Paige Cognetti | |
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| 36th Mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania | |
| Assumed office January 6, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Wayne Evans (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eugene, Oregon, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2019) |
| Spouse | Ryan Cognetti[1] |
| Children | 2[2] |
| Education | University of Oregon (BA) Harvard University (MBA) |
Paige Gebhardt Cognetti is an American politician serving as the 36th mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania. She is the first woman to be mayor of the city and won her seat in a special election.[3][4] A member of the Democratic Party, she ran her first Scranton mayoral campaign as an Independent.
- ^ Lange, Stacy (November 3, 2021). "Mayor Paige Cognetti has declared victory in Scranton". WNEP-TV. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "About the Mayor". ScrantonPa.gov. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ "Scranton became shorthand for the past. Its reality is far more complicated". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ Cole, Devan (November 6, 2019). "First woman elected mayor of Scranton, as an independent after sparring with Democratic machine". CNN. Retrieved May 17, 2021.