This is the second part of our series highlighting the most crucial U.S. House races in the commonwealth.
The 7th Congressional District includes Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe (partially) and Northampton counties.
Democrat Zuzanna Dzika is the incumbent president facing a Republican challenger Ryan Mackenzie.
Age: 67
In Congress since 2019
BA: American ’78; JD: George Washington ’82
Residence: South Whitehall Township
Age: 42
State Representative, 187th District
BS: New York U. ’04; MBA: Harvard Business School ’10
Residence: Lower Macungie
Voter registration: :
- Total (534,075): D+5.0 (42.7 – 37.7)
- Coal (44,867): R+18.4 (51.2 – 32.6)
- Lehigh (251,759): D+9.7 (44.9 – 35.2)
- Monroe (9394): R+21.5 (51.4 – 29.9)
- Northampton (228,055): D+5.4 (42.6 – 37.2)
GOP primary school 2024: Mackenzie (42.4%), Kevin Dellicker (33.9%), Maria Montero (23.3%)
Congress result in 2022: Wild d. Lisa Scheller, 51.0-49.0%
2020 presidential election results: Biden +4.8
Current ratings (as of September 26)
Second quarter fundraising
- Raised: $1,203,046.74
- Spent: $329,742.70
- Cash in hand: $3,855,492.47
- Debt: $0
- Raised: $239,153.12
- Spent: $155,476.38
- Cash on hand: $365,495.42
- Debt: $10,000
7th Congressional District
CARBON, LEHIGH, MONROE and NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES.
Total population: 764,865
All of CARBON COUNTY; All of LEHIGH COUNTY; The portion of MONROE County consisting of Eldred, Polk and Ross townships (all blocks except 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015). , 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 2000, 20 01, 2002, 2003, 2021, 3001, 3003, 3004, 3005, 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4009, 4010 and 4011 of wire 301203) and all of NORTHAMPTON COUNTY.
