First-term Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan, a multimillionaire who recently sold control of his family’s electrical contracting company and now represents one of Pennsylvania’s poorest congressional districts, appears to have taken steps to hide one whirling aspect of his wealth: his new personal helicopter.
The helicopter — a 2024 Robinson R66 that retails between $1 million and $1.5 million — has not yet appeared in Bresnahan’s personal financial disclosures. But NOTUS was able to determine that the helicopter belongs to Bresnahan by analyzing Federal Aviation Administration records, other congressional financial disclosures and commercial flight data obtained through the website ADS-B Exchange. Those records indicate that Bresnahan purchased the helicopter in late 2024, through a limited liability company named “RPB Ventures LLC.”
The helicopter has made more than two dozen flights originating from the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area in the heart of Bresnahan’s Pennsylvania district, according to a NOTUS analysis of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast data, which in part helps air traffic controllers determine the location of aircraft. The reasons for the trips are unclear. A handful of trips crossed state lines, with destinations in New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island.