Wrightson declares victory in 40th District as results show him ahead
Political newcomer Brian Wrightson, a Democrat, declared victory in the 40th District on Nov. 3 over longtime Republican lawmaker Sen. Rosemary Brown. Unofficial returns showed Wrightson with about 51.4% of the vote the morning of Nov. 4, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State. He was up 50,072 votes to 47,283, with provisional ballots not yet counted. "I want to express my deepest gratitude to all the voters in Northeastern Pennsylvania for placing their trust in me. I don’t take that responsibility lightly," Wrightson said in an emailed statement. "As a small business owner, you know I’m not a politician, but I’m ready to go to Harrisburg and do what I know best: fix things." Wrightson, who is from Archbald, Lackawanna County, was born in 1969 and raised in Jessup. His campaign website says that he grew up in a working-class family and became the first person in his family to earn a college degree. Brown was elected to the Senate in 2022 after serving six terms in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The 40th District includes parts of Wayne and Lackawanna and all of Monroe counties. Wrightson's "professional life spans telecommunications, technology, emergency management, public safety, education, and economic
