Pennsylvania House District 7 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Bob Brooks (DEM), Ryan Mackenzie (REP, incumbent). 4 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 54 ads analyzed, 29 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing. Updated 2026-09-30.

Findings

As of 2026-09-30. Counts are of distinct ads; the same text run many times is one ad.

Ads analyzed
54 · started running between 2026-07-27 and 2026-09-24
With at least one technique
29 of 54 (54%)
Most common techniques
Loaded Language · 20 adsName Calling · 16 adsAppeal to Fear · 15 ads
Reported Meta spend
$31,000–70,141 on all ads, $20,900–43,793 on flagged ads · Meta reports ranges; these are the sums of their ends
Example
“stupid dance” — Loaded Language, paid for by Bob Brooks for Congress · the flagged ad with the highest reported spend that shows the most common technique

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54% of the 54 ads here use at least one of the techniques ticked below (29 ads).

Leaving out the softer ones (loaded language, glittering generalities, slogans, exaggeration, repetition): 52% of ads.

The words doing the work

The words that show up most in phrases our model flagged as loaded language or name calling in this race's ads, by number of ads.

  • dumpster fire in 7 ads · e.g. “dumpster fire”, “Trump's dumpster fire in Washington”
  • billionaire in 5 ads · e.g. “billionaires”, “billionaire buddies”
  • rob familie in 3 ads · e.g. “voted to rob families”
  • stupid dance in 3 ads · e.g. “his stupid dance”, “stupid dance”
  • trump' dumpster in 3 ads · e.g. “Trump's dumpster fire in Washington”, “Trump's dumpster fire”
  • voted in 3 ads · e.g. “voted to rob families”

Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Bob Brooks (DEM)

Raised
$2.4M through 2026-06-30 individuals $1.9M · PACs $403K · party $5,000 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $3,500 · from the candidate's other committees $26K · cash on hand $1.0M
Outside spending
$525K opposing Brooks · $2.9M supporting Brooks · latest reported 2026-09-29
Largest outside spenders
STRONGER TOGETHER PA — $1.9M supporting Brooks LEAD LEFT PAC — $312K opposing Brooks JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC — $263K supporting Brooks CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC — $152K supporting Brooks NO GOING BACK PAC INC. — $134K opposing Brooks and 29 more
117 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • A LOVE SUPREME PAC $2,000
  • AG PAC $2,000
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $2,500
  • AMERICAN DEFENSE AND MILITARY PAC $2,000
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $500
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - CA PEOPLE (AFSCME CA PEOPLE) $5,000
  • AMERICAN INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMI PAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN MOSAIC PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN VOTER PROTECTION PROJECT $2,000
  • AMERICANS MAKING OPPORTUNITIES PAC $1,000
  • AMERIPAC $5,000
  • ANIMAL PROTECTION PAC $3,000
  • BDA PAC $3,500
  • BEEPAC (BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC) $2,000
  • BEYOND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS PAC $1,000
  • BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC $5,000
  • BLUE MAJORITY PAC $4,000
  • BLUE ROCK LEADERSHIP PAC $1,000
  • BUILD THE BENCH PAC $3,500
  • CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) $10K
  • CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $10K
  • COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURE $1,000
  • COMMITTEE TO ELECT JARED GOLDEN $4,000
  • COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $10K
  • CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC $10K
  • COURAGE PAC $2,000
  • COWEN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • DEFEAT EXTREMISTS $4,000
  • DEMOCRACY SUMMER 2026 $3,000
  • DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PAC $7,000
  • DEMOCRATIC JEWISH OUTREACH PA $2,500
  • DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUND $7,500
  • DEMOCRATIC VALUES $1,000
  • DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC) $1,000
  • DEMS WIN PA $2,500
  • DLGA PAC $2,500
  • DONT GIVE UP THE SHIP PAC $1,000
  • DR KIM SCHRIER FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • DUANE MORRIS GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE $1,000
  • EMILY RANDALL FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • END CITIZENS UNITED $7,500
  • FAIR SHOT PAC $10K
  • FLIP THE CONGRESS PAC $5,000
  • FRIENDS OF JENNIFER OMARA $500
  • FRIENDS OF JOE MCANDREW $1,000
  • FRIENDS OF MIKE SCHLOSSBERG $1,000
  • FRIENDS OF NICK MILLER $1,000
  • FRIENDS OF PETER SCHWEYER $1,000
  • FRIENDS OF STEVE MALAGARI $250
  • GREG CASAR FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • HMP $5,000
  • HOPE PAC $2,000
  • HOULAPAC $4,000
  • IAFF FIREPAC $10K
  • INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) $10K
  • INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE $2,500
  • INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND $2,500
  • JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC $10K
  • JUNTOS PAC $5,000
  • JUSTICE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
  • KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • LA BAMBA PAC $1,500
  • LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS $2,500
  • LEAGUE OF LABOR VOTERS $3,500
  • LICCARDO FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • LIFTOFF PAC $2,500
  • LORI TRAHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $1,000
  • MAC PAC $1,000
  • MACHINIST'S NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE $10K
  • MAKING A DIFFERENCE PAC $6,000
  • MARIA FOR PA $1,000
  • MCKENZIE RIVER PAC $5,000
  • MEDICARE FOR ALL $10K
  • MIDWEST VALUES PAC $2,500
  • MORGAN MCGARVEY FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA $3,000
  • NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $5,000
  • NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND $1,000
  • NOT SO OLD FASHIONED PAC $2,000
  • NRDC ACTION FUND INC PAC $1,000
  • O'NEILL AND ASSOCIATES PAC $1,000
  • ON THE MOVE PAC $1,500
  • OUR FIGHT OUR FUTURE $1,000
  • PATRIOT PAC $2,500
  • PENNSYLVANIANS FOR THE DISABLED $1,000
  • PEOPLE'S ACTION POWER $2,000
  • PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PAC $1,000
  • PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT $5,000
  • PROGRESSIVE VOTERS OF AMERICA $10K
  • PUGET PAC $1,500
  • RESILIENT MAJORITY PAC $1,000
  • RISING DEMS $3,500
  • RPG PAC $250
  • SAVE DEMOCRACY PAC $10K
  • SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $5,000
  • SERVICE FIRST PAC $3,000
  • SHORE PAC $1,000
  • SILICORN VALLEY PAC $7,000
  • SMART TD PAC $5,000
  • SPACESHIP EARTH PAC $1,500
  • SPIKE PAC $1,000
  • SUNFLOWER SEEDS PAC $2,000
  • TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • THE JUNO FUND $10K
  • TOMORROW PAC $1,000
  • UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) $3,500
  • VOTE SAVE AMERICA $5,000
  • VOTER PROTECTION PAC $1,000
  • WARREN FOR SENATE, INC. $4,000
  • WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $5,000
  • YINZER PAC $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Ryan Mackenzie (REP, incumbent)

Raised
$4.4M through 2026-06-30 individuals $1.5M · PACs $1.0M · party $5,000 · from the candidate's other committees $1.8M · cash on hand $2.9M
Outside spending
$526K opposing Mackenzie · $293K supporting Mackenzie · latest reported 2026-09-26
Largest outside spenders
HMP — $401K opposing Mackenzie AMERICA FIRST AGRICULTURE ACTION INC. — $239K supporting Mackenzie REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL FREEDOM FUND — $65K opposing Mackenzie Largest donors: REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL $300K (26%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Shannon Elizabeth Hunt-scott $250K (22%), THE Scott Foundation, President; Dagmar Dolby $250K (22%), NOT Employed, NOT Employed; Robert T Friedman $100K (9%), RF Consulting, Consulting; Aimee Boone Cunningham $100K (9%), Self Employed, Attorney AMERICA PAC — $53K supporting Mackenzie · 2 ads on this pageLargest donors: Elon Musk $20.1M (>99%), Space Exploration Technologies Corp., CEO IN UNION USA — $26K opposing Mackenzie and 8 more
325 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • 31 DAYS PAC $2,500
  • 476 PAC $500
  • ABRAHAM LINCOLN PAC $5,000
  • AECOM PAC $1,000
  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
  • AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. POLITICAL ALLIANCE $5,000
  • AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC) $1,000
  • ALASKANS FOR NICK BEGICH $2,000
  • ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $7,500
  • ALTICOR, INC. PAC ALTIPAC $2,500
  • ALTRIA GROUP, INC. PAC (ALTRIAPAC) $5,000
  • AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY PAC $1,000
  • AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) $1,000
  • AMERICA'S CREDIT UNION PAC $4,000
  • AMERICA'S FIRST PAC $5,000
  • AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. PAC (AHIP PAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES PAC (PA PAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. PAC (AAPAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) $3,500
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS PAC $2,500
  • AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $3,500
  • AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
  • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $7,500
  • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
  • AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
  • AMERICAN GRIT PAC $2,000
  • AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $7,500
  • AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC $7,500
  • AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC $10K
  • AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC $1,500
  • AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA ROC PAC) $5,000
  • AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $10K
  • AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS PAC (ASA PAC) $1,500
  • AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION PAC (ASHA PAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC $3,000
  • AMERICANS FOR GROWTH AND PROSPERITY $500
  • AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC. PAC (AMERIPRISEPAC) $2,000
  • ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • ASSOCIATED BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS INC PAC $7,000
  • ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS PAC (NON-FEDERAL) $500
  • ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA PAC $5,000
  • AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • AXON ENTERPRISE INC PAC $2,000
  • B BRIGADE MAJORITY FUND $4,000
  • BAKER PAC $10K
  • BALLARD SPAHR LLP PAC $1,500
  • BE AN AMERICAN PAC $1,000
  • BE VICTORIOUS OVER DEMOCRATS PAC $2,500
  • BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. $2,000
  • BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PAC $5,000
  • BLAKE MOORE FOR CONGRESS $2,500
  • BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PAC $1,250
  • BOOTS ON THE GROUND - FEDERAL $2,000
  • BRAD KNOTT FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • BRIAN JACK FOR CONGRESS $2,500
  • BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PAC $5,000
  • BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT 'BIRPC PAC' $2,500
  • BUCKEYE LIBERTY PAC $10K
  • BUILDING AMERICAS REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION PAC $2,500
  • BUILDING BRIDGES PAC $1,000
  • BULLDOG PAC $2,500
  • BURCHETT FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • CALL TO SERVICE PAC $3,500
  • CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC. PAC $1,000
  • CAMERA FOR SENATE $250
  • CAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC $3,500
  • CAPITAL BLUEPAC, THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF CAPITAL BLUECROSS $3,000
  • CAPTAIN HIGGINS FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PAC $2,500
  • CARLOS GIMENEZ FOR CONGRESS $2,777
  • CAROL FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • CEILING AND VISIBILITY UNLIMITED (CAVU PAC) $1,000
  • CENTENE CORPORATION PAC (CENTENE PAC) $1,000
  • CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) $7,500
  • CHEVRON EMPLOYEES PAC - CHEVRON CORPORATION $2,500
  • CIRCLE THE WAGONS PAC $4,000
  • CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $1,000
  • CITY ON A HILL PAC $1,000
  • CNX RESOURCES CORPORATION PAC (CNX PAC) $500
  • COLORADO WESTERN PAC $1,000
  • COMER FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • COMMITTEE TO ELECT DOYLE HEFFLEY $250
  • CONCERNED AMERICANS FOR FREEDOM & OPPORTUNITY PAC $4,500
  • CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND $5,000
  • CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP & ENTERPRISE PAC $8,500
  • CONSERVATIVE PROMISES PAC $1,500
  • CONSERVATIVE SERVICE ACTION RESULTS (CSAR) PAC $1,500
  • CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE PAC (CEPAC) $1,000
  • COZEN O'CONNOR PAC $4,000
  • CRAWFORD FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC $1,000
  • CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000
  • CVS HEALTH PAC $6,000
  • DALE STRONG FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • DAVE TAYLOR FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • DECIDING CRITICAL RACES PAC (DCR PAC) $2,000
  • DEFEND & UPHOLD OUR NATION NOW $1,000
  • DEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC $1,000
  • DELIVERING AMERICAN VALUES IN DC PAC (DAVID PAC) $3,500
  • DELTA AIR LINES PAC $1,000
  • DEPENDABLE CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP PAC $2,500
  • DON BACON FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • DOORDASH, INC. PAC (DASHPAC) $4,000
  • DUANE MORRIS GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE $7,000
  • DUTY HONOR VICTORY PAC $1,000
  • ELECTING REPUBLICANS INDIANA PAC $5,000
  • ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. PAC (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) $2,000
  • ERIE INSURANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC. PAC $3,500
  • EUREKA PAC $10K
  • FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC $1,000
  • FEDEX CORPORATION PAC $2,000
  • FEDORCHAK FOR ND $1,000
  • FIGHTIN' RIGHT Y'ALL $2,000
  • FIGHTING FIRST PAC $3,500
  • FINANCIAL SERVICES POLITICAL COMMITTEE $1,000
  • FIRST CAPITAL PAC $2,000
  • FIRST FIVE ACTION FUND PAC (FIRST FIVE ACTION PAC) $1,000
  • FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC $5,000
  • FIRST IN TEXAS PAC $2,000
  • FIRSTENERGY CORP PAC $5,000
  • FLORIDA FREEDOM FUND PAC $2,500
  • FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
  • FMR LLC PAC - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC) $1,000
  • FOOD SOLUTIONS ACTION PAC (FSA PAC) $2,500
  • FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PAC $3,500
  • FREEDOM PA $1,000
  • FRIENDS OF ANNAMARIE T. ROBERTONE $193
  • FRIENDS OF DAVE JOYCE $4,000
  • FRIENDS OF JIMMY PATRONIS, INC. $1,000
  • FRIENDS OF MICHAEL GUEST $3,000
  • FRIENDS OF MILOU MACKENZIE $1,000
  • FRIENDS OF NEAL DUNN $1,000
  • FRIENDS OF TIM MOORE $2,000
  • FRIENDS OF TOM GIOVANNI $1,078
  • FRIENDS TO ELECT DR. GREG MURPHY TO CONGRESS $2,000
  • GE VERNOVA INC. PAC $1,000
  • GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION PAC (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) $4,500
  • GOOGLE LLC NETPAC $2,000
  • GOVERN PAC $2,500
  • GREATER TOMORROW PAC $7,000
  • GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION PAC (GUIDEWELL PAC) $1,000
  • GUY FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • HALLPAC $5,000
  • HAYSTACK PAC $2,000
  • HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' PAC $1,000
  • HELP ELECT REPUBLICANS NOW (HERN PAC) $5,000
  • HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY PAC $2,000
  • HIGHMARK PAC $4,750
  • HIGHWATER PAC $2,500
  • HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC $3,000
  • HONOR COURAGE COMMITMENT PAC $1,000
  • HOUCHIN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • IMPACT COMMITTEE $6,000
  • IN THE ARENA PAC $7,500
  • INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS LLC PAC $3,500
  • INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC PAC (IEC PRIDE PAC) $2,000
  • INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC (INSURPAC) $10K
  • INDEPENDENT PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC (IPAC) $2,500
  • INDIANAENGRPAC $2,000
  • INTEL CORPORATION PAC (IPAC) $2,000
  • INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION PAC $3,500
  • INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING PAC INC $6,000
  • INTERNATIONAL WAREHOUSE LOGISTICS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
  • INVEST IN A STRONG AND SECURE AMERICA $1,000
  • ITG HOLDINGS U.S.A. INC. PAC (AKA ITG PAC) $1,000
  • JACKSON HOLDINGS LLC AND JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (JACKSO... $2,000
  • JAKE ELLZEY FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • JAM PAC $10K
  • JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • JOHNSON CONTROLS INC. PAC $4,500
  • K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • KEEP AMERICA ROLLING PAC $7,000
  • KEEP TEXAS TEXAS PAC $2,500
  • KEYSTONE ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
  • KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) $10K
  • LAHOOD FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PAC $5,000
  • LASTING INVESTMENTS STRENGTHENING AMERICA PAC $5,000
  • LATTA FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • LEADERSHIP AND LOYALTY ONLY TO AMERICA PAC $3,000
  • LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA TODAY TOMORROW AND ALWAYS PAC $2,000
  • LEADERSHIP FOR ENTERPRISE AND OPPORTUNITY PAC $3,000
  • LEIDOS INC. PAC $1,000
  • LET'S ALL KEEP ELECTING REPUBLICANS PAC $1,000
  • LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION PAC (AKA LINCOLN FINANCIAL FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, FEDER... $1,000
  • LISA MCCLAIN FOR CONGRESS $2,500
  • LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' PAC $1,000
  • LUCAS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MAINTAINING ALL REPUBLICANS IN OFFICE PAC $2,000
  • MAINTAINING AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS PAC $8,441
  • MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING CORPORATION PAC $2,500
  • MARK GREEN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MARK HARRIS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MARLIN PAC $2,000
  • MCDONALDS CORPORATION PAC $2,000
  • MCGUIRE FOR VIRGINIA $3,000
  • MCKESSON CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL FUND $2,000
  • MIKE BOST FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $5,000
  • MIKE HARIDOPOLOS FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA $2,000
  • MIKE KENNEDY FOR UTAH $2,000
  • MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $2,000
  • MISSOURI TRUTH PAC $2,000
  • MONROE ENERGY LLC FUELING THE CLIMB PAC $2,500
  • MOORE FOR WEST VIRGINIA, INC. $2,000
  • MOUNTAINEER PAC $5,000
  • MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $5,000
  • MVL PAC $10K
  • NATHANIEL MORAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,500
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES PAC $2,500
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM $2,500
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC $5,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS PAC $1,000
  • NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
  • NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
  • NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $5,000
  • NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
  • NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE PAC / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS $2,500
  • NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER PAC (NM... $2,000
  • NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC) $5,000
  • NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $5,000
  • NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $2,500
  • NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
  • NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. PAC (NSSF PAC) $1,000
  • NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC $5,000
  • NATIONAL THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATION PAC/HORSE PAC $1,000
  • NEPA NEXT PAC $10K
  • NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC $10K
  • NFIB FEDERAL PAC $2,000
  • NO NONSENSE PAC $3,500
  • NOOGA PAC $1,000
  • OLD BREED PAC $2,500
  • ON WISCONSIN PAC, INC. $10K
  • ONDER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • PA-FIRST PAC $10K
  • PAC FOR NEW LEADERSHIP $1,500
  • PATRIOTS IN ACTION $3,500
  • PENNSYLVANIA HONOR $5,000
  • PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • POLSINELLI PAC $1,000
  • PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION INC. (CEMENT PAC) $2,500
  • POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE $5,000
  • PPL CORPORATION PEOPLE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT $10K
  • PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS PAC I $5,000
  • PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC $1,000
  • PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC. FEDERAL PAC (AKA - PRUDENTIAL FEDERAL PAC) $3,500
  • RAPTOR PAC $5,000
  • RAZOR PAC $2,500
  • REJOICE PAC $10K
  • REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP TUESDAY GROUP PAC $4,000
  • REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) $5,000
  • REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC $2,000
  • REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $5,000
  • RESTORING OUR NATION PAC (RONPAC) $10K
  • RICK W. ALLEN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • RIGHT TRACK USA PAC $3,400
  • RIGHT WISCONSIN PAC $1,000
  • ROAD TO VICTORY PAC $1,000
  • RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
  • RVFPAC $6,500
  • SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PAC (SCI-PAC) $2,500
  • SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC $10K
  • SECURE HOMELAND REBUILD ECONOMY VOTE & EDUCATE PAC $1,500
  • SHEEDER LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE $1,500
  • SIX PAC $10K
  • SMUCKER FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • SOUTHERN STATES PAC $2,000
  • SPACE COAST LEADERSHIP PAC $3,000
  • SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC $3,000
  • SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOC & PERFORMANCE RACING PAC $1,000
  • STAND TALL FOR KANSAS PAC $1,000
  • SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC) $500
  • TEAM AMERICA - BRINGING AMERICA TOGETHER PAC $10K
  • TENASKA INC EMPLOYEES PAC $1,000
  • TENNESSEE TOUGH PAC $1,000
  • TEXAS VALUES PAC $2,000
  • TEXTRON INC. PAC $1,000
  • THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $1,000
  • THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE PAC $2,500
  • THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC $2,500
  • THE EYE OF THE TIGER PAC $10K
  • THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA PAC - FEDERAL (GUARDIAN LIFE P $2,500
  • THE HERSHEY COMPANY PAC $2,000
  • THE HOME DEPOT INC. PAC $5,000
  • THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS PAC $1,000
  • THE NEW HOUSE PAC $5,000
  • THE REAL ESTATE BOARD OF NEW YORK, INC. FEDERAL PAC $1,000
  • THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
  • THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. PAC $1,000
  • THIN BLUE LINE PAC $2,000
  • TIMBERLINE PAC $3,500
  • TKJ PAC $5,000
  • TREE CARE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC PAC (THE VOICE FOR TREES PAC) $1,000
  • TRUCKING PAC OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC. $1,000
  • TRUTH AND EXCELLENCE PAC $1,000
  • TRUTH IS MARKETS WORK FUND $5,000
  • UGI CORPORATION PAC(UGI/PAC) $1,000
  • UPPER HAND FUND $10K
  • USA RICE FEDERATION PAC $1,000
  • VALOR PAC $10K
  • VENABLE PAC (VEN-PAC) $1,000
  • VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PAC (VERIZON PAC) $1,000
  • VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC (VAF PAC) $3,500
  • VINCE FONG FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • VIRGINIA FOXX FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • VITORIA PAC $5,000
  • VNA HOLDING INC. PAC (VG PAC) $4,000
  • WAKEFERN FOOD CORP. PAC $10K
  • WALBERG FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $5,000
  • WASTE MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES BETTER GOVERNMENT FUND $500
  • WEBER FOR CONGRESS $3,000
  • WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $1,000
  • WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC $500
  • WINRED $24
  • WORKING FOR OHIO $5,000

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The ads

54 ads, newest first.

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Paid for by America PACfrom 2026-09-24spend $0–99100–999 impressions
The Socialist Dream Team is bringing record high prices to PA with the help of Bob Brooks. The Socialist Dream Team is bringing record high prices to PA with the help of Bob Brooks. Will you help STOP the socialist storm from taking over PA? Make your plan to vote.

Name Calling: The phrase 'Socialist Dream Team' uses a derogatory political label to discredit the group rather than address their policies — for example: Socialist Dream Team

Scapegoating: The sentence blames a specific group and individual for the complex economic problem of high prices, implying direct causation without evidence — for example: is bringing record high prices to PA with the help of Bob Brooks

Exaggeration/Hyperbole: The claim of 'record high prices' is an extreme superlative assertion presented without supporting data — for example: record high prices

Loaded Language: The phrase 'socialist storm' uses emotionally charged language designed to trigger fear and alarm rather than convey factual information — for example: 'socialist storm'

Appeal to Fear: The sentence frames a dire threat of a 'socialist storm taking over PA' to create anxiety and compel action — for example: 'socialist storm from taking over PA'

Black-and-White Fallacy: The sentence implies only two options: either help stop the 'socialist storm' or allow it to take over, leaving no room for nuanced political positions — for example: 'Will you help STOP the socialist storm from taking over PA'

False Urgency: The imperative 'Make your plan to vote' paired with the preceding fear-based framing creates artificial urgency to act immediately without deliberation — for example: 'Make your plan to vote'

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Paid for by America PACfrom 2026-09-23spend $200–2992,000–2,999 impressions
Bob Brooks is the latest member of the Socialist Dream Team. Will you let them take over PA? Bob Brooks is the latest member of the Socialist Dream Team. Will you let them take over PA?

Name Calling: The label 'Socialist Dream Team' is used as a derogatory political label to discredit Bob Brooks by associating him with socialism rather than addressing his actual positions — for example: 'Socialist Dream Team'

Appeal to Fear: The rhetorical question implies a threatening takeover of Pennsylvania by a dangerous group, creating anxiety to provoke a defensive reaction — for example: 'let them take over PA'

Black-and-White Fallacy: The question frames the situation as a binary choice: either you stop them or they take over, leaving no room for nuanced positions — for example: 'Will you let them take over PA?'

False Urgency: The direct question 'Will you let them take over PA?' implies an imminent threat requiring immediate action, creating artificial urgency — for example: 'Will you let them take over PA?'

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