Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Lisa Scheller

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 7
Filing address
Allentown, PA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
SCHELLER, LISA
Next election
Primary June 2, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Pennsylvania with the 2020 district highlighted

Pennsylvania, District 7

RepublicanU.S. House · Pennsylvania District 7ChallengerLost the general election (48.1%)

FEC candidate ID H0PA07132 · Principal campaign committee: SCHELLER FOR CONGRESS, INC.

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2021–2022U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 7$6,354,578.69Lost the general election (49%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 7$3,740,779.05Lost the general election (48.1%)
Total raised$3,740,779.05
Total spent$3,661,738.30
Cash on hand$79,040.75
Debts owed by the campaign$250,000.00
Loans from the candidate$2,450,000.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $998,798.19PACs and other committees: $231,174.70Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $2,450,001.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $54,484.50Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $6,320.66
  • Individual contributions$998,798.1927%
  • PACs and other committees$231,174.706%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$2,450,001.0065%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$54,484.501%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$6,320.660%

Self-funding: $2,450,001.00 (65% of money raised): $1.00 given and $2,450,000.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

72 committees reported giving $235,120.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Lisa Scheller$600,145.56
  • Independent expenditures opposing Lisa Scheller$1,165.62

FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Pennsylvania U.S. House, District 7, 2020 · 4 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Lisa Scheller (R)$3,740,779.05$79,040.752020-12-31
Susan Wild (D)$4,644,289.90$78,696.362020-12-31
Dean Napier Browning (R)$409,880.60$2,503.662020-12-31
Matthew D Connolly (R)$5,000.00$0.002020-04-15

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLikely DOctober 8, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe DJune 2, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely DOctober 8, 2020
  • PoliticoLean DApril 19, 2020
  • Daily KosSafe DOctober 29, 2020
  • RCPLikely DJune 9, 2020
  • NiskanenSafe DJune 7, 2020
  • 270toWinLikely DAugust 21, 2020

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
DeSales UniversityOctober 11–24, 2020448 (LV)± 4.4%Susan Wild 54% · Lisa Scheller 36%
Franklin & Marshall CollegeOctober 12–18, 2020447 (V)± 5.8%Susan Wild 44% · Lisa Scheller 36%
DeSales UniversityOctober 3–10, 2020466 (LV)± 4.3%Susan Wild 54% · Lisa Scheller 36%
Muhlenberg College/Morning CallSeptember 21–24, 2020414 (LV)± 5.5%Susan Wild 52% · Lisa Scheller 39%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: SCHELLER FOR CONGRESS, INC..
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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