Public Servant in Name Only: Rob Bresnahan Hardly Alone
A young congressman elected on promises of integrity has quickly become one of Washington’s most prolific stock traders, writes editor-in-chief Erich J. Prince. Is it any wonder why so many Americans feel nothing ever really changes at the Capitol?
Having closely followed Pennsylvania politics over the past decade, particularly when interviewing a number of incoming members of Congress from the so-called class of 2018, I found it interesting to watch Congressman Matt Cartwright consistently hold onto his Northeastern Pennsylvania congressional district, even as it increasingly shifted to the Right in the Trump era. Election after election, the Democratic representative survived. Then came 2024, when Congressman Cartwright was finally defeated by a 34-year-old businessman and University of Scranton graduate named Rob Bresnahan.
His grandfather had founded an electrical contracting company, Kuharchik Construction, of which the future lawmaker became an executive at the age of 19. In addition to later serving as CEO of the family business, Bresnahan also became a real estate investor in Pittston and served on a number of boards and community organizations prior to announcing his challenge to Congressman Cartwright, which was his first run for public office.
Timeless reading in a fleeting world.
