Overview
- Hakeem Jeffries unveiled the party’s 'Fighting for an Affordable America' agenda Sunday as the opening move in a 100‑day campaign push focused on lowering costs for groceries, gas, housing and expanding affordable health care.
- Jeffries and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro rallied in the Lehigh Valley on July 26 to publicly back Democrat Bob Brooks as part of a targeted effort to flip the competitive PA‑7 seat and help Democrats win the House.
- Bob Brooks is running as a working‑class, retired firefighter and union leader who has highlighted his personal struggles and service record and who outpaced Rep. Ryan Mackenzie in fundraising between April 30 and June 30.
- Republicans are actively defending the district with a lifetime cash advantage for Mackenzie, presidential visits to the area including one to a Mack Trucks plant in June, and their own local 100‑day events.
- Democrats’ push is amplified by Shapiro’s July 18 'Rise Up Pennsylvania' down‑ballot investment and a June Supreme Court ruling that allows national parties to give money more directly to candidates, a change that could intensify outside funding in a handful of under‑20 tossup seats that will likely decide control of the House.