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Lean Left PAC Dumps $1 M Against Brooks, Backed by Progressives

5/19/2026

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Lean Left PAC, a Republican-linked super PAC, has spent over $1 million to oppose retired firefighter Bob Brooks in the Pennsylvania 7th Congressional primary.
Governor Josh Shapiro, the Working Families Party, Senator Bernie Sanders, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and labor unions and progressive groups are backing Brooks in the Tuesday primary.
Brooks advocates universal health care, a billionaire tax, and state funding for PTSD treatment for firefighters and first responders.

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Lean Left PAC, a Republican-linked super PAC, has spent over $1 million to oppose retired firefighter Bob Brooks in the Pennsylvania 7th Congressional primary.
Governor Josh Shapiro, the Working Families Party, Senator Bernie Sanders, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and labor unions and progressive groups are backing Brooks in the Tuesday primary.
Brooks advocates universal health care, a billionaire tax, and state funding for PTSD treatment for firefighters and first responders.