{"id":2481515,"date":"2025-09-02T14:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-mayor-launches-run-to-unseat-house-republican-bresnahan\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T14:28:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:28:15","slug":"democratic-mayor-launches-run-to-unseat-house-republican-bresnahan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-mayor-launches-run-to-unseat-house-republican-bresnahan\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic mayor launches run to unseat House Republican Bresnahan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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paige Cognetti, the mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, has announced her candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives, aiming to unseat Republican incumbent Rep. Rob Bresnahan. In her campaign launch,she criticized Bresnahan’s frequent stock trading<\/a>,highlighting that despite his campaign promise to ban stock trades<\/a> by members of Congress,he has already made around 600 trades this year. Cognetti accused him of exploiting his position for personal financial gain<\/a>, citing specific examples<\/a> such as trading stocks related to tariffs and military contracts. Bresnahan, who took office in January after defeating a Democratic incumbent, maintains that his financial advisers manage his portfolio. Cognetti has received endorsements from several Democratic figures, including former Rep. Matt Cartwright and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis. Bresnahan’s campaign criticized cognetti for running for Congress while also seeking reelection as mayor. The district is currently rated as “lean Republican” by the Cook Political Report.

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