Matt Connolly

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Matt Connolly

Republican Party

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Last election

June 2, 2020

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Race car driver and Racing team owner

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Matt Connolly (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 2, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District election, 2020

Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Incumbent Susan Wild defeated Lisa Scheller and Anthony Sayegh in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Wild (D)	51.9	195,475
		Lisa Scheller (R)	48.1	181,407
		Anthony Sayegh (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 376,882
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Incumbent Susan Wild advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Wild	100.0	76,878

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Darryl Hendricks (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Lisa Scheller defeated Dean Browning in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Scheller	52.1	29,673
		Dean Browning	47.9	27,260

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,933
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matt Connolly (R)

2016

See also: Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Matt Cartwright (D) defeated Matt Connolly (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Cartwright was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Connolly defeated Glenn Geissinger to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 17 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Matt Cartwright Incumbent	53.8%	157,734
	Republican	Matt Connolly	46.2%	135,430
Total Votes				293,164
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 17 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Matt Connolly	62.7%	34,263
Glenn Geissinger	37.3%	20,399
Total Votes		54,662
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

2014

See also: Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District elections, 2014

Connolly ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 17th District. Connolly lost the Democratic nomination in the primary on May 20, 2014. He was defeated by David Moylan.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 17 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
David Moylan	44.7%	9,209
Matt Connolly	33.8%	6,949
Matt Dietz	21.5%	4,430
Total Votes		20,588
Source: Results via Associated Press

2010

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2010

Connolly was unopposed in the May 18 Republican primary but lost to incumbent Democrat Lisa Boscola in the November 2 general election.

Campaign themes

2020

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Matt Connolly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

The following issues were listed on Connolly's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Obamacare: It must be repealed. It cannot be fixed, and the federal government should NOT be between any patient and their doctor - PERIOD. Energy Policy: The US has the ability to become completely energy independent, and the citizens would benefit greatly – lower gas prices, cheaper electricity and heating costs. The Keystone XL Pipeline should have approved years ago. Welfare: Human dignity is being eroded by the promotion and increased dependency on government handouts. This is no accident – it is a vote buying operation. We must reverse this trend and make work a requirement to receive benefits. Taxes and Regulation: The US has the highest corporate tax rate in the world, yet the highest debt. Factories are leaving the country because of this and the regulatory environment that makes compliance virtually impossible. Big Government: The intrusion of government in our lives has never been higher. The Founding Fathers were very concerned about this, yet those in power have used executive orders and appointments to circumvent the democratic process. This is perhaps the most troubling trend of all. We must take steps to expose the damage and return freedom and liberty to all Americans before it’s too late.	”
—Matt Connolly's campaign website, http://mattconnollyforcongress.com/his-positions/

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Footnotes

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Pennsylvania's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Fetterman (D)

David McCormick (R)

Representatives

District 1

Brian Fitzpatrick (R)

District 2

Brendan Boyle (D)

District 3

Dwight Evans (D)

District 4

Madeleine Dean (D)

District 5

Mary Scanlon (D)

District 6

Chrissy Houlahan (D)

District 7

Ryan Mackenzie (R)

District 8

Rob Bresnahan (R)

District 9

Dan Meuser (R)

District 10

Scott Perry (R)

District 11

Lloyd Smucker (R)

District 12

Summer Lee (D)

District 13

John Joyce (R)

District 14

Guy Reschenthaler (R)

District 15

Glenn Thompson (R)

District 16

Mike Kelly (R)

District 17

Chris Deluzio (D)

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Democratic Party (8)