Paige Cognetti
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 89% from individuals and 10% from PACs.
89% individuals10% PACs1% other
$4.3M
raised
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Pennsylvania · U.S. House · District 08 · 2026
Pennsylvania District 08 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Pennsylvania District 08 House race
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. ranks No. 2 in money raised.
Candidates in the Pennsylvania District 08 House race, 2026 report raising $7.7M between them. Paige Cognetti reports $4.3M and Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. reports $3.3M, a gap of $1M. Of what Paige Cognetti reports, 89% came from individuals and 10% from PACs. Outside groups spent against BRESNAHAN, ROB ($485,855).
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 41% from PACs and 57% from individuals.
57% individuals41% PACs2% other
$3.3M
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$95K
Labor / Unions$40K
Health & Pharma$13K
Insurance$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED FEDERAL PAC · pac$25K
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$13K
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC · pac$10K
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · pac$10K
- EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- IN THE ARENA PAC · pac$10K
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
24%75%
24% PACs75% individuals1% other
The incumbent's record
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$48M
$19M - $78M.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Small Business
- House Committee on Agriculture
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$95K
Labor / Unions$40K
Health & Pharma$13K
Insurance$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Paige Cognetti D · challenger | vs | Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. R · incumbent |
|---|---|---|
| $4.3M | Raised | $3.3M |
| $3.4M | Cash on hand | $2.6M |
| 10% | From PACs | 41% |
| 89% | From individuals | 57% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Labor / Unions |
| No | Incumbent | Yes |