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2026 Pennsylvania District 8 House Election

Rob Bresnahan (R)

About this race

This district usually votes Republican. Rob Bresnahan, a Republican, has taken $89,288 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Paige Cognetti, a Democrat, reports $48,159 from other pro-Israel groups.

Key issues in Pennsylvania

Major issues facing Pennsylvania, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Rob Bresnahan Republican Nominee

Campaign raised $1,440,000
AIPAC / pro-Israel
AIPAC-linked $89,288FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2026 cycle. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$5,234,586 raised · $2,679,690 spent · $2,608,048 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Secure the border, cut taxes, back law enforcement, grow jobs

Paige Cognetti Democrat Nominee

Campaign raised $1,100,000
Super PAC / outside spendingSmall-dollar / grassroots $1.1M
Other pro-Israel PACs $48,159no AIPAC-linked record
No AIPAC-linked FEC record. Other pro-Israel PACs: DMFI, JSTREET. Source: FEC via TrackAIPAC.
2026 fundraising (FEC)$4,609,589 raised · $1,202,879 spent · $3,406,710 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Taking on corrupt Washington; rooting out waste, fraud, abuse

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Rob Bresnahan RPaige Cognetti D
Raised$5.2M$4.6M
Individuals$1.9M36%$3.9M84%
PACs & parties$1.4M26%$436K9%
Self-funded$56K1%$0
Other$1.9M36%$311K7%
AIPAC-linked*$89K—
Outside spending†——

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Rob Bresnahan 1627 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$5.2M
Campaign spent$2.7M
Cash on hand$2.6M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals36%
PACs / committees26%
Self-funding1%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
  • Self-funded$56K
  • Corporate PAC$24K
  • Trade association PAC$12K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • AIPAC's PAC$10K
  • Individual$9K
  • Trade association PAC$9K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Labor PAC$8K
  • Leadership PAC$8K
  • Leadership PAC$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K

Showing the 50 biggest of 1627 donors. The other 1577 gave $2.2M combined.

Plus $624K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Rob Bresnahan’s full FEC filings →

Paige Cognetti 2682 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$4.6M
Campaign spent$1.2M
Cash on hand$3.4M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals84%
PACs / committees9%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$14K
  • Membership PAC$12K
  • PAC$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Individual$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • PAC$8K
  • Leadership PAC$8K
  • PAC$8K
  • Leadership PAC$8K
  • PAC$8K
  • Membership PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K

Showing the 50 biggest of 2682 donors. The other 2632 gave $3.2M combined.

Plus $673K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Paige Cognetti’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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