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TOP RACE

Paige Cognetti (PA-8)

DEMOCRAT- Pennsylvania

Running for House

Top Race Candidate: 
This close election will help determine control of the House & Senate. 

Paige Cognetti is the mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and a reform-focused leader who has spent her career improving government accountability, expanding economic opportunity, and strengthening local communities. As the first woman elected mayor of Scranton, she has championed investments in infrastructure, public safety, and neighborhood revitalization while advocating for commonsense gun safety measures and responsible fiscal leadership. Cognetti is running for Congress to bring her record of pragmatic, results-driven leadership to Washington, arguing that northeastern Pennsylvania deserves a representative focused on lowering costs, protecting fundamental rights, and delivering real solutions for working families.

PARTY: Democrat

EDUCATION: University of Oregon Clark Honors College (B.A.), Harvard Business School (M.B.A.)

OCCUPATION PRIOR TO CONGRESSIONAL SERVICE: Mayor of Scranton, PA

BORN: August 27, 1980

VOTING RECORD

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"We cannot let politicians take away our fundamental freedoms or make deeply personal healthcare decisions for women and families."
- Paige Cognetti

POLITICAL CAREER

  • Mayor of Scranton (2020–present)

  • Special Assistant to the Pennsylvania Auditor General

  • Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury (Obama administration)


INTERESTING FACTS

  • First woman elected mayor of Scranton.

  • Secured more than $155 million in state and federal grants for the city.

  • Won the 2019 mayoral election while eight months pregnant.

66d 16h 22m 48s until Election Day '26

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