Democratic candidate for U.S. House, District 8, Pennsylvania
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Paige Cognetti has 1 statement on data centers on the record.
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What they said
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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
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: October 7, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Scranton Times-Tribune (opens in a new tab), local outlet
How they voted
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
Others in this race
- Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. Republican · U.S. House, District 8 · the race page
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Data Center Record, "Public statements by Paige Cognetti", https://datacenterrecord.org/speakers/paige-cognetti, last verified October 19, 2026.
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