New House members saw PAC donations jump after getting committee assignments

New House members saw PAC donations jump after getting committee assignments

U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan delivering an address at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference at the Penn Harris Hotel in Camp Hill April 4, 2025. (Capital-Star photo by John Cole) *This article was originally published by OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that tracks money in politics.* When California Democrat Sam Liccardo ran for the U.S. House of Representatives last year, 13 percent of his political action committee contributions…