Paige Cognetti
U.S. House · PA-8 · U.S. House
FlipDefeated incumbent Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R), flipping Pennsylvania's 8th District; AP called the race and Bresnahan conceded. Raised $7.50M; IE for ~$2.12M / against ~$7.32M (FEC e-file est.).
Election
2026-11-03. Votes 152,583 (54.4%). Opponent: Rob Bresnahan (R). Previous officeholder: Rob Bresnahan (R), incumbent. Status in file: yes.
Money reported in the file
Raised $7,502,359. Cash on hand $243,672 as of 2026-10-14. Outside for $2,117,086; against $7,316,058.
FEC itemized 2025-09-02 to 2026-10-14 (principal committee); IE e-filings through ~2026-11-03
Documented ties (109)
| Relationship | Amount | Date | Evidence | Source | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| principal campaign committee | — | 2025-2026 | Reported | Paige Cognetti | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| elected Nov 3, 2026 (unofficial) | $152,583 | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Paige Cognetti | U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 8 |
| general-election opponent (defeated) | $128,081 | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Paige Cognetti | Rob Bresnahan (Campaign site) |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $176,500 | 2025-09-02..2026-10-14 | Reported | Cognetti Victory Fund (C00931287) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $82,850 | 2025-09-02..2026-10-14 | Reported | Dem Rising 2026 (C00920827) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $61,600 | 2025-09-02..2026-10-14 | Reported | Cognetti Stelson Victory Fund (C00938951) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $48,000 | 2025-09-02..2026-10-14 | Reported | Flippable Four Victory Fund (C00954438) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $34,000 | 2025-09-02..2026-10-14 | Reported | Brooks Cognetti Victory Fund (C00954156) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $32,100 | 2025-09-02..2026-10-14 | Reported | Common Wealth (C00942300) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $24,300 | 2025-09-02..2026-10-14 | Reported | Invest To Elect Illinois Battleground Support 2026 (C00942292) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $19,800 | 2025-09-02..2026-10-14 | Reported | Jfw Challengers (C00926428) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $16,873 | 2025-09-02..2026-10-14 | Reported | Majority Makers Victory Fund (C00942672) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| party committee contribution (line 11b) | $7,700 | 2025-09-02..2026-10-14 | Reported | Dccc (Party site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| party committee contribution (line 11b) | $2,000 | 2025-09-02..2026-10-14 | Reported | Democratic Women of the South Orange County (Organization site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260428..20261007 | Reported | Int'L Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (C00027359) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 4 item(s) | $10,000 | 20251218..20261014 | Reported | Moms Fed Up (C00651042) (Campaign site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260519..20261002 | Reported | SEIU COPE (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Educatio (C00004036) (Organization site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Membership organization); 3 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260515..20260911 | Reported | American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) (C00024521) (Organization site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260519..20260818 | Reported | American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E (C00011114) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 3 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260326..20260930 | Reported | Democratic Majority Fund (C00844720) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 3 item(s) | $10,000 | 20250930..20260930 | Reported | Elect Democratic Women (C00685297) (Campaign site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 4 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260223..20260925 | Reported | End Citizens United (C00573261) (Campaign site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260507..20260924 | Reported | NEA Fund for Children and Public Education (C00003251) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260504..20260924 | Reported | Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and (C00012476) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260514..20260923 | Reported | United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club (C00002766) (Organization site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 3 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260206..20260930 | Reported | Welcomepac (C00786830) (Campaign site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260304..20260706 | Reported | Women's Political Committee Federal (C00188193) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260325..20260626 | Reported | Ca Luv PAC (California Leadership United for Victory PAC) (C00573709) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20250926..20260626 | Reported | Emilys List (C00193433) (Campaign site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 3 item(s) | $10,000 | 20251223..20260610 | Reported | Flip the Congress PAC (C00920603) (Campaign site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260317..20260630 | Reported | Innovation for Good PAC (C00892901) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 3 item(s) | $10,000 | 20250929..20260618 | Reported | New Democrat Coalition Action Fund (C00409730) (Campaign site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20250930..20260630 | Reported | PAC To the Future (C00344234) (Organization site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 4 item(s) | $10,000 | 20250925..20260410 | Reported | The Juno Fund (C00877183) (Campaign site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20251231..20260409 | Reported | Tri-State Maxed-Out Women (C00488387) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20251231..20260316 | Reported | Ameripac: the Fund for A Greater America (C00271338) (Organization site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20250916..20260310 | Reported | Fair Shot PAC (C00574970) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260327..20260327 | Reported | Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC (C00617803) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20251112..20251112 | Reported | Sd PAC (C00757419) (Campaign site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20250902..20250902 | Reported | The Next 50 PAC (C00716423) (Campaign site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 4 item(s) | $9,500 | 20250903..20260820 | Reported | Yinzer PAC (C00830182) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 5 item(s) | $9,000 | 20250929..20260820 | Reported | Silicorn Valley PAC (C00840462) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Membership organization); 6 item(s) | $8,000 | 20250930..20260924 | Reported | League of Conservation Voters Action Fund (C00252940) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 4 item(s) | $8,000 | 20260331..20260925 | Reported | Making A Difference PAC (C00757344) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 3 item(s) | $7,500 | 20260420..20260929 | Reported | Liftoff PAC (C00785816) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) | $7,500 | 20250905..20260622 | Reported | Beyond Thoughts and Prayers PAC (C00786392) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Membership organization); 5 item(s) | $7,000 | 20260331..20260930 | Reported | Nrdc Action Fund Inc PAC (C00548008) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 3 item(s) | $6,500 | 20260518..20261002 | Reported | Progressive Turnout Project (C00580068) (Campaign site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20261009..20261009 | Reported | Cffe PAC (C00744920) (Campaign site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260729..20261005 | Reported | Md PAC (C00911321) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20261007..20261007 | Reported | Vote Save America (C00835587) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260818..20260818 | Reported | American College of Ob-Gyns PAC (Ob-Gyn PAC) (C00364158) (Organization site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260910..20260910 | Reported | American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education (C00028860) (Campaign site) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 3 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260326..20260917 | Reported | Beepac (Building Economic Empowerment PAC) (C00494112) | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) |
| independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $3,608,332 | 2026-10-14..2026-10-28 | Reported | Safety & Affordability PAC Inc. (C00960443) (Campaign site) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $541,208 | 2026-09-22..2026-10-30 | Reported | Cffe PAC (C00744920) (Campaign site) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $455,819 | 2026-09-26..2026-10-28 | Reported | Progressive Turnout Project (C00580068) (Campaign site) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $382,025 | 2026-10-09..2026-10-20 | Reported | Real Results PAC (C00899187) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $361,761 | 2026-09-01..2026-10-24 | Reported | America PAC (C00879510) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $308,710 | 2026-09-14..2026-10-31 | Reported | No Going Back PAC Inc. (C00960435) (Campaign site) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $275,011 | 2026-09-16..2026-10-27 | Reported | The Governing Majority Fund (C00737411) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $263,041 | 2026-10-05..2026-10-22 | Reported | Ab PAC (C00492140) (Campaign site) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $109,250 | 2026-10-02..2026-10-23 | Reported | SEIU COPE (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) (C00004036) (Organization site) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $103,428 | 2026-10-07..2026-10-07 | Reported | Relentless PAC (C00828343) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $97,802 | 2026-09-29..2026-10-27 | Reported | Common Ground Coalition PAC (C00961854) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $82,394 | 2026-10-12..2026-11-01 | Reported | Workers Vote (C00754051) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $59,858 | 2026-10-05..2026-11-01 | Reported | For Our Future (C00620971) (Campaign site) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $35,540 | 2026-10-01..2026-11-02 | Reported | Seniors Empowering An Effective Democracy (Seed-PAC) (C00934059) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $33,994 | 2026-10-20..2026-11-01 | Reported | Future Pennsylvania PAC (C00890053) (Campaign site) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $32,030 | 2026-07-13..2026-10-05 | Reported | Rural Freedom Network (C00647966) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $31,500 | 2026-10-17..2026-11-03 | Reported | Unidosus Action PAC (C00684258) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $30,450 | 2026-10-04..2026-10-28 | Reported | Democratic Messaging Project (C00800995) (Campaign site) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $24,960 | 2026-10-09..2026-10-29 | Reported | Working America (C90011156) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $24,489 | 2026-10-09..2026-10-31 | Reported | Momsrising Together (C90018367) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $103,358 | 2026-07-08..2026-10-01 | Reported | Welcomepac (C00786830) (Campaign site) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $22,267 | 2026-09-15..2026-09-30 | Reported | Community Change Voters (C00612820) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $18,273 | 2026-09-26..2026-10-31 | Reported | Action Together Nepa PAC (C00954248) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $15,981 | 2026-10-12..2026-10-12 | Reported | Maga Inc. (C00892471) (Campaign site) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $11,404 | 2026-10-16..2026-10-22 | Reported | Make the Road Action Political Committee (C00689745) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $10,497 | 2026-09-08..2026-10-29 | Reported | Building Together (C00955138) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $5,000 | 2026-10-16..2026-10-16 | Reported | Stand Up America Inc. (C90022120) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $4,550 | 2026-10-07..2026-10-07 | Reported | Italian American Democratic Leadership Council (C00299396) (Campaign site) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $4,333 | 2026-10-21..2026-10-21 | Reported | Leadership Now PAC (C00807321) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $2,853 | 2026-10-01..2026-11-02 | Reported | Neighbor Voices PAC (C00930321) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $2,623 | 2026-06-09..2026-10-15 | Reported | Field Team 6, Inc. (C00909994) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $2,198 | 2026-07-07..2026-07-07 | Reported | Ff PAC (C00669259) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $1,252 | 2026-10-26..2026-10-29 | Reported | Indivisible Action (C00678839) (Campaign site) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $1,188 | 2026-05-10..2026-09-29 | Reported | Momsrising PAC (C00878025) (Campaign site) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $450 | 2026-07-27..2026-07-27 | Reported | Freedom Pa (C00902189) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $236 | 2026-09-09..2026-09-25 | Reported | Red Wine and Blue (C90020058) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $167 | 2026-09-01..2026-09-01 | Reported | United Steelworkers Political Action Fund (C00003590) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $232 | 2026-05-19..2026-08-08 | Reported | Givegreen United Action (C00802389) (Campaign site) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $96.00 | 2026-10-06..2026-10-06 | Reported | Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation PAC (C00172361) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $53.00 | 2026-10-12..2026-10-12 | Reported | Moveon.Org Political Action (C00341396) (Campaign site) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $7.00 | 2026-10-14..2026-10-14 | Reported | Together We Elect PAC (C00812479) (Campaign site) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $2,364,142 | .. | Reported | Clf (C00504530) (Campaign site) | Paige Cognetti |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $382 | .. | Reported | Dmfi PAC (C00710848) (Campaign site) | Paige Cognetti |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $3,251,159 | 2025-09-02..2026-10-14 | Reported | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) | LC Media LLC |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $1,409,223 | 2025-09-02..2026-10-14 | Reported | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) | GPS Impact (Organization site) |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $611,088 | 2025-09-02..2026-10-14 | Reported | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) | Gusto |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $341,890 | 2025-09-02..2026-10-14 | Reported | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) | PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY (Party site) |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $247,450 | 2025-09-02..2026-10-14 | Reported | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) | Impact Research (Organization site) |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $220,471 | 2025-09-02..2026-10-14 | Reported | Paige for PA (C00918151) (Campaign site) | Deliver Strategies (Organization site) |
| 130 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Paige Cognetti $513,943 | $513,943 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Paige Cognetti | Janelle Stelson |
| 61 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Paige Cognetti $284,500 | $284,500 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Paige Cognetti | Nancy Lacore |
| 0 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Paige Cognetti $0 | $0 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Paige Cognetti | Victoria Broderick |
| 0 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Paige Cognetti $0 | $0 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Paige Cognetti | Leticia Gutierrez |
| general-election opponent, incumbent (lost; 128,081 votes) | $128,081 | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Rob Bresnahan (R) (Campaign site) | Paige Cognetti |
| mayor (elected 2019; serving through 2026 race) | — | 2019-2026 | Reported | City of Scranton | Paige Cognetti |
Ties are documented relationships and amounts from public records. They are not allegations of wrongdoing. Vote totals are unofficial until certification. This printable summary is generated from the public CSV. It is not the PDF dossier (pdfs/cognetti/Cognetti_Know_Your_Politician_2026-11-05.pdf).