# Lamont McClure **Northampton County Executive (PA) since 2018**, prior Northampton County Councilor (2006–2013), age 53, running in the 2026 Democratic primary for [[PA-07-2026]] against freshman Republican [[Ryan Mackenzie]]. Q1 2026: **$20K raised / $285K COH**. Cycle total ~$500K including a **$200K self-loan**. Endorsement: **Conservation Voters of PA**. Change Research poll: **17% (tied for 3rd)**. ## 2026 cycle - **Primary date**: **2026-05-19** (Pennsylvania) - **Field**: Brooks (leads polls + Polymarket), Crosswell (leads cash), Obando-Derstine (elite endorsements, underpolling), McClure - Low Q1 fundraising ($20K) raises questions about his primary viability — the $285K COH is partly self-loan sustained - McClure's strength is executive-government credibility in Northampton County, the more-R-leaning half of the Lehigh Valley district ## Background - Northampton County, Pennsylvania (Lehigh Valley) - Northampton County Council, 2006–2013 - **Northampton County Executive, 2018–present** (8 years) - Pre-politics profession NEEDS VERIFICATION (attorney background often cited) - Age 53 - First federal-office run ## Ideological positioning - Centrist / local-government Democrat; executive-experience lane - Conservation Voters of PA endorsement anchors an environmental policy profile - Oldest candidate in the field; county-executive track record contrasts with Brooks' labor-president lane and Crosswell's DOJ-prosecutor lane ## Related - [[PA-07-2026]] — 2026 race file - [[Ryan Mackenzie]] — Republican incumbent - [[Bob Brooks]], [[Ryan Crosswell]], [[Carol Obando-Derstine]] — primary competitors ## Sources - [Ballotpedia — Lamont McClure](https://ballotpedia.org/Lamont_McClure) - [Ballotpedia — PA-07 2026](https://ballotpedia.org/Pennsylvania's_7th_Congressional_District_election,_2026)