Race context

James Hayes is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Republican profile for Pennsylvania, U.S. House, 12. Cycle year on file: 2026.

Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - Pennsylvania 12.

Race status on file: discovered.

Election system on file: other.

The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.

The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.

Other indexed profiles returned for this same field are listed below. The list is limited to the race query for this page.

Adam Robert Forgie (Democratic), Arnold Santos (Republican), Leonard Benson Fechter (Republican), Summer Lee (Democratic), William Parker (Democratic).

Source posture

Published claim kinds on file: 2 background claims; 13 finance claims; 3 controversies claims; 3 other sourced notes claims.

Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-10-06.

Filings and votes on file

Finance claims on file: 13. FEC candidate id on file: H4PA12068.

Claim text and source receipts for these records are available in the full research book.

Indexed field reading

James Hayes is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Republican profile for Pennsylvania, U.S. House, 12. The party label, office, and state on this page are the values stored on the profile. Empty fields are left off rather than filled with a guess.

The cycle year 2026 is stored for James Hayes, and the candidate status stored on the profile is Active candidate. This page uses that status label and does not invent a ballot position from it.

The race title stored for James Hayes is 2026 U.S. House - Pennsylvania 12. The race status stored beside that title is discovered. Both are indexed fields from the profile record.

The election system value stored for this profile is other. It is shown because that value is present on the record.

The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger for James Hayes. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.

The FEC candidate id stored for James Hayes is H4PA12068.

The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.

The route record for James Hayes reports 24 public claims, 24 valid citations, and 24 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-10-06. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.

Published claim kinds with a count above zero for James Hayes: background (2), finance (13), controversies (3), other sourced notes (3). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.

The same-field query for James Hayes returned 5 other indexed profiles: Adam Robert Forgie (Democratic), Arnold Santos (Republican), Leonard Benson Fechter (Republican), Summer Lee (Democratic), William Parker (Democratic). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.

Cross-reference identifiers stored for James Hayes: FEC H4PA12068; Other irs-990:_run; FEC Committee C00838185.

Profile questions

What office is James Hayes indexed for?

James Hayes is indexed for Pennsylvania, U.S. House, 12. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - Pennsylvania 12. The election system on file is other. The cycle year on file is 2026. The office, district, and state above are the indexed profile fields.

What party is on file for James Hayes?

The party label on file for James Hayes is Republican.

What is James Hayes's candidate status?

James Hayes is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.

Which committee or filing id is listed for James Hayes?

FEC candidate id on file: H4PA12068.

How many public claims are attached to James Hayes?

The route record reports 24 public claims, 24 valid citations, and 24 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 2, Finance 13, Controversies 3, Other Sourced Notes 3. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.

Is James Hayes indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?

The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.

Who else is indexed in James Hayes's race field?

Other indexed profiles returned for this field include Adam Robert Forgie (Democratic), Arnold Santos (Republican), Leonard Benson Fechter (Republican), Summer Lee (Democratic), William Parker (Democratic). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.