‘Paige against the machine’: How a Democrat who bucked her party is now targeting a swing House district
Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti speaks during a campaign event for President Joe Biden in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on April 16, 2024. Matt Rourke/AP/File In 2019, Paige Cognetti launched her campaign for mayor of Scranton, where the incumbent had resigned from office before pleading guilty to federal corruption charges. Wary of the county Democratic Party’s closed nominating … Read more