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Congressional cash: What campaign finance reports tell us about PA’s 2024 congressional field

Breaking down third quarter campaign finance statistics for Pennsylvania’s 17 congressional races.

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It’s not 2024 yet, but candidates running for Congress next year are already busy expanding their war chests ahead of a consequential campaign year. In many cases incumbents are looking to lean on heavy cash advantages as they prepare for general election battles. Below, City & State takes a look at the campaign finance reports of Pennsylvania’s 2024 congressional candidates to see how they fared in the third quarter of this year – and who has an advantage heading into 2024. 

1st Congressional District
Incumbent
Challenger(s)

Brian Fitzpatrick (R)

Total contributions: $584,578.09

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $217,134.29

Cash on hand: $3,347,221.29

Ashley Ehasz (D)

Total contributions: $215,676.70

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $138,574.89

Cash on hand: $230,701.12

Mark Houck (R)

Total contributions: $31,626.99

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $22,548.49

Cash on hand: $9,113.50

Heading into the final quarter of the year, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick holds a financial advantage in the 1st Congressional District. Fitzpatrick had a total of $584,578 in contributions during the third quarter, and finished the period with more than $3.3 million in the bank. Compare that to his primary challenger Mark Houck and Democrat Ashley Ehasz, both of whom are ending the quarter with significantly less cash on hand, and Fitzpatrick will enter the final stretch of the year in a favorable financial position. 


2nd Congressional District
Incumbent
Challenger(s)

Brendan Boyle (D)

Total contributions: $218,768.42

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $57,038.33

Cash on hand: $2,898,886.00

Salem Snow (D)

Total contributions: 

Personal Loans: 

Operating expenditures:

Cash on hand:

** No Q3 report available

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle will also enter the fourth quarter in a comfortable spot, as Boyle has just under $3 million cash on hand. The Philadelphia congressman brought in more than $218,000 during Q3, bringing his war chest to $2,898,886.


3rd Congressional District
Incumbent
Challenger(s)

Dwight Evans (D)

Total contributions: $92,389.04

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $93,225.43

Cash on hand: $178,866.23

N/A

U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans spent more than he brought in during the third quarter of this year, but with no challengers lining up to face him in next year’s election, Evans likely isn’t sweating it. Evans, who has been in Congress since 2016, has $178,886 in the bank as we head into the final quarter of the year.


4th Congressional District
Incumbent
Challenger(s)

Madeleine Dean (D)

Total contributions: $183,113.47

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $103,161.75

Cash on hand: $845,755.56

Erik Bonnett (D)

Amount raised:

Total contributions: 

Personal Loans: 

Operating expenditures:

Cash on hand: 

** No Q3 report available

David Winkler (R)

Total contributions: $1,662.00

Personal Loans: $5,000

Operating expenditures: $3,300.00

Cash on hand: $3,362.00

U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean has challenges from her left and right in 2024, with Democrat Erik Bonnett challenging Dean in the primary and Republican David Winkler seeking the GOP nomination. Winkler raised a little over $1,600 in the third quarter of the year, bringing his cash on hand total to $3,362. A third quarter report for Bonnett was not available at press time.


5th Congressional District
Incumbent
Challenger(s)

Mary Gay Scanlon (D)

Total contributions: $204,871.55

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $97,676.62

Cash on hand: $369,297.46

N/A

6th Congressional District
Incumbent
Challenger(s)

Chrissy Houlahan (D)

Total contributions: $247,954.96

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $61,477.51

Cash on hand: $3,505,718.13

N/A

After winning reelection in 2022 by 16 points, Democratic U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan currently has no challengers for her 6th District seat, which covers all of Chester County, as well as parts of Berks County, like the city of Reading. Houlahan also has more cash on hand than any other incumbent House member in the state, finishing Q3 with $3.5 million.


7th Congressional District
Incumbent
Challenger(s)

Susan Wild (D)

Total contributions: $440,173.26

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $164,054.30

Cash on hand: $1,105,660.22

Kevin Dellicker (R)

Total contributions: $66,399.93

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $9,732.46

Cash on hand: $56,817.04

Allen Issa (R)

Amount raised:

Total contributions: 

Personal Loans: 

Operating expenditures:

Cash on hand: 

** No Q3 report available

Ryan Mackenzie (R)

Total contributions: $135,023.19

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $7,726.29

Cash on hand: $127,169.82

Maria Montero (R)

Total contributions: $91,772.50

Personal Loans: $5,000.00

Operating expenditures: $36,056.05

Cash on hand: $64,717.31

There are not one, not two, not three, but four GOP challengers looking to unseat U.S. Rep. Susan Wild in 2024 after Wild won by just two points in 2022. The congresswoman brought more than $440,000 in contributions in Q3, and finished the quarter with $1.1 million in her campaign coffers. Out of the GOP field, state Rep. Ryan Mackenzie finished the quarter with the most cash on hand, ending the period with $127,000 in the bank. Attorney Maria Montero finished the quarter with nearly $65,0000 on hand, while veteran and small business owner Kevin Dellicker ended the quarter with just under $57,000 on hand. GOP candidate Allen Issa had no contributions or expenses during Q3 and hence did not file a report, according to FEC documents.


8th Congressional District
Incumbent
Challenger(s)

Matt Cartwright (D)

Total contributions: $717, 981.42

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $165,062.91

Cash on hand: $1,418,662.42

Rob Bresnahan (R)

Amount raised:

Total contributions: 

Personal Loans: 

Operating expenditures:

Cash on hand:

** No Q3 report available

With the help of $717,000 in contributions that came in during Q3, Democrat Matt Cartwright significantly expanded his amount of cash on hand – bringing it to $1.4 million to end the reporting period. And while his fundraising figures aren’t available yet, Republican Rob Bresnahan filed paperwork in early October to run for the GOP nomination in 2024.


9th Congressional District
Incumbent
Challenger(s)

Dan Meuser (R)

Total contributions: $159,120.00

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $120,743.71

Cash on hand: $76,078.22

N/A

Republican Dan Meuser raised close to $160,000 in contributions in the third quarter and spent around $120,000 in operating expenditures, leaving him with $76,000 in the bank heading into the final quarter of the year. As of now, Meuser doesn’t have a primary or general election opponent.


10th Congressional District
Incumbent
Challenger(s)

Scott Perry (R)

Total contributions: $311,745.57

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $340,073.45

Cash on hand: $541,089.76

Rick Coplen (D)

Total contributions: $14,658.12

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $28,205.55

Cash on hand: $5,309.23

Shamaine Daniels (D)

Total contributions: $26,847.46

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $16,651.59

Cash on hand: $15,541.80

Bob Forbes (D)

Amount raised:

Total contributions: 

Personal Loans: 

Operating expenditures:

Cash on hand: 

** No Q3 report available

Mike O’Brien (D)

Total contributions: $154,322.73

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $17,404.25

Cash on hand: $136,818.60

Janelle Stelson (D)

Total contributions: 

Personal Loans: 

Operating expenditures:

Cash on hand:

** No Q3 report available

Freedom Caucus Chair Scott Perry may have finished the quarter with more than half a million in his campaign coffers, but he also spent more money than he brought in. Perry reported raising $311,745 in Q3, and reported spending $340,000 in operating expenditures. Meanwhile, Democrats are lining up to challenge Perry, and veteran Mike O’Brien finished the period with the most cash on hand among Democrats. O’Brien finished the quarter with just under $137,000 in the bank, though with Janelle Stelson and Bob Forbes jumping into the Democratic primary this month, we won’t get a good look at their financials until the end of Q4.


11th Congressional District
Incumbent
Challenger(s)

Lloyd Smucker (R)

Total contributions: $177,509.17

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $63,002.15

Cash on hand: $1,245,901.97

David Baker (D)

Total contributions: $6,267.62

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $5,840.32

Cash on hand: $427.30

Representing central Pennsylvanians in Congress since 2017, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker is hoping voters will elect him to a fifth term next year. The incumbent congressman raised $177,509 in contributions in the third quarter of this year, bringing his ending balance to $1.2 million. One Democrat – David Baker – has entered the race, raising a little over $6,000 in Q3 and finishing the period with $427 on hand. 


12th Congressional District
Incumbent
Challenger(s)

Summer Lee (D)

Total contributions: $175,209.52

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $29,351.83

Cash on hand: $253,184.78

Bhavini Patel (D)

Total contributions: 

Personal Loans: 

Operating expenditures:

Cash on hand: $20,579.23

James Hayes (R)

Total contributions: $8,439.52

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $12,675.37

Cash on hand: $21,310.73

U.S. Rep. Summer Lee has challengers from both parties gearing up to run against her in 2024, but Lee appeared to end Q3 with a financial advantage over the other two candidates in the race. The incumbent congresswoman reported raising more than $175,000 during the third quarter, bringing her cash on hand total to $253,000. Republican James Hayes raised $8,400 and finished the quarter with a little over $21,000 on hand. Bhavini Patel, a Democrat who announced a primary challenge against Lee in early October, didn’t file a full report for Q3, but reported having around $20,000 in the bank.


13th Congressional District
Incumbent
Challenger(s)

John Joyce (R)

Total contributions: $159,880.00

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $78,729.95

Cash on hand: $2,251,583.81

N/A

The electoral prognosis for U.S. Rep. John Joyce, Pennsylvania’s resident physician-congressman, looks pretty favorable right about now. Joyce, who ended Q3 by raising nearly $160,000 in contributions, finished the reporting period with more than $2.2 million on hand. That’s certainly a nice sum for Joyce to have handy as he seeks a fourth term in the U.S. House.


14th Congressional District
Incumbent
Challenger(s)

Guy Reschenthaler (R)

Total contributions: $359,235.48

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $212,939.66

Cash on hand: $783,029.52

Kenneth Bach (D)

Total contributions: 

Personal Loans: 

Operating expenditures:

Cash on hand:

** No Q3 report available

Kimberly Felan (D)

Amount raised: 

Total contributions: 

Personal Loans: 

Operating expenditures:

Cash on hand: 

** No Q3 report available

Philip Vecchio (D)

Amount raised:

Total contributions: 

Personal Loans: 

Operating expenditures:

Cash on hand:

** No Q3 report available

The third quarter didn’t provide much of a glimpse into the finances of the candidates challenging U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, but it did offer insight into how Reschenthaler fared. Reschenthaler – who is the House Chief Deputy Whip – brought in just under $360,000 in contributions, bringing his total amount of cash on hand to $783,000.


15th Congressional District
Incumbent
Challenger(s)

Glenn “GT” Thompson (R)

Total contributions: $382,244.45

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $182,853.02

Cash on hand: $820,007.45

N/A

U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson – the chair of the House Committee on Agriculture – finished the reporting period with $820,000 in the bank thanks in part to $382,000 in contributions collected over the quarter. Thompson has been in Congress since 2009, and with no challengers in the race at the time of publication, he’s certainly hoping voters will send him back to D.C. next year.


16th Congressional District
Incumbent
Challenger(s)

Mike Kelly (R)

Total contributions: $287,052.64

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $92,780.89

Cash on hand: $1,225,143.52

Preston Nouri (D)

Total contributions: $17,910.00

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $27,444.66

Cash on hand: $67,966.43

Timothy Kramer (R)

Amount raised:

Total contributions: 

Personal Loans: 

Operating expenditures:

Cash on hand: 

** No Q3 report available

Like many of the other races to date, the incumbent currently has the financial advantage in the 16th Congressional District race, as U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly reported $1,225,143 on hand at the end of Q3. As of now, Kelly has two challengers in 2024: Democrat Preston Nouri, who raised just under $18,000 and finished the quarter with nearly 68,000 on hand, and Republican Timothy Kramer, who filed paperwork to run as a Republican in August.


17th Congressional District
Incumbent
Challenger(s)

Chris Deluzio (D)

Total contributions: $458,927.26

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $132,236.17

Cash on hand: $692,285.47

Rob Mercuri (R)

Total contributions: $145,126.24

Personal Loans: $0

Operating expenditures: $4,835.27

Cash on hand: $146,130.12

Next year could give us a battle between as state representative and a U.S. representative as U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio looks to fend off a challenge from state Rep. Rob Mercuri. Deluzio has both a fundraising and cash advantage heading into the final quarter of the year, as the incumbent brought in more than $458,000 in contributions, compared to Mercuri’s $145,000. Mercuri, who launched his congressional campaign in August, finished Q3 with $146,000, while Deluzio ended the period with $692,000 on hand.

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