{"id":185714,"date":"2026-05-06T22:21:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/185714\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T22:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:21:07","slug":"missing-mayor-paige-cognetti-called-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/185714\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing Mayor Paige Cognetti Called Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May 6, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Missing Mayor Paige Cognetti was just brutally\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnrcc.us14.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D42f87a9539429db8a35d6dac5%26id%3D07902d456d%26e%3D2a9705ae19&amp;data=05%7C02%7Crrichardson%40nrcc.org%7Ca8ba2fa6792e4cdfb16908deabb69e19%7Caedd1d67fa1049bea792b853edaad485%7C0%7C0%7C639136998029227493%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=5HkER7cZzjUQNc7eMxOtPpJCqlXXm%2Fkw9FtuSjouYbs%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">called out<\/a>\u00a0for abandoning Scranton to run for Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Cognetti has even been criticized by members of her own party on the Scranton City Council, with Councilman Sean McAndrew\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnrcc.us14.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D42f87a9539429db8a35d6dac5%26id%3De21efd9471%26e%3D2a9705ae19&amp;data=05%7C02%7Crrichardson%40nrcc.org%7Ca8ba2fa6792e4cdfb16908deabb69e19%7Caedd1d67fa1049bea792b853edaad485%7C0%7C0%7C639136998029260713%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=PsxI0YIZyGxZorQO%2B%2FrGDY%2BPfp2Jvc74udTbU2npVOI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">saying<\/a>\u00a0\u201cI can\u2019t even get an answer\u201d from the Mayor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/josephchalfant\/2026\/05\/05\/did-this-democrat-mayor-abandon-her-town-to-run-for-congress-n2675597\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Headline-2-1024x119.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87584\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>REMINDER: This isn\u2019t the first time Cognetti has abandoned the people she\u2019s supposed to serve. This winter, Cognetti\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnrcc.us14.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D42f87a9539429db8a35d6dac5%26id%3D4290fb6d5d%26e%3D2a9705ae19&amp;data=05%7C02%7Crrichardson%40nrcc.org%7Ca8ba2fa6792e4cdfb16908deabb69e19%7Caedd1d67fa1049bea792b853edaad485%7C0%7C0%7C639136998029333969%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=rWNoqxkq2URVLm7gKK5QBIEKu6xsp7yysIyaJiOl%2Bjw%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">fled<\/a>\u00a0Scranton amidst a brutal snowstorm so she could fundraise with liberal elitists in DC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolitical opportunist Paige Cognetti views Scranton families as little more than another rung in her climb up the political ladder. Cognetti doesn\u2019t care about serving Pennsylvanians, she cares about advancing her career.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 NRCC Spokesman Reilly Richardson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"May 6, 2026 Missing Mayor Paige Cognetti was just brutally\u00a0called out\u00a0for abandoning Scranton to run for Congress. 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