Summer L. Lee
Democrat · PA-12 · U.S. House
Bio
Summer Lynn Lee is an American politician and social activist serving as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district since 2023. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Her district encompasses the majority of Pittsburgh and the eastern suburbs, including parts of Westmoreland County. After winning the 2022 congressional primary and the general election, Lee became the first Black woman to represent Pennsylvania in Congress.
Full bio on Wikipedia →Record of service
- In office
- 3.6 years
- First took office
- 2023 (2 terms)
- Seniority
- 342 of 437 by time served
- Age
- 38
- Clairton, PA · 412-214-5000
- Bethel Park, PA · 412-214-5000
- Pittsburgh, PA · 412-214-5000
- Pittsburgh, PA · 412-412-5000
- Jeannette, PA · 412-214-5000
Service history, offices and identifiers from unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain). Years served sum each term rather than subtracting the first start date, so a break in service is not counted as time in office.
Reported net worth
- Assets
- $0 – $0
- Liabilities
- $265k – $550k
- Net worth
- −$550k – −$265k
- Since 2023
- +$0
From annual financial disclosures, which report every asset and debt as a bracket — so these are ranges, and the figure shown is their midpoint. A primary residence is not a reportable asset while its mortgage is a reportable debt, which pushes some members negative. How this is calculated →
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.
How they score against the parties
Summer L. Lee's voting record compared with each party's national platform, issue by issue — the same similarity score used across the site.
On the political map
Summer L. Lee (the large ringed dot) among every current member of Congress and the party platforms.
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Caucuses & committees
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Caucuses
- Congressional Progressive Caucusstrongly left · 93 members
- Congressional Black Caucusstrongly left · 63 members
- Congressional Equality Caucusstrongly left · 153 members
Most and least aligned members
Treating Lee's 14 issue scores as a vector, cosine similarity measures whether two voting records point the same way (+100%) or in opposite directions (−100%) — the colleagues whose records align most and least with theirs.
Recent notable votes
Latest news
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The New Republic · August 4, 2026
Green Groups Rally Behind Tennessee's Justin Pearson for CongressA week away from Tennessee's Democratic primary, a coalition of national advocacy groups endorsed Justin Pearson, who is running to represent the state's 9th Congressional District in the US House of Representatives."Tennesseans deserve a champion who will st…
Common Dreams · July 30, 2026
Sports Betting Giants Join Unprecedented Corporate Efforts to Buy 2026 MidtermsAs corporations spend record sums to influence this November's elections, new campaign finance data shows a powerful new interest fueling the trend: sports gambling companies.FanDuel, DraftKings, and others in the sports betting industry have spent $72 millio…
Common Dreams · July 29, 2026
Far-left 'Squad' Dems mix up Jewish colleagues in botched attack — then get burned by their own votesModerate Dem Rep. Josh Gottheimer tangled online with far-left “Squad" members after Rep. Summer Lee appeared to confuse him with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.
Fox News · July 23, 2026
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