Paige Cognetti, the mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, announced her campaign for the House Tuesday in a bid to unseat Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA).
In her launch video, she questioned Bresnahan’s stock trading and his murky financial record since entering Congress earlier this year.
“Rob ran for Congress on a promise to ban stock trades. This year, he’s already made 600 trades — 600,” Cognetti says in an ad launching her campaign, released Tuesday.
“I’m running for Congress because people here deserve a lot better than a rich kid disrespecting our hard work and proud legacy. We can stand tall against a Washington that takes advantage of working people and make it work for us,” she continued
While Bresnahan introduced legislation in May that would bar members
Join the conversation!
Please share your thoughts about this article below. We value your opinions, and would love to see you add to the discussion!