Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past 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
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Pennsylvania, District 12
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookInstagramYouTubeFEC pageCongressional biography
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$1,851,679.14
Total spent$1,827,312.18
Cash on hand$24,366.96
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, 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$1,470,877.7379%
- PACs and other committees$349,219.1019%
- Party committees$6,500.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$7,741.530%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$17,340.781%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
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
96 committees reported giving $319,598.00 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.
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$10,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACPAC$10,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$10,000.00
- JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PACHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- MEDICARE FOR ALLLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- INSPIRING LEADERSHIP HAS A NAME PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- COURAGE TO CHANGELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- ROOTED IN COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- JANE FONDA CLIMATE PACHybrid PAC$7,900.00
- WFP NATIONAL PACHybrid PAC$7,500.00
- PROGRESSIVE PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- HIGHER HEIGHTS FOR AMERICA PACPAC$7,000.00
- WAY TO LEAD PACHybrid PAC$5,800.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,425.00
- DCCCParty committee$5,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PACPAC$5,000.00
- EMILY'S LISTConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- PAC TO THE FUTURELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC (BRIDGE PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE VOTERS OF AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
Show all 96 committees
- FRONTLINE USALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- KEYSTONE AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- COMMON GROUND PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- INDIVISIBLE ACTIONHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENPAC$5,000.00
- DEMAND JUSTICE PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$4,000.00
- BLUE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- BEND THE ARC JEWISH ACTION INC. PAC Company pagePAC$3,600.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- POWER OF US PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)Leadership PAC$2,500.00
- THE COLLECTIVE PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- SHARIF STREET FOR PACandidate committee$2,500.00
- PA UNITED FEDPACConnected PAC$2,300.00
- NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURNCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SHERMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SCHIFF FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CITIZENS TO ELECT RICK LARSENCandidate committee$2,000.00
- COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT HENRY HANK JOHNSONCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BLOCK BY BLOCK PACPAC$2,000.00
- REPAIR THE WORLD PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- JESSICA CISNEROS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MORGAN MCGARVEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JASMINE FOR USCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ROBERT GARCIA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DEMOCRACY ACTION NOW PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC JEWISH OUTREACH PAPAC$1,750.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHANGE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,638.00
- PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee$1,500.00
- NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICAPAC$1,362.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$1,137.00
- NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, INC. PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PENNSYLVANIA FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATIC WOMEN INC FEDERAL PACPAC$1,000.00
- ONE VOICELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SECURE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TONY CARDENAS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BONAMICI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MARC VEASEY CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
- ATHENA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GIFFORDS PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- NEW VOICE PACPAC$1,000.00
- VISIONARY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- I GOT YOUR BACK PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ARAB AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC ACTION FUNDPAC$1,000.00
- DOGWOOD PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SCANLON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MAD 4 PA PACCandidate committee$1,000.00
- AMERICAN MOSAIC PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- A WOMAN'S PLACE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HOPE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MAKING A DIFFERENCE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- TOKUDA FOR HAWAIICandidate committee$1,000.00
- SECURING A KINDER DEMOCRACY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PACConnected PAC$792.00
- BWC-BECAUSE WOMEN CAN PACLeadership PAC$500.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$444.00
- STEVE IRWIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$250.00
- HUWAIDA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$200.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Summer Lee$2,284,573.36
- Independent expenditures opposing Summer Lee$3,283,357.73
- Company and union communications to members about Summer Lee$22,902.18
FEC totals for the 2022 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.
- UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT (UDP)Opposing$3,273,947.00
- JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PACSupporting$943,130.00
- WFP NATIONAL PACSupporting$800,565.00
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACSupporting$188,107.00
- LCV VICTORY FUNDSupporting$65,071.00
- SUNRISE PACSupporting$62,984.00
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONSupporting$50,977.00
- PENNSYLVANIA UNITEDSupporting$38,676.00
- WOMEN VOTE!Supporting$33,518.00
- NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEESupporting$33,225.00
- MEDICARE FOR ALLSupporting$24,936.00
- PROTECTING OUR VOTE PACSupporting$16,525.00
The race
Pennsylvania U.S. House, District 12, 2022 · 6 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Lee (D) | $1,851,679.14 | $24,366.96 | 2022-12-31 |
| Steven Irwin (D) | $1,677,030.55 | $1,597.45 | 2022-12-31 |
| Gerald Dickinson (D) | $768,432.18 | $1,849.20 | 2022-12-31 |
| Michael Doyle (R) | $205,104.56 | $0.00 | 2022-12-31 |
| Bhavini Patel (D) | $87,546.94 | $20,579.23 | 2022-12-31 |
| Terwilliger Elizabeth (L) | $21,912.01 | $7,123.00 | 2022-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCCC Targeting and Analytics Department (D) | October 30–31, 2022 | 785 (LV) | ± 3.5% | Summer Lee 54% · Mike Doyle 40% |
| Summer Lee Internal Poll (D) | October 2022 | – | – | Summer Lee 44% · Mike Doyle 40% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 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: SUMMER LEE FOR CONGRESS.
- 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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