Candidate for U.S. Representative, Pennsylvania District 7
Ryan Mackenzie
RepublicanIncumbent
Ryan Mackenzie is a first-term Republican congressman from Lehigh County who served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2012 to 2024. His campaign focuses on tax relief and living costs, protecting Social Security and Medicare, border security, and limits on stock trading by members of Congress.
- Current or most recent role
- U.S. Representative, Pennsylvania District 7 (in office since 2025)
- Hometown
- Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County
- Campaign website
- mackenzieforcongress.com
Why they say you should vote for them
The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.
- Says he has worked across the aisle as a member of the Problem Solvers Caucus and that his plan is to "focus on core issues that affect all of us."[1]
- Points to tax measures he backed in his first year, including a higher standard deduction and changes his campaign says eliminated taxes on Social Security for nearly 90% of seniors, and says he will seek more tax relief for working families.[1]
- Says he has brought tens of millions of federal dollars to the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, including more than $103 million for local health care providers.[1]
Background
- U.S. Representative; chairman of the House Workforce Protections Subcommittee, U.S. House of Representatives · 2025–present[2],[3]
- State Representative (134th District, 2012–2022; 187th District, 2023–2024); Republican chair of the Labor and Industry Committee in 2023–2024, Pennsylvania House of Representatives · 2012–2024[3]
- Former executive council member, Lehigh Career & Technical Institute[2]
Education
Where they stand
- Social Security & MedicareSays he refused to support any budget that reduced Social Security benefits and voted to invest more in Medicare every year, and supported higher Medicare Advantage reimbursement rates.[1]
- Health CareIntroduced the bipartisan Net Effective Cost Transparency and Prescription Drug Affordability Act in September 2026, which he says would increase transparency and competition among pharmacy benefit managers and lower drug costs.[4]
- Energy & EnvironmentCosponsored the Ratepayer Protection Act, which would require data centers and other customers with at least 100 megawatts of peak demand to pay the full cost of grid upgrades needed to serve them.[5]
- ImmigrationSays his work on the Homeland Security Committee helped secure the border and added resources against human trafficking and drug smuggling.[1]
- Elections & DemocracyAnnounced in July 2026 the CITE Act, his bill to require federal candidates to divest individual stocks or use a blind trust; is an original cosponsor of the Stop Insider Trading Act and says he backs congressional term limits.[6],[1]
Voting record
A selection of notable recorded votes. Not a complete record.
| Measure | Vote | Date |
|---|---|---|
| H.R. 1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act Budget reconciliation law extending the 2017 tax cuts, adding new tax breaks, raising immigration enforcement and defense spending, and reducing Medicaid and SNAP spending; passed 218–214. (U.S. House) | Yes[7] | Jul 3, 2025 |
| H.R. 5371 – Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 (Senate amendment) Ended the fall 2025 government shutdown with stopgap funding for most agencies through Jan. 30, 2026 and full-year funding for several appropriations bills; passed 222–209. (U.S. House) | Yes[8] | Nov 12, 2025 |
| S. 1071 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Annual defense policy and programs authorization for fiscal year 2026; passed 312–112. (U.S. House) | Yes[9] | Dec 10, 2025 |
| H.R. 1834 – Breaking the Gridlock Act Three-year extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that expired at the end of 2025, brought to the floor by discharge petition; passed 230–196. (U.S. House) | Yes[10] | Jan 8, 2026 |
In their words
“Communities in the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos should not be footing the energy bill”
“lawmakers need to earn the trust of the American people”
Sources
- Issues, Mackenzie campaign
- About, Mackenzie campaign
- Ryan Mackenzie, Wikipedia
- Mackenzie Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Market, Office of Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, September 17, 2026
- Congressman Mackenzie Applauds Passage of Ratepayer Protection Act, Office of Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, September 16, 2026
- Congressman Mackenzie to Introduce New Congressional Stock Reform Legislation, Office of Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, July 29, 2026
- Roll Call 190: H.R. 1, On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, July 3, 2025
- Roll Call 285: H.R. 5371, On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, November 12, 2025
- Roll Call 320: S. 1071, On Passage, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, December 10, 2025
- Roll Call 11: H.R. 1834, On Passage, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, January 8, 2026
Photo: Official portrait, U.S. House of Representatives (Public domain (U.S. government work)).
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Also running for U.S. Representative, Pennsylvania District 7
- Bob Brooks (Democratic)