Paige Cognetti to face Rob Bresnahan in PA's 8th District general election
Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti, a former independent who later joined the Democratic Party, will face freshman Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) in November’s race for Pennsylvania‘s 8th Congressional District.
TL;DR
- Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti (D) will face Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) in the November general election for Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District.
- Cognetti, running on an anti-corruption and economic growth platform, advanced through the Democratic primary uncontested.
- Bresnahan, who also advanced uncontested, has faced scrutiny over stock trades that critics argue conflict with his stance on banning congressional stock trading.
- Cognetti has previously criticized President Biden's handling of the southern border.
- Bresnahan denies wrongdoing regarding his stock trades, stating he relies on financial advisors.
- Cognetti's campaign out-raised Bresnahan's in April.
- The district backed Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.