Paige Cognetti is the Mayor of Scranton, PA. She first ran for Mayor as an Independent in a campaign called "Paige Against the Machine," named for her fight to take on corruption within the local Democratic Party. As mayor, Paige reformed the office – taking on special interests and battling corruption in City Hall. She turned down the city car, eliminated cash payments, and cut costs, leading to budget surpluses and rapid improvement of the city's financial position. Paige has balanced the city's books, brought in new businesses, created jobs, and built homes. She is continuing to lower costs by taking on special interests like public utilities. Paige is running in Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District against Congressman Rob Bresnahan, whose short time in office is already defined by abusing his position – timely stock trades to pad a bank account worth tens of millions, lying about taking away healthcare, and repeated betrayals of the public trust.