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BRESNAHAN, ROB Incumbent

 ·  PA-8 (House)
40.6
Influence Score · 2026
Moderately exposed
Sitting member — full twelve-axis v8 score available. View full dossier  →

Score components

AxisRawNormalized (pts)Coverage
Direct contributions $799K 3.80 2026 cycle, principal committee
Outside spending — direct support $0 PACs that directly supported this candidate
Outside spending — indirect (OPPOSE against opponents) $0 OPPOSE spending against opponents in the same race, attributed proportionally
Outside spending — OPPOSE against this candidate $2K PACs that spent to defeat this candidate (not scored on this axis)
Total outside spending in favor $0 4.37 direct + indirect — drives the outside-spending axis
Lobbying exposure $6.76M 3.72 Committee jurisdiction match
Vote alignment 0.786 5.25 Sponsor-aligned roll calls
Contribution timing — money arriving near key votes 0.0000 0.00 Receipts timed to legislative action
Dark-money exposure 0.0000 0.00 Disclosed-vs-dark outside spending share
Personal trade direction 0.012 0.07 STOCK Act buys in jurisdiction

Race matchup  PA-8

Candidate Party Status Direct $ Outside $ Score Tier
BRESNAHAN, ROB REP Inc. $799K $1.97M 40.6 Moderately exposed
COGNETTI, PAIGE DEM Chal. $2.03M $94K 8.1 Substantially backed

Challenger and open-seat scores reflect contributions, outside spending, and dark-money exposure only — a maximum of about 23. They are not directly comparable to incumbent scores, which run 0–100 across all twelve axes. Compare the dollar columns (Direct $, Outside $) for a like-for-like view.