2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the Pennsylvania Department of State's list (opens in a new tab). The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: PA Voter Services, Election Information, 2026 General Election (11/03/2026) candidate listing (Pennsylvania Department of State) (no date stated; read October 15, 2026).
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Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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Democratic
Paige Cognetti, Scranton Mayor and Pennsylvania 8th Congressional District candidate, stated data centers should pay their own way without tax breaks, not raise electric bills, not poison water, and hire union labor; NDAs should not hide data center information
Their newest statement on the record, October 7, 2026, Scranton Times-Tribune (opens in a new tab).
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
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No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.
1 vote on data center measures: 0 in favor of data centers, 1 against.
Paige Cognetti has 1 statement on data centers on the record.
Paige Cognetti, Scranton Mayor and Pennsylvania 8th Congressional District candidate, stated data centers should pay their own way without tax breaks, not raise electric bills, not poison water, and hire union labor; NDAs should not hide data center information
Scranton Times-Tribune (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
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