MOOSIC
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright announced his re-election bid Friday evening with a rally at the Greenwood Hose Company.
Amid friends, family and other supporters, Cartwright, a Democrat from Moosic who represents the 8th Congressional District, said he will seek a fifth two-year term representing all of Lackawanna, Pike and Wayne counties and parts of Luzerne and Monroe counties. The job pays $174,000 a year.
Six Republicans have announced candidacies for a seat expected to be one of the most hotly contested in the country.
— BORYS KRAWCZENIUK