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2019-2020 Statistics
  • 1,207 Constituents
    Helped
  • 97,133 Constituents
    Responded To
  • 274,632,485 Federal Money Brought back to
    District

Meet Matt Cartwright

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright represents Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District and was first sworn into Congress on January 3, 2013. In Congress, Matt is committed to working across the aisle to advocate for working families. Matt’s priorities include strengthening the middle class, creating jobs, ensuring quality health care, protecting seniors, and supporting veterans and military families. Matt has introduced over 150 bipartisan bills, more than any other House Democrat during his time in office.

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Press Releases

Reps. Cartwright and Rutherford Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to ...

Today, U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) and John Rutherford (R-FL-05) and U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), reintroduced the Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act wh...

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Sep 21
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COLTS Provides Transportation for Lackawanna and Luzerne Residents to ...

The County of Lackawanna Transit System (COLTS) will provide free transportation to the Sept. 9th Storm Multi-Agency Resource Center located in the rear garage of the Chinchilla Fire Hose Company, 113 Shady Lane Road, S....

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Sep 20
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Rep. Cartwright Announces $750,000 for Women’s Resource Center in Scra...

Scranton, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that $750,000 in federal funds have been awarded to the Women’s Resource Center in Scranton from the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office on Vio...

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Sep 17
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Lackawanna County Multi-Agency Resource Center Opens to Assist Residen...

A Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC) will open on September 21, 22 & 23 to provide much-needed resource information, guidance and assistance in reporting damage for residents and businesses that experienced significant ...

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Sep 08
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U.S. Reps. Cartwright and Williams Reintroduce the Time Off to Vote Ac...

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) and U.S. Representative Nikema Williams (GA-05) have reintroduced the Time Off to Vote Act, which would require employers to provide their employees at least two hours of paid ...

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