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.
Boscola is as red as Jenny. The only reason she keeps a “D” next to her name is because this is a safe Democratic seat and a Republican couldn’t win here. That’s strategy, not conviction.
ReplyDeleteGood luck, Scott. You’ll surprise many people with your win when it happens but not me.
ReplyDeleteScott Janney and Lisa Boscola are campaigning like they’re opposites.
ReplyDeleteBut on immigration, reproductive freedom, LGBTQ equality, wages, cannabis, and climate, the differences are thinner than the campaign mailers suggest.
Sometimes the loudest fights happen between people standing in the same place.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-judge-releases-four-illegal-immigrants-convicted-murder-sex-crimes-ice-custody
ReplyDeleteAnother bleeding heart liberal
ReplyDeleteHe should run for President. He's got about the same chances of winning.
ReplyDeleteLisa has become a poster child for term limits. Scott will have my vote but a Republican cannot win this district.
ReplyDeleteBoth she & Freeman are pigs at the trough
DeleteSounds like an excellent choice to me. At least he understands the vast majority of American citizens believe we have a serious problem with unchecked immigration that needs to be worked out by State, County, and Local cooperating with the ICE initiatives underway.
ReplyDeleteI was just watching CNBC. They had on Democrat Rep Brad Schneider D Illinois. He is chair of the New Democrat Coalition. He unveiled their “affordability agenda”. Reducing regulation, lightening permitting, all of the above energy, ect. The host laughed and said are you sure you’re not a Republican?
ReplyDeleteWhy do you have "Biden's crippling inflation" in quotes, like what he is saying isn't true? 9.5% inflation is crippling!! The Biden administration, Janet Yellen, and Jay Powell told us it was "transitory". They were totally wrong! I just checked gas buddy and typed in Houston TX, gas is 1.89 a gallon, more than a dollar less than we pay!!!! Tom Wolf, one of the worst governors we've ever had, put us in the RGGI. There was lots of ongoing litigation but in the end Shapiro rescinded it as part of last year's budget deal.
ReplyDeleteAnybody that says anything about enforcing our immigration laws immediately results in a hit piece post from you. It has become your latest obsession, and your pattern of this shows your addictive personality. You fixate on the issues of the day that you disagree with and beat it to death. There are other things going on besides ICE blah blah blah.........Republicans bad democrats good. It's getting old pal lol. Why did Biden open the border and cause all this?? Maybe you ought to look into that.
Another who turns a blind eye to the Trump nonsense
ReplyDeleteWhat a bozo. Who does better him or Taiba? Boscola has to crack 60% of the vote both times with this environment right?
ReplyDeleteI think Janney will get more votes than Sultana, but his remarks just alienated and insulted Democrats. In addition, RGGI is hardly a topic upon which people are informed. So it's a stupid way to start a campaign. Finally, I'm already tired of this guy bragging about how much money he raised for the SA when he raised nothing for the Rs who ran for county government last year. He had practically no one with him at his announcement. I think he loses.
ReplyDeleteHey you never know....maybe this year will be a Red Blowout and a bunch of longtime incumbent Dems will unexpectedly lose to Republicans most people have never heard of.
ReplyDeleteLisa is lucky. Between left wacko Sultana and right wacko Janney, she has an easy victory
ReplyDeleteHow old is he?
ReplyDeleteJanney is a radical extremist Republican operative with all the charm of a second rate used car dealer.
ReplyDeleteHe showed up to a charitable event for kids at a non-profit this past Christmas announcing himself as a representative of the "Lehigh Valley MAGA" with a woman in tow wearing a Donald Trump ugly sweater. At that time he was already sporting his garish Janney for State Senate pin, at an event that NOONE should have been using to play politics.
If Janney and Garrity are the best the GOP can come up with, they'll continue their grand tradition of getting trounced in our district.
Another fraud and phony
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