Speaker Mike Johnson Campaigns for Ryan Mackenzie in Pennsylvania

House Speaker Mike Johnson campaigned for incumbent Republican Congressman Ryan Mackenzie in Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday. Speaking at a volunteer fire department in the competitive 7th District, Johnson characterized the upcoming midterms as a contrast election between common sense and craziness.

Johnson and Mackenzie focused on the incumbent's efforts to secure funding for first responders, specifically citing radio network upgrades and a new fire station. Addressing economic concerns, Johnson linked gas prices to the conflict in Iran and the necessity of preventing the country from acquiring nuclear weapons, predicting that prices will decrease as allied nations maintain the openness of the Strait of Hormuz.

Democratic challenger Bob Brooks, a former firefighter, countered these claims by accusing Mackenzie of voting for measures that increased prices and spending on a needless war. The campaign event took place amid a broader struggle for the House majority and followed an executive order by Governor Josh Shapiro to regulate data center development in Pennsylvania, a move Mackenzie claimed the governor only adopted after Republican warnings.