MACKENZIE, Ryan E., a Representative from Berks and Lehigh Counties; born, August 3, 1982 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa.; graduated, Parkland High School, 2000; B.S., finance and international business, New York University, 2004; M.B.A., business administration, Harvard University, 2010; employee, Parks & Recreation department, South Whitehall Township; staff, Pat Toomey’s United States Senate Campaign (2004); licensed real estate sales; employed, United States Department of Labor (2007); director, Pennsylvania’s Republican Victory Program (2010); director of policy, Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry; elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Republican for the 134th District in a Special Election on April 24, 2012; Sworn-In, May 8, 2012 to serve the remaining 2011 term; reelected to the House for 5 more consecutive terms; appointed, Deputy Whip (2015-2022); appointed, Public School Building Construction and Reconstruction (PlanCon) Advisory Committee (2016-2018); appointed, Recycling Fund Advisory Committee (2021-2024); reelected to the House to serve the 187th District for the 2023 term; elected, delegate, Republican National Convention (2016); not a candidate for reelection to the House (2024); elected, United States Congress (2024-present).

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Ryan Mackenzie
Pennsylvania (PA) – 7th, Republican
Hometown: Lower Macungie
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Ryan MacKenzie is from Lower Macungie. He earned a bachelor's degree in finance and international business from New York University and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard University.

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Ryan MacKenzie previously worked as the director of policy at the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, as an employee of the U.S. Department of Labor, and in the Parks & Recreation department of South Whitehall Township.

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About Rep. Mackenzie

Ryan Mackenzie is in his first term as a Member of the United States House of Representatives. He represents the 7th Congressional District of Pennsylvania, which covers all of Lehigh, Northampton, and Carbon Counties and part of Monroe County.

Congressman Ryan Mackenzie

Ryan currently serves as the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District and is in his first term. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 134th District in a 2012 special election and was reelected to the House for five more consecutive terms.

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At the same time, Mackenzie acknowledged serious concerns about how some enforcement actions have been carried out. He said reports of U.S. citizens being detained, warrantless home entries and agents operating without clear identification should not be happening.

“You pointed to U.S. citizens being detained or arrested. That should not be occurring,” he said. “We saw agents. Going into people's houses without warrants, that should obviously not be happening as well.”

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He also criticized agents conducting operations in plain clothes without visible identification.

“We saw pictures just regularly routinely where individuals, ICE agents, were on the streets in street clothes, no identification,” Mackenzie said. “I think these individuals need to be properly identified.”

Opposes immigration enforcement that detains U.S. citizens or enters homes without warrants.

Supports requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducting street operations to be properly identified.

- Opposes immigration enforcement that detains U.S. citizens or enters homes without warrants.
- Supports requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducting street operations to be properly identified.

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Mackenzie argued that better coordination with local law enforcement could reduce chaos during enforcement actions and limit the need for federal agents to handle crowd control.

“If you had support from local law enforcement to do some of the crowd control and, and other things, I think you would have had more seamless operations,” he said.

Said local law-enforcement assistance with crowd control would help immigration-enforcement operations run more smoothly.

- Said local law-enforcement assistance with crowd control would help immigration-enforcement operations run more smoothly.

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