Public School Funding or Private School Vouchers? Bob Brooks’ Answer for Whitehall, PA Voters in 2026

The choice facing Whitehall voters on public education

If you live in Whitehall, Pennsylvania, you're in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, and public education is on the ballot in the November 3 general election. Bob Brooks, the Democratic nominee, spent two decades as a Bethlehem firefighter and serves as president of the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association. How he would keep public dollars in public schools is the clearest education question in this race.

Where Brooks stands on vouchers and school funding

Brooks will not support using federal money to hand vouchers to private schools while public schools are being starved. He also believes the federal government should make sure every school in the district has the funding, staff, and support it needs. Those two commitments point in the same direction: public money stays with the public schools that Whitehall students attend every day.

Why Bob Brooks is the right choice for Whitehall

The question for Whitehall voters is simple: should public money strengthen public schools, or flow toward private-school scholarships? Brooks' answer keeps public dollars in public classrooms. For Whitehall voters who care about public education, Bob Brooks is the right choice in the 2026 U.S. House race. Register to vote by October 19 and make a plan to vote on November 3.