Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Summer L. Lee
- Office
- U.S. representative for Pennsylvania’s 12th district
- Party
- Democrat
- Hometown
- Swissvale, PA
- Born
- 1987
- In Congress
- House since 2023 · 3 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- LEE, SUMMER
- Next election
- Primary May 19, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Pennsylvania, District 12
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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H2PA18200 · Principal campaign committee: SUMMER LEE FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 12 | $1,630,367.66 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 12 | $2,959,031.02 | Won the general election |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 12 | $1,851,679.14 | Won the general election (56.2%) |
Total raised$1,630,367.66
Total spent$928,721.65
Cash on hand$1,713,225.12
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, 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$1,269,162.7678%
- PACs and other committees$239,604.9615%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$63,500.004%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$58,099.944%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$520,195.8141%
- Contributions over $200$737,888.9659%
- Itemized from inside Pennsylvania$177,289.7221%
- Itemized from other states$656,359.2579%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $231,007.80 · New York $80,189.00 · Texas $51,728.00 · Illinois $42,510.00 · Florida $41,210.77. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Voting record, 119th Congress
Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea269
Voted nay405
Did not vote0 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored24
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored535
Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.
Latest roll-call votes
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403 Retire through Ownership Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497 Water Resources Development Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 10326 PROOF Act | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500 Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act | Passed | Yea |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- H.R. 10277 Access to School Supplies Act of 2026
Introduced Sep 3, 2026 · Latest action Sep 3, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - H.R. 9751 Consumer Appeal Rights Enforcement Act
Introduced Jul 16, 2026 · Latest action Jul 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - H.R. 9556 Support Our Miners Act
Introduced Jun 30, 2026 · Latest action Jun 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - H.R. 9437 Right to Vote Act
Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Latest action Jun 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - H.R. 9029 Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act of 2026
Introduced May 26, 2026 · Latest action May 26, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. - H.R. 8484 Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act
Introduced Apr 23, 2026 · Latest action Apr 23, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. - H.R. 8303 Revitalizing America’s Schoolyards Act of 2026
Introduced Apr 15, 2026 · Latest action Apr 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - H.Res. 1119 Impeaching Pamela Bondi, Attorney General of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Introduced Mar 17, 2026 · Latest action Mar 17, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - H.R. 7623 Freedom House Ambulance Service Congressional Gold Medal Act
Introduced Feb 20, 2026 · Latest action Feb 20, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the … - H.R. 7220 COINTELPRO Full Disclosure Act
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 · Latest action Jan 22, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subse…
Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.
Committees
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
- Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
- Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement
- The Constitution and Limited Government
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
58 committees reported giving $232,654.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$10,000.00
- UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$9,250.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$7,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION - DIVISION OF LABORERS' INT'L UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- IMMIGRANTS' LISTConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$5,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- MEDICARE FOR ALLLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- DEFEND THE VOTEHybrid PAC$5,000.00
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- JANE FONDA CLIMATE PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$3,000.00
- UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PACConnected PAC$3,000.00
- PA UNITED FEDPACPAC$3,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- GRIDIRON-PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pagePAC$1,500.00
- FRIENDS OF THE EARTH ACTION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- FIG AND OLIVE ACTION PACConnected PAC$1,254.00
- THE SIX PACPAC$1,100.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,050.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA COPE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MCARE (MUSLIM COMMUNITY ADVOCATES FOR TIGHTS & EMPOWERMENT) - FEDERALPAC$1,000.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ROBERT GARCIA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BUILT TO WIN PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATS WIN FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Summer Lee$31,036.79
- Independent expenditures opposing Summer Lee$22.94
FEC totals for the 2026 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.
- WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PACSupporting$13,860.00
- SOLIDARITY VICTORY PACSupporting$12,114.00
- STRAIGHT AHEAD ORGANIZATIONSupporting$3,500.00
- RURAL FREEDOM NETWORKSupporting$592.00
- API PA VOTESSupporting$95.00
- THE PEOPLE UNITED PACSupporting$37.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Pennsylvania U.S. House, District 12, 2026 · 6 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Lee (D) | $1,630,367.66 | $1,713,225.12 | 2026-10-14 |
| James Hayes (R) | $80,533.61 | $11,273.53 | 2026-10-14 |
| Adam Robert Forgie (D) | $27,800.60 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| William Parker (D) | $20,010.00 | $1,118.73 | 2026-04-29 |
| Leonard Benson Fechter (R) | $17,476.88 | $6,805.20 | 2025-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
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Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania (retrieved October 22, 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: SUMMER LEE FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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