Paige Cognetti

Democratic Party (D)
U.S. Representative (District 8) · District 8, Pennsylvania, United States of America · 2026
PurposeCognetti, Scranton's sitting mayor, is challenging Bresnahan on an anti-corruption and anti-monopoly platform drawn from her record managing the city's finances.

Governance
On governance, the campaign's priorities page centers heavily on what it calls its Anti-Corruption Agenda: banning congressional stock trading, rejecting corporate PAC money, auditing the federal government to "cut waste, fraud, and abuse," and requiring full transparency from data-center developers, including prohibiting non-disclosure agreements.

Economy
On the economy, the campaign calls for breaking up large monopolies and big-box chains it says harm small businesses and consumer choice, capping credit-card and other hidden fees, and implementing targeted rather than broad tariffs to protect manufacturing; it also says data-center companies should "pay their own way" without tax breaks or subsidies.

Health
On health care, the campaign calls for preventing insurance intermediaries from denying doctor-prescribed medications and care, and expanding healthcare-marketplace access to support small-business employment.

Infrastructure
On infrastructure, the campaign calls for reshoring manufacturing jobs — including defense manufacturing — to Northeastern Pennsylvania, streamlining permitting for business growth, accelerating safe-streets, bridge, and passenger-rail projects, and prohibiting data centers near residential areas, schools, and parks.

Economy
The campaign also calls for strengthening unions and requiring local union labor on data-center construction, and for paid family leave and affordable childcare.

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