L. MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. – President Trump took the stage inside Mack Trucks in Lower Macungie Township. It is a major manufacturer in Pennsylvania’s highly competitive seventh congressional district.
Incumbent Republican Ryan Mackenzie is squaring off against Democrat Firefighter Union President Bob Brooks in the seventh district race.
Mackenzie was joined alongside several other members of Congress at the event.
“We got to get Ryan MacKenzie elected. We got to get Ryan. I’m not here for them; I’m here for him,” said President Trump.
Mackenzie touted the work he said he and the President have done to bring jobs to the Lehigh Valley, citing recent investments by Eli Lilly, Nokia, and B. Braun.
“In Washington, President Trump and I are working every day for the past year-and-a-half to give our workers’ families and industries a chance to thrive after years of lackluster leadership that set our communities back,” said Congressman Mackenzie.
Brooks, his opponent, is calling the congressman’s first term an “absolute disaster” for hardworking people in the region.
In a statement, Brooks said in part:
“Career politician Ryan Mackenzie is no friend to working people. He is a liar who campaigned on a promise to lower costs but has instead voted in lockstep with his boss Donald Trump to jack up prices, rip away health care, and spend billions of dollars on a needless war overseas.”
So far, more than $3 million has been poured into this congressional race. Many of these donations have come from out of state, according to the Federal Election Commission.