About this race

This district usually votes strongly Democratic. James Hayes, a Republican, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records. Summer Lee, a Democrat, has publicly rejected support from AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group.

Key issues in Pennsylvania

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

The economy — The economy ranks as the state's most important problem in recent polling.
Cost of living — Voters across parties struggle with prices for groceries, gas, and utilities, driving election dynamics.
Health insurance costs — Premiums on the state marketplace doubled after federal subsidies expired, pushing thousands off coverage.
AI data centers — Most voters oppose data centers in their communities, citing energy costs and environmental worries.
Skill games regulation — Courts ruled skill games are slot machines, forcing lawmakers to tax or ban 70,000 machines.
Housing costs — Rising rents and home prices squeeze household budgets in cities and suburbs alike.

Candidates & funding

Summer Lee Democrat Nominee

✓ Rejects AIPAC support — no AIPAC-linked FEC record

2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,466,287 raised · $828,578 spent · $1,649,288 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026

Focus: Fighting for working families

Campaign site ↗

James Hayes Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record

2026 fundraising (FEC)$40,139 raised · $31,303 spent · $9,521 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026

Focus: Safer communities, stronger economic growth, practical leadership focused on results

Campaign site ↗

View the full funding breakdown for this race on OpenSecrets ↗

Where the money comes from

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

	Summer Lee D	James Hayes R
Raised	$1.5M	$40K
Individuals	$1.1M78%	$35K87%
PACs & parties	$207K14%	$5K13%
Self-funded	$0	$250%
Other	$111K8%	$0
AIPAC-linked*	—	—
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.

Summer Lee 968 donors

FINANCIAL POSITION

Campaign raised$1.5M

Campaign spent$829K

Cash on hand$1.6M

FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026

CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY

Individuals78%

PACs / committees14%

Self-funding0%

Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.

Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$9K
Membership PAC$8K
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$6K
Individual$6K
Labor PAC$6K
Individual$6K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Cooperative PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Labor PAC$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K

Showing the 50 biggest of 968 donors. The other 918 gave $650K combined.

Plus $413K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Summer Lee’s full FEC filings →

James Hayes 32 donors

FINANCIAL POSITION

Campaign raised$40K

Campaign spent$31K

Cash on hand$10K

FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026

CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY

Individuals87%

PACs / committees13%

Self-funding0%

Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.

Leadership PAC$4K
Individual$3K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Candidate committee$1K
Individual$750
Individual$750
Individual$500
Individual$500
Individual$500
Individual$500
Individual$500
Individual$500
Individual$500
Individual$500
Individual$500
Individual$500
Individual$350
Individual$300
Individual$250
Individual$250
Individual$250
Individual$250
Individual$250
Individual$200
Individual$180
Self-funded$25

Plus $12K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See James Hayes’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.

2026 Pennsylvania District 12 House Election