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Paige is pushing a sweeping anti-corruption plan to ban congressional stock trading, prohibit members of Congress from serving on corporate boards, implement term limits, and enforce “No Budget, No Pay” rules when Congress fails to pass a budget.

In elected office, Mayor Cognetti has been a steadfast advocate for public safety measures and has worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from the scourge of gun violence.

Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti is running to reclaim this northeastern Pennsylvania seat, which Republicans flipped in 2024. Cognetti launched her campaign by targeting Rep. Rob Bresnahan over ethics concerns around his stock trading while in office, giving Democrats a sharp contrast message in a working-class district.

Paige Cognetti is a reformer who is willing to take on anyone to root out corruption and make government work for the people it’s supposed to serve. She first ran for Mayor of Scranton as an independent with a pledge to take on her own party and clean up a corrupt city hall — her campaign even earned the nickname “Paige Against the Machine.” Now in her third term as Mayor, Paige has delivered on her promise to do things differently. She’s breathed new life into Scranton by putting more cops on the beat and revitalizing the city’s finances. Her record stands in stark contrast to Congressman Rob Bresnahan, who has made himself the poster-child of D.C. corruption by breaking his promise to ban congressional stock trading and instead becoming one of the most active stock traders in all of Congress. The contrast couldn’t be clearer: while Bresnahan makes a quick buck, Paige is delivering for Northeastern Pennsylvanians.