From the acoustically challenged rotunda of Northampton County's Courthouse, Republican Scott Janney yesterday formally announced his campaign for the Pa. State Senate seat currently held by Lisa Boscola. Her district (18) includes much of Northampton County plus a small portion of Lehigh County in Bethlehem.
Boscola, a Democrat, has been challenged by former Easton City Council member Taiba Sultana for the Democratic nod. Janney is the sole Republican to announce.
Janney is particularly proud to be a 14th generation American descended from settlers who arrived in Pennsylvania before William Penn.
Janney said he is no career politician, but has instead been a pastor, author and fundraiser for the Salvation Army. He said Boscola, who has been a state Senator since 1998, has been in office too long. He criticized her for bringing Pa into something called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). He claimed she voted for it. "We got it in 2022 and look at our bills now."
In remarks from the Senate floor on Oct. 22, 2025, Boscola stated, "We are not in RGGI and never have been." She said Pa is an electric energy juggernaut, "but our constituents are being squeezed by rising electric bills. ... We should lower electric bills by helping families invest in their homes and cut wasted energy. We should reform permitting so power plants can get built before we face rolling blackouts. ... RGGI is a relic. It does not reflect today's grid or today's costs."
Janney said that just as Boscola thinks it's time to move on from RGGI, Pennsylvania should move on from Boscola.
He said he'd do a better job because he listens to people and what they really care about.
He would improve the economy by "simplifying" regulations, support middle career workers and strengthen the middle class.
He criticized rising prices of commodities as a result of "Biden's crippling inflation." He slammed the state gas tax, noting Pa is the only state east of Nevada where gas is more than $3 a gallon. He supports taking advantage of the state's abundant fossil fuel reserves to power our economy with responsible common sense energy production and notr be hamstrung by a RGGI.
He also complained about the sanctuary city policies of Northampton and Lehigh County, noting that citizens are incarcerated while illegal aliens are set free. I frankly have no idea what he is talking about here, but there it is. He laments a "democratic fixation" on promoting illegal immigration, which is news to me.
In order to win this race, Janney would need to attract at least some Democratic votes. I don't see that happening.
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