Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti Endorses Joe Biden
Today, Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti, the first woman elected mayor of Scranton and an independent, released the following statement endorsing Joe Biden for President of the United States:
“With Joe Biden in the White House, Scranton will have one of its own in the most powerful position in the world. He took what he learned about hard work growing up in Scranton and has applied it to working hard for our country his entire career.
“I had the honor of serving in the Obama-Biden administration. Joe Biden knows we need more family-sustaining wages, more affordable childcare, and a bridge between education today and the economy of the future. He has first-hand knowledge of our problems and of our opportunities.
“As Mayor of Scranton, I can’t think of anyone I’d rather see in the White House as we forge our future and battle these public health, economic, and social justice crises. Joe Biden always has Scranton’s hard-working families on his mind. That's why I am endorsing Joe Biden for President.”
Mayor Cognetti joins a broad and diverse list of more than 100 prominent leaders from Pennsylvania supporting Biden, including Governor Tom Wolf, Senator Bob Casey, Congressman Conor Lamb, Congressman Matt Cartwright, Congressman Brendan Boyle, Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan, Congressman Dwight Evans, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, former Governor Ed Rendell, and others.
Nationally, Biden for President has previously announced more than 3,000 endorsements from national, state, and local leaders, including current and former U.S. senators and representatives, governors, state elected officials, community leaders, and national security professionals.
Scranton Times-Tribune: Cognetti endorses Biden for president
[By Borys Krawczeniuk, 7/31/20]
Scranton Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti is endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden for president.
A Democrat-turned-independent, Cognetti said Biden in the White House will mean the city has "one of its own in the most powerful position in the world."
"He took what he learned about hard work growing up in Scranton and has applied it to working hard for our country his entire career," she said in the statement from the Biden campaign.
Cognetti, who served in President Barack Obama's Treasury Department, said Biden "has first-hand knowledge of our problems and of our opportunities."
“As mayor of Scranton, I can’t think of anyone I’d rather see in the White House as we forge our future and battle these public health, economic, and social justice crises. Joe Biden always has Scranton’s hard-working families on his mind," she said.
