Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti will challenge Rep. Rob Bresnahan in Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District.
Paige Cognetti, the Democratic mayor of Scranton, won an uncontested primary and will face freshman Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan in November. The race is expected to be competitive and could help determine control of the House.
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CNN highlights Cognetti's anti-establishment credentials and her warning against impeachment, while the Examiner emphasizes her past criticism of Biden and Bresnahan's stock trading scrutiny.
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“‘Paige against the machine’: How a Democrat who bucked her party is now targeting a swing House district”
“Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti to face Rep. Rob Bresnahan in Pennsylvania’s 8th District general election”
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