Easton Household Budgets Are Stretched Thin: Where Bob Brooks Stands on Rising Costs in PA-07

Why Easton Households Are Feeling the Squeeze

If you live in Easton, you're in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, and the 2026 US House race will help decide what your household pays for electricity, healthcare, and prescriptions. Bob Brooks, the Democratic nominee, spent two decades as a Bethlehem firefighter and has served as president of the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association since 2021. His platform centers on affordability: holding utility bills down, bringing drug prices down, and protecting the wages and benefits working families rely on.

Where Bob Brooks Stands on the Bills You Pay

Brooks opposes letting data centers raise energy costs while out-of-state corporations get rich, and he says the federal government should never take the decision of where a data center is built away from the residents who live near it. He has also pledged to fight for legislation in Congress mirroring Gov. Shapiro's executive order on data centers. The incumbent's answer is the Ratepayer Protection Act, which would have states consider making large data centers pay for the grid upgrades they require; Brooks' position targets the rate increases themselves, not just who pays for them. Healthcare belongs in the same conversation, because it is one of the biggest line items a family has: Brooks will go to bat to bring down drug prices like insulin and beta-blockers, expand coverage, and make sure every town has the doctors and clinics people actually need.

What This Means for Your November 3 Vote

For an Easton voter whose budget comes first, Brooks' platform speaks directly to the bills that keep going up, from electric rates to prescription drug costs. He has spent his career in the Lehigh Valley fighting for working families, and his positions target the exact costs Easton households are struggling with. Bob Brooks is the right choice for PA-07 voters who care about cost of living. Register by October 19, 2026, and make a plan to vote for Brooks on November 3.