The 8th congressional district includes the townships of Chestnuthill and Polk.

Democrat

Matt Cartwright (incumbent)

Scranton

http://www.cartwrightcongress.com

Education: Hamilton College, Bachelor of Arts in History University of Pennsylvania, Juris Doctorate

Qualifications: Currently serving in third term in the U.S. House. Member, House Committee on Appropriations and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. During my time in Congress, I’ve introduced more bipartisan bills than any other member of my party.

Q: What are your top three priorities in office?

A: Number one priority is to bring additional good-paying, family-sustaining jobs to northeastern Pennsylvania. Number two is providing health and retirement security for seniors and veterans. Three is to make health care also affordable for working families, which includes bringing down the price of prescription drugs.

Republicans

John Chrin

Dingmans Ferry

http://johnchrin.com

Education: Lehigh University, BS/BA with honors in economics and industrial engineering; Columbia University, MBA

Qualifications: Born and raised in northeast Pennsylvania; former managing director at JPMorgan Chase, former Global Financial Services, executive-in-residence at Lehigh, partner, Circle Wealth Management

Q: What are your top three priorities in office?

A: Economic growth — My background is in business, not politics. I grew up in northeast Pennsylvania and spent my life working around the country. We have an opportunity to attract new employers and industries to NEPA with leaders from the private sector who know how business works and can advocate for the middle class.

Immigration — We need to secure our borders and put in place an immigration policy which works, will be enforced, is fair and prioritizes our national goals. The flow of illegal immigrants and contraband such as weapons and drugs across our southern border must be stopped. Sanctuary cities encourage people to come to this country and threaten the safety of law-abiding citizens.

Infrastructure — Modern infrastructure is necessary to drive economic development and enhance our citizens’ quality of life. We must work to rebuild our nation’s roads, bridges, and airports. Bringing high-speed internet to rural areas like NEPA will be a top priority of mine in Congress

Robert Kuniegel

Spring Brook

http://congressPa.com

Education: Bachelor Criminal Justice University of Scranton

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree with honors, criminal justice, University of Scranton, Retired State Corrections Officer Small Business Owner for Over 30 Years Real Estate, Developer of Energy Efficient Homes Educational Website Developer Offering Free Book

Q: What are your top three priorities in office?

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Joe Peters

Scranton

http://joepeters.com

Education: King’s College Dickinson School of Law

Qualifications: I was built for this job. My experience as a Scranton cop, the state’s top drug prosecutor, a federal Mafia prosecutor and a top official at the WH Drug Czar’s office gives me the experience to help us through this opioid crisis.

Q: What are your top three priorities in office?

A: 1. Help northeast PA and the country navigate the horrific heroin-opioid crisis with which we are now dealing. Aggressive law enforcement for the drug traffickers. Educate our doctors against the overprescribing of narcotic medications, which often become the pathway to addiction, and ultimately heroin. More access to addiction treatment, which must include longer term inpatient care, which insurance providers must be mandated to provide. 2. Using my global law enforcement and intelligence experience in expanding the fight against terrorism abroad, and better educating and preparing our communities at home regarding domestic/ homegrown terrorist threats. 3. Help our veterans with better health care, and easier and greater efficiency accessing health care and other services we owe them. Their families need more assistance when the war fighter is deployed. When the vet returns, we must focus on the issues of PTSD and veteran suicides. Twenty-two suicides per day is inexcusable.

Courtesy League of Women Voters