Ryan Mackenzie
RepublicanU.S. Representative, PA-7| Age | 43 (b. 1982-08-03) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2025-01-03 (~1 yrs) |
| Religion | Protestant (unspecified denomination) |
| Education | B.S. in Finance and International Business, New York University (2004); MBA, Harvard Business School (2010) |
| Prior occupation | Real estate salesperson; U.S. Department of Labor staff (Office of the Secretary, 2007); Policy Director, Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Allentown, Pennsylvania |
| Marital status | married — Chloe Mackenzie |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania |
| Notable relatives | Milou Mackenzie (mother), Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 131 (Republican); Ryan and Milou were the first mother-son pair to simultaneously serve in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives |
Pending research: race / ethnicity · languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2012 |
| Previous offices | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 134 (2012-2022) · Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187 (2023-2024) |
| Committees | House Committee on Education and the Workforce (Chair, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections) · House Committee on Foreign Affairs (Subcommittees on East Asia and the Pacific; Western Hemisphere) · House Committee on Homeland Security (Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence) |
| Caucuses | Republican Main Street Caucus · Problem Solvers Caucus |
| Leadership | Chair, House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections (119th Congress) · Republican Chair, Pennsylvania House Labor and Industry Committee (2023-2024) · Deputy Majority Whip, Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Majority Chair, Pennsylvania House Government Oversight Committee |
| Ideology | Heritage Action scorecard: 58% (119th Congress); LCV environmental scorecard: 9% (2025). Member of Republican Main Street Caucus (moderate-conservative wing). Described as pragmatic conservative; voted with Trump administration on most issues while occasionally breaking ranks (e.g., supported extension of enhanced health insurance tax credits, signed discharge petition). |
| Signature legislation | Family-Friendly Facilities Tax Credit Act (tax credit for diaper changing stations in small businesses) · E-Verify Strengthening Act for Federal Contractors (H.R.2641, passed House Judiciary Committee January 2026) · Valuing Employee Stock Today Act (H.R.8660, 2026, clarifies RSUs excluded from overtime rate calculation) · Data-Driven Suicide Prevention and Outreach Act (H.R.8486, veteran suicide prevention) · Improving Veteran Access to Care Act (bipartisan, VA appointment scheduling reform) · Co-sponsor, Stop Insider Trading Act (H.R.7008, prohibits congressional stock trading) |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.