PA-08: Candidates for Congress in 8th District unopposed in primaries
In Pennsylvania’s 8th District, Republican Congressman Rob Bresnahan Jr., seeking his second term, and Democrat Paige Cognetti are both unopposed in their May 19 primary races.
Paige Cognetti
Cognetti is currently the mayor of Scranton and was previously on the school board. She first ran for mayor as an independent in a special election in 2019. Her website states that she was the first woman ever elected mayor of Scranton and was eight months pregnant when she won. Cognetti won reelection as a Democrat in 2021 and 2025.
In 2024, Cognetti was appointed by President Joe Biden to the United States Trade Representative’s Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.
She and her husband Ryan live in Scranton with their two daughters.
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