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PA-08: Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti (D) 'seriously considering' a run for Congress
WILKES-BARRE — Make no mistake about it, Paige Cognetti is running for reelection in November as Mayor of Scranton — but she sure sounds like a candidate for Congress.
Cognetti, 45, said she is “seriously considering” running for the Democratic nomination in the 8th Congressional District to try to unseat first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Dallas Township.
Cognetti said she would make a decision within the next few weeks as she campaigns to keep her job as Scranton’s Mayor.
So why is Cognetti considering a run for Congress?
https://www.timesleader.com/news/1714361/scranton-mayor-paige-cognetti-seriously-considering-a-run-for-congress