockers and expand coverage.
RepublicanRyan Mackenzie
Says he has passed legislation targeting insurance companies and middlemen that drive up costs; would support legislation to lower costs, improve transparency and expand access to care.
DemocraticBob Brooks
Supports a billionaire minimum tax and repealing the breaks the 2017 tax law gave billionaires and big corporations.
RepublicanRyan Mackenzie
Says he helped deliver tax relief in his first year, including a higher standard deduction and eliminating taxes on Social Security for nearly 90% of seniors; would seek further tax relief for working families.
DemocraticBob Brooks
Supports building more starter homes, banning private equity companies from buying up large numbers of houses, cutting some rules that slow home building, and the HELPER Act for VA-style home loans for teachers, nurses and first responders.
RepublicanRyan Mackenzie
Says he helped pass the largest-ever expansion of affordable housing tax credits; would work with both parties on policies to improve housing affordability.
DemocraticBob Brooks
Supports a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United, banning corporate PAC money, banning stock trading by members of Congress, and term limits.
RepublicanRyan Mackenzie
Supports cracking down on congressional stock trading and has backed legislation to set congressional term limits.
DemocraticBob Brooks
Supports an immigration system that deters illegal entry and secures the border while treating people humanely and giving law-abiding people a chance to earn citizenship; opposes masked agents taking people off the street.
RepublicanRyan Mackenzie
Says he worked on border security through the Homeland Security Committee and helped secure resources to prevent human trafficking and drug smuggling.
DemocraticBob Brooks
Supports raising the federal minimum wage and tying it to inflation, and passing the PRO Act to make it easier to join a union.
RepublicanRyan Mackenzie
No published position found.
DemocraticBob Brooks
Supports codifying Roe v. Wade and passing federal legislation to overturn state abortion bans.
RepublicanRyan Mackenzie
No published position found.
DemocraticBob Brooks
No published position found.
RepublicanRyan Mackenzie
Says he refused to support any budget that reduced Social Security benefits and voted to increase Medicare funding every year; would continue working to preserve both programs.
DemocraticBob Brooks
No published position found.
RepublicanRyan Mackenzie
Says he passed legislation raising pay for active-duty service members and expanding their access to child care; introduced bipartisan bills to improve early intervention for those in distress and streamline VA customer service.