UNITED STATES - MARCH 11: Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pa., arrives for the House Republican Conference caucus meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
US Rep. Rob Bresnahan is set to personally benefit after voting for President Donald Trump’s tax cuts for the country’s wealthiest Americans.
It appears that US Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-Luzerne) is set to take home an extra $20,000 in income thanks to the tax cuts he voted for in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.
The Institute on Taxation of Economic Policy (ITEP), a progressive leaning think tank, estimates that Bresnahan is expected to save anywhere between $19,300 and $23,600 in taxes next year.
“Rob Bresnahan getting the biggest tax break of anyone in Congress due to the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is frankly obscene,” Michelle Rothenbecker, Action Together NEPA Chief of Staff and a Bresnahan constituent said in a statement.
“Bresnahan came into this seat as a multimillionaire. An extra $20,000 likely doesn’t mean much to him. But $20,000 is a life changing and often life saving amount for many constituents of his district.”
The ITEP estimates that the country’s wealthiest 1% would receive over $121 billion in tax cuts in 2026, while the middle 20% would only see $56 billion in tax cuts. In Pennsylvania, the top 1% could individually save as much as $56,510 from Trump’s tax cuts.
According to Quiver, Bresnahan has a net worth of close to $50 million thanks to the massive stock portfolio he obtained after selling his family’s construction business to a venture capital firm. Because of that, Bresnahan’s existing tax bill is low as much of his income comes from capital gains, which were not affected by Trump’s 2017 tax law.
Bresnahan was first elected to the US House in 2024 after defeating former Rep. Matt Cartwright. He quickly made a name for himself by becoming one of Congress’ most prolific stock traders.
Since taking office, Bresnahan has completed 627 trades totaling over $7 million, and the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Bresnahan has placed five times as many trades as the next closest legislator.
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