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U.S. House, District 12: who gets your vote?

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Data last updated: Jul 16, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Summer Lee

Summer Lee

U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 12

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
JH

James Hayes

Running for U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 12

NationalRepublican

Summer LeeCurrent repJames HayesChallenger

Job fit

We haven't found background facts for either candidate yet.

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Summer Lee

No stated positions on file yet.

James Hayes

  • Cost of living & jobs
    Campaign site: 'I've seen how overregulation has crushed local businesses and sent jobs elsewhere,' pledging policies to cut regulation and protect small business owners. 1
  • Guns
    Campaign biography describes him as 'pro-Second Amendment,' part of his self-described identity as a social and economic conservative. 2
  • Crime & safety
    Says public safety is personal after his son's unsolved killing and pledges to support law enforcement and hold repeat violent offenders accountable. 1

No public stance found on: Health care costs

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How they voted on top issues

Summer Lee

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 3

James Hayes

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Summer Lee

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorslabor unionspolitical allies (same party)membership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$381Klarge donors$767Klabor unions$132Kpolitical allies(same party)$43Kmembershiporganizations$18KOther kinds ofdonors$34K$1.4M raised
$381,0584Small individual donors
$767,3114Large individual donors

James Hayes

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorsother politicians
small donors$12Klarge donors$23Kotherpoliticians$4K$40K raised
$12,0845Small individual donors
$22,8305Large individual donors

Checks

Summer Lee

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

James Hayes

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. jameshayesforpa.com used in: Top issues
  2. jameshayesforpa.com used in: Top issues
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money