PA-08: Bresnahan (R) led Cognetti (D) in campaign cash entering midterm election year

Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan’s campaign committee ended 2025 with nearly $630,500 more cash on hand than Democratic Scranton Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti as the two prepare for a potential midterm election matchup later this year.

Both reported raising and spending similar amounts of money in the final quarter of last year, the first full quarter after Cognetti announced her congressional run.

Bresnahan, a Luzerne County businessman and first-term GOP incumbent, seeks reelection after winning his 8th Congressional District seat in 2024 by narrowly defeating Democratic former U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, who had held the seat for six terms.

Cognetti, reelected last year to the office of Scranton mayor she’s held since 2020, seeks the Democratic nomination for the 8th District seat in the May primary with an ultimate goal of unseating Bresnahan in November.



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