Draft:Rob Bresnahan, Jr.

Rob Bresnahan, Jr. is the Republican Party’s nominee for the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. He is on the ballot for the general election on November 5, 2024. Bresnahan won an unchallenged primary race for the nomination in Republican primary on April 23, 2024.

Early Life
Robert Paul Bresnahan, Jr. was born on April 22, 1990 in Kingston, Pennsylvania. Bresnahan grew up in Wyoming, Pennsylvania and attended Wyoming Seminary.

Bresnahan studied business at the University of Scranton and played on the school’s golf team.

Career
At the age of 19, Bresnahan became the chief financial officer of his grandfather’s highway electrical business, Kuharchik Construction in Exeter, Pennsylvania in 2009.

After graduating from the University of Scranton, Bresnahan took over as CEO in 2013.

In 2023, Bresnahan partnered Kuharchik Construction with Midwestern Electric near Chicago, Illinois.

Real Estate Development
Bresnahan is the owner of RPB Ventures, a real estate development company. The bulk of Bresnahan's real estate projects are on and around Main Street in Pittston, Pennsylvania.

Volunteerism
Bresnahan has served on a number of voluntary boards in Northeastern Pennsylvania including as interim president of the SPCA of Luzerne County board of directors, past president of Wyoming Rotary Club and treasurer of the TecBRIDGE board and Automated Vehicle Coalition.

He also served on the boards for Junior Achievement of NEPA, Big Brothers Big Sisters of NEPA, Luzerne County Industrial Development Authority, National Electrical Contractors Association and IBEW 163.

Currently, Bresnahan serves on the boards of the SPCA of Luzerne County, Forty Fort Cemetery Association, and Catholic Youth Center.

Political Career
In October of 2023, Bresnahan filed to run for the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. The district includes Lackawanna County, Wayne County, and Pike County along with the majority of Luzerne County and Monroe County in Northeastern Pennsylvania.