Utility Bills and Healthcare Costs Are Squeezing Upper Macungie: Who Should Get Your 2026 U.S. House Vote?

What Upper Macungie Voters Are Deciding in 2026

Upper Macungie sits in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, and its U.S. House seat is on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. Bob Brooks, the Democratic nominee, is a Bethlehem firefighter and president of the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association, and his campaign centers the costs that hit Upper Macungie households hardest: rising utility bills and healthcare bills.

Where Bob Brooks Stands on Energy and Healthcare Costs

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. On healthcare, 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. He says there should be no more lining the pockets of insurance and drug company bosses, and that healthcare should work for people. Two decades answering emergency calls in the Lehigh Valley shaped how directly he talks about these costs.

Why Bob Brooks Is the Right Choice for Upper Macungie

Bob Brooks is the right choice for Upper Macungie voters because his positions match what working families here actually pay: he opposes letting data centers drive up energy bills, wants siting decisions kept with the residents who live near them, and will push down drug prices while expanding coverage. Register by October 19 and make your plan to vote on November 3.