SCRANTON, Pa. — "It's really tough. It's not the decision that I thought I would be making. This is not my plan at all, but I don't want to have representation in Washington that is just the same old thing that we've been seeing for too many generations in northeastern Pennsylvania," said Paige Cognetti, (D) 8th District Candidate.

Just a few months before her name appears on the November ballot in Scranton's mayoral race, Democrat Paige Cognetti is already looking toward next year's May primary.

She hopes to secure the Democratic nomination in the 2026 race for Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District.

"It's not a traditional path to be currently running a race and running another, but I will say that a lot of people run for office while having other jobs. A lot of people hold elected

See Full Page