8th Congressional District

The freshman congressman from Luzerne County introduced the Local Control Protection Act Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Democrats hope Pennsylvania races help flip the U.S. House and state Senate, expand state House majority and re-elect Gov. Josh Shapiro.

Gov. Josh Shapiro stopped at the Avenue Restaurant in Wyoming Wednesday afternoon and again endorsed Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti in her bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan.

Former firefighter Bob Brooks piled up more than twice as votes as his closest contenders to win the Democratic nomination for the 7th Congressional District seat. Brooks will face incumbent Republican Rep. Ryan Mackenzie.

Few hotly contested races make for low voter turnout as Democrats and Republicans choose candidates for a November midterm election that will have a lot more competitive races.

Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti and Arizona U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly criticized U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan for trading stocks while a congressman during a town hall Saturday in Nanticoke.

Democratic congressional candidate Paige Cognetti said U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan lies and behaves corruptly regarding stock trading. A Bresnahan spokesman disputed those allegations.

Despite knowing she plans to run for Congress next year, Scranton voters handed Mayor Paige Cognetti a huge victory in her bid for another term as mayor.

Some political analysts say Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti risks her political future by running for mayor and Congress at the same time. Others suggest she is being transparent by giving voters a clear view of her ambition.

Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti will run for Congress next year, joining one of the nation's hottest expected contests, and won't drop out of this year's campaign for mayor.