Service history
2 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2025
- Representative PA-8 2025–present
Background
Campaign finance
2024 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House PA-08 · 2026 General Election
- $4,540,166 raised
- $4,487,014 spent
- $53,152 cash on hand
| $4.54M | |
| $2.52M | |
| $1.78M | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $1.08M |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $698.41K |
| Party committees | $5.00K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $687.27K |
| Candidate self-funding | $39.88K |
| Transfers from other committees | $742.42K |
| $1.28M | |
| Made by candidate | $1.28M |
| Offsets to expenditures | $6.62K |
| $4.49M | |
| Operating expenditures | $3.67M |
| Loan repayments | $800.00K |
| Contribution refunds | $16.56K |
| Cash on hand | $53.15K |
| Debts owed by committee | $1.36M |
Through December 31, 2024 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2024)
Over time
Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance
Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,540,166 | $4,487,014 | $53,152 |
| 2026 | $5,234,586 | $2,679,690 | $2,608,048 |
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 619 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 298 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 20 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Party-unity voting →
votes with the party majority · median 99% · on 435 party-line votes
Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.
- Cross-party voting →
votes with the other party's majority on those same votes
The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.
- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.
- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.
- Disclosed stock trades →
210 tickers · 52 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees
Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.
- Documented relationships →
neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)
A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.
Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Robert P. Bresnahan. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from Congress.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (619 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 619 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (10)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Agriculture Committee
- Small Business Committee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Aviation Subcommittee
- Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
- Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee · oversees Technology
- Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
- Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access Subcommittee
- Highways and Transit Subcommittee
- Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development Subcommittee
Industry PAC support
Data from FEC — PAC (political action committee) contributions, 2024 cycles
Total disclosed PAC money: $686,075. Industry is approximated from a curated map; individual (non-PAC) donations are listed separately above.
- Energy $19,300 · 6 PACs
- Health $4,500 · 2 PACs
- Finance $3,500 · 2 PACs
- Technology $3,000 · 2 PACs
- Defense $1,000 · 1 PAC
Top PAC contributors (10)
- KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. PAC (KOCHPAC) $10,000
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA PAC $10,000
- AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $10,000
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS (EMMER PAC) $10,000
- BUILD PAC OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) $10,000
- RAPTOR PAC $10,000
- MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $10,000
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER PAC $10,000
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION PAC $10,000
- E-PAC $10,000
Top contributors (FEC)
Outside spending on this race
Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures
Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →
Issue positions (15)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- AbortionPartial oppose from votes
- Civil RightsPartial support from votes
- Climate & EnergyPartial oppose from votes
- Criminal JusticePartial support from votes
- DefensePartial support from votes
- Economy & TaxesPartial support from votes
- EducationPartial support from votes
- Foreign PolicyPartial support from votes
- Gun PolicyPartial support from votes
- HealthcarePartial support from votes
- HousingPartial support from votes
- ImmigrationPartial oppose from votes
- Labor & WagesPartial support from votes
- Technology & PrivacyPartial support from votes
- Voting & ElectionsOppose from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Bresnahan, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
- Committee oversight & trading — technology coverage: high
Sits on the House Committee on Agriculture — Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology, which oversees the technology sector, and disclosed 49 technology-sector trades (disclosed amounts up to $890,000) between Jan 2025 and Jun 2025.
Counts only disclosed trades we could tag to a sector; sector coverage is partial, so the real total may be higher.
- Committee oversight & campaign money — technology coverage: medium
Sits on the House Committee on Agriculture — Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology, which oversees the technology sector, and received 2 PAC contributions from technology-sector political action committees totaling $3,000 (recent cycles).
PAC industry is approximated from a curated keyword map, and only members with an FEC candidate id on file are covered — real totals may be higher.
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Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HR 9937No Leniency for Fentanyl Dealers ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HRES 1449Expressing support for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, to be held in the District of Columbia in August 2026.cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
- HR 9706Facial Recognition to Protect Children ActcosponsoredJul 14, 2026
- HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
- HR 9530Quiet Skies ActcosponsoredJun 28, 2026
- HR 9502Protect Seniors and Veterans from Health Care Fraud Act of 2026sponsoredJun 28, 2026
- HR 9511NFIP Premium Transparency ActcosponsoredJun 28, 2026
- HR 9444Support our Firefighters ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
- HR 9262Local Control Protection ActsponsoredJun 10, 2026
- HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
- HRES 1302Designating May 2026 as "National Electrical Safety Month" in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of "National Electrical Safety Month" to raise awareness of electrical hazards in homes, schools, and workplaces and the action citizens can take to protect against electrically related hazards.sponsoredMay 18, 2026
- HR 8880Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 18, 2026
- HR 8691Nursing is a Professional Degree ActcosponsoredMay 6, 2026
- HRES 1261Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 3 through May 9, 2026, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.cosponsoredMay 6, 2026
- HRES 1252Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
- HRES 1253Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States, including their commitment to defending the Constitution and delivering essential services to United States citizens, and in doing so, supporting the United States economy, during Public Service Recognition Week and throughout the year.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
- HR 8477To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reverse certain energy-related modifications enacted by Public Law 119-21.cosponsoredApr 22, 2026
- HR 8492Public Safety UAS Readiness ActcosponsoredApr 22, 2026
- HR 8418Know Your Labor Rights ActcosponsoredApr 20, 2026
- HRES 1199Recognizing linemen, the profession of linemen, the contributions of these brave men and women who protect public safety, and expressing support for the designation of April 18, 2026, as "National Lineman Appreciation Day".cosponsoredApr 19, 2026
- HR 8315Modal Parity in Permitting ActcosponsoredApr 14, 2026
- HR 8162Regulatory Review Improvement Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 29, 2026
- HR 8147Prioritizing Rural Broadband Affordability ActcosponsoredMar 26, 2026
- HR 8145Expanding Access to Distance Learning and Telemedicine ActcosponsoredMar 26, 2026
- HR 8144Quality Broadband for Connected Communities ActcosponsoredMar 26, 2026
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