Summer L. Lee
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Still has cash to spend. $1.6M on hand from $1.4M raised.
82% individuals15% PACs3% other
$1.4M
raised
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Pennsylvania · U.S. House · District 12 · 2026
Pennsylvania District 12 House race
General election in 50 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Pennsylvania District 12 House race
Summer L. Lee has raised more than 35 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Pennsylvania District 12 House race, 2026 report raising $1.5M between them. Summer L. Lee reports $1.4M and James Hayes reports $40,139, a gap of $1.4M. Of what Summer L. Lee reports, 82% came from individuals and 15% from PACs. Outside groups spent for LEE, SUMMER ($43,068).
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.
JH
James Hayes
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 87% from individuals and 12% from PACs.
87% individuals12% PACs1% other
$40K
raised
AF
Adam Forgie
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
98% individuals0% PACs2% other
$28K
raised
WP
William Parker
DD · challenger
0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$20K
raised
LF
Leonard Fechter
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 99% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
99% individuals0% PACs1% other
$17K
raised
Where the money came from
$43K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Labor / Unions$100K
Ideological / Leadership$37K
Law & Lobbying$8K
Health & Pharma$5K
Small donors & unclassified$4K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC · super pac$29K
- SOLIDARITY VICTORY PAC · super pac$10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION · pac$10K
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS · pac$10K
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS · pac$10K
- UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND · pac$10K
- UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE · pac$9K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
14%81%
14% PACs81% individuals5% other
The incumbent's record
Summer L. Lee is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$0
$0+. flat since 2023.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
- House Committee on the Judiciary
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Labor / Unions$100K
Ideological / Leadership$37K
Law & Lobbying$8K
Health & Pharma$5K
Small donors & unclassified$4K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Summer L. Lee D · incumbent | vs | JH James Hayes R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $1.4M | Raised | $40K |
| $1.6M | Cash on hand | $10K |
| 15% | From PACs | 12% |
| 82% | From individuals | 87% |
| Labor / Unions | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |