U.S. House, District 8: who gets your vote?
What this role does
U.S. representatives work with the Senate on U.S. laws and spending.
These votes help set U.S. taxes and pay for public services.
- National laws
- Federal spending
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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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Office role sources
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- The House explained · Checked
- U.S. Constitution, Article I · Checked
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Rob Bresnahan Jr.
U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 8
NationalRepublican
Paige Cognetti
Running for U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 8
NationalDemocrat
Job fit
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Top issues
Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)
Rob Bresnahan Jr.
No stated positions on file yet.
Paige Cognetti
- Health care costs
Prevent healthcare industry middlemen from denying care and medications prescribed by doctors. 1 - Cost of living & jobs
Strengthen unions; make it easier to join and start a union. 1 - Guns
I would love to get to a world where police don't have firearms and where citizens aren't carrying them either. I've lived in Japan — there are no guns there and it's lovely. I commit to work toward gun-control policies. 2
No public stance found on: Crime & safety
More on their website →How they voted on top issues
We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.
Who pays them
Rob Bresnahan Jr.
Where the campaign money came from3
Checks
Rob Bresnahan Jr.
No stock-trade or missed-vote records on file yet. That is not a zero.
Paige Cognetti
No voting record to check yet
Based on current data. May change in a future update.
Sources
- paigeforpa.com used in: Top issues
- bearingarms.com used in: Top issues
- FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money