
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.
Republican · PA-8 · U.S. House
Bio
Robert Paul Bresnahan Jr. is an American politician and businessman serving as the United States representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district since 2025. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Full bio on Wikipedia →Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)
Issue profile
Each issue runs left ↔ right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.
Recent notable votes
Latest news
GOP Showered Big Corporations With Tax Breaks. They Returned the Favor With Campaign CashMajor American corporations that benefited from tax cuts enacted last year by President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are donating to the campaigns of GOP lawmakers who made the windfall possible.A report published Friday by Unrig Our Economy spo…
Common Dreams · July 3, 2026- Dem Mayor Seeking To Flip Red Seat Blue Fantasized About Disarming Police, Citizens In Resurfaced Video
Democratic Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti said she supported disarming police officers and wanted to emulate Japan’s gun-control laws in a resurfaced video from 2020. Cognetti, who is seeking to unseat Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Rob Bresnahan in the Eighth C…
Freerepublic.com · June 24, 2026
PENNSYLVANIA TEAMSTERS ENDORSE ROBERT BRESNAHAN FOR CONGRESSCongressman Has Been Critical Ally in Advancing the Faster Labor Contracts Act HARRISBURG, Pa., June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters announced its endorsement of U.S. Representative Robert Bresnahan, who is running for…
PRNewswire · June 18, 2026
How to Get a Labor Rights Bill Through a GOP HouseIn Oscar Wilde’s 1895 comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, the epigram-spouting Lady Bracknell is told by Jack Worthing, her daughter’s suitor, that he’s lost both his parents. To this, the lady replies imperiously: “To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may b…
The New Republic · June 12, 2026
Recent coverage via NewsAPI, refreshed daily.