Official portrait of Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.
U.S. House

Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.

U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania’s 8th District

Party
Republican
In office since
January 3, 2025
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Running for the House in PA-8

Candidates registered with the FEC for PA-8 in 2026
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.IncumbentRepublican$5.2M$2.6M
Paige CognettiDemocrat$4.6M$3.4M

From Federal Election Commission filings, reported through June 30, 2026. FEC records show who registered and raised money, not who won a primary or qualified for the ballot. Your state election office publishes the official ballot.

Committee assignments3
  • House Committee on Agriculture
    • Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology
    • Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development
  • House Committee on Small Business
    • Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development
    • Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
    • Aviation
    • Highways and Transit
    • Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
Contact
Washington office
1133 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3808

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

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