Paige Cognetti

Meet Mayor Paige Cognetti — A Fighter Running in PA-08. See her interview. Click her name.

"Too many people have been in office to benefit themselves, not the people."

In her own words from that interview:

Paige reformed Scranton's city government — taking on special interests and battling corruption in City Hall. She turned down the city car, eliminated cash payments, and cut costs, leading to budget surpluses and a rapid improvement from junk-bond to investment-grade credit status. She's brought in new businesses, cut red tape for job growth, and added modern infrastructure to temper rising insurance costs.

In contrast, her freshman MAGA opponent has become one of the most prolific stock traders in the entire congressional body. He campaigned against stock trading — called it "sickening" and promised to ban it immediately — but is now often among the top 10 most prolific traders in Congress. His trades tie directly to his votes: he sold six figures of Medicaid provider stock a week before voting to slash a trillion dollars from Medicaid (source, letter, NBC News report).

"Too many people have been in office to benefit themselves, not the people. Unfortunately, I see the same pattern with our freshman representative. So I'm running for Congress to make sure Northeastern Pennsylvania has somebody who will fight for them." – Mayor Paige Cognetti, candidate for Congress PA-08