In the news
What the 12th is saying.
Local press. Trades halls. VFW posts. Parish basements. The campaign in the words of the people covering it — not the campaign's own.
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The Times-Tribune · May 4, 2026
Brennan rolls out apprenticeship plan: $4,000 tax credit per NEPA hire
GOP House candidate Owen Brennan unveiled a four-point plan tying federal manufacturing credits to in-state apprenticeship hires through the IBEW, Steamfitters, and Operating Engineers halls. "If you train somebody in Scranton, you get the credit. If you offshore, you don't."
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Citizens' Voice (Op-Ed) · Apr 29, 2026
Why a welder is running for Congress
"NEPA used to make things. Now we make excuses. The plant in Tunkhannock is gone. P&G Mehoopany is half what it was. The incumbent voted yes on every trade deal that did this. I'm running because somebody has to say it out loud." — Owen Brennan
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WBRE Eyewitness News · Apr 22, 2026
NEPA Building Trades endorses Brennan, calls him "one of ours"
The 14,000-member Council's president told reporters Brennan is "the first candidate in a generation who actually swung a torch for a paycheck — not a podium for a photo op."
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WVIA Public Media · Apr 15, 2026
Brennan on fentanyl: "Three families on my block"
In a wide-ranging interview, the candidate cited Lackawanna County's 167 overdose deaths in 2024 and called for mandatory minimums for traffickers and a hard line on the southern border. "This is what you get when nobody's minding the store."
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Standard-Speaker · Apr 02, 2026
Hazleton meet-and-greet draws standing-room crowd at St. Stanislaus
More than 200 people turned out — Anglo and Hispanic — for a bilingual Q&A. Brennan answered questions in English and ceded ten minutes to a Spanish translator on jobs, schools, and policing.
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The Times-Leader · Mar 24, 2026
Brennan files for the 12th — calls for a "kitchen-table" campaign
On filing day at the Lackawanna County Courthouse, the Marine veteran promised "no consultants, no D.C. talking points, no varnish." His three kids stood beside him at the microphone.
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