It’s one of the more unusual campaign videos that we’ve seen in the Commonwealth since Tom Wolf spent his time driving around the state in his Jeep.

Democratic candidate for the 7th Congressional District Bob Brooks released a video explaining why he has entered the political arena for the first time. While driving his snow plow. After a salting run.

“I’ve been working since I was 10 years old, and that’s legit — it’s not just a story,” he says while behind the wheel. “I was a paper boy; I had a 2.5-mile paper route. I tried working in some kitchens, I’ve done bartending, truck driving, beer delivering, pizza delivery down here. Snowplow driver, baseball coach — you name it, we’ve done it.

“I think it just set the tone for this campaign. It’s literally: I work. That’s what I do. I work.”

Brooks, president of the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association, is one of four candidates vying for the Democratic nomination along with former federal prosecutor Ryan Crosswell, former Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure, and energy executive Carol Obando-Derstine.

The winner of the May 19 primary will take on freshman Rep. Ryan Mackenzie in the fall general election.

“There’s 2% of Congress that is working class. Meanwhile, 60% of the country is working class,” he says. “The people in Washington haven’t lived this life — they’ve never had financial stress. In Pennsylvania, $7.25 an hour is minimum wage. You tell me anyone that can live on $7.25 an hour. So how would they know how to handle it for us?”

The 106-second video shows Brooks speaking directly to voters from inside his truck, after finishing a salting run ahead of an incoming winter storm.

“The working class person gets nothing out of Washington, D.C. They get lies,” said Brooks. “That’s all they get. It’s time to change that. There’s no turning back. We are full speed ahead — all gas, no brakes.”

In a poll sponsored by the Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Brooks had a seven-point lead over his nearest competitor in the chase for the Democratic nomination

He received 24 percent support from the survey of 400 likely voters in the Lehigh Valley. McClure was second with 17% while Obando-Derstine and Crosswell came in next at 12 and nine percent, respectively..

The Cook Political Report rates the PA-07 matchup in the fall as a Toss-Up, as Democrats search for four seats to flip to win back the majority in the U.S. House.

Brooks was recently added to the DCCC’s ‘Red to Blue’ program that boosts candidates with fundraising and organizational support.

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus was not pleased that the DCCC stepped in to make these moves just two weeks before the Pennsylvania primary.

“Latino votes and candidates – like Randy (Villegas of California) and Carol (Obando-Derstine) – are not a small factor in the fight for the House majority; they are central to it,” said BOLD PAC Chair Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.).

“The Democratic Party has clearly made progress earning Latino trust, but we still have a long way to go, and we will be with Randy and Carol every step of the way through their primaries.”