Lawmaker's 'political malpractice' has GOP leadership worried he'll lose a key seat

Source: Raw Story

August 16, 2025 12:52PM ET


Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. (R-PA) has become among the most active stock traders in Congress, and his latest disclosure has drawn such intense scrutiny that even his own Republican colleagues are privately admitting the controversy could end up costing the GOP a key seat in the House.

“Democrats are working to weaponize Mr. Bresnahan’s trades against him as they plot a campaign to oust him in next year’s midterm elections,” wrote Annie Karni Saturday in a report for The New York Times. “And some Republicans privately concede that the issue could hurt him in his highly competitive district as they attempt to hold onto their slim House majority.”

Despite having introduced a bill in May to prohibit members of Congress from trading stocks, Bresnahan has gone on to become the second-most active trader in Congress, behind only Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), making 626 trades through July with a volume of $7.3 million. With a net worth now estimated at $69 million, Bresnahan has also managed to purchase, secretly, his own personal helicopter.

And now, his latest trades are only drawing further scrutiny from critics. “It is the possibility – or at least the appearance of one – that he could be benefiting financially from votes he made in Congress in favor of elements of President Trump’s domestic policy agenda that could end up harming his constituents,” Karni wrote.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/rob-bresnahan-2673890069/

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Link to referenced NYT article - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/us/politics/bresnahan-congress-stock-trading.html

This was one of the swing seats in upstate/NE PA that we lost in 2024 (was Matt Cartwright's (D) seat). Hope we can get it back!



The climate group NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) Action Fund has been running ads about him -