[img_assist|nid=1505|title=U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Nanticoke)|desc=Getty Images Photo|link=none|align=right|width=220|height=170]DENVER--With U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Nanticoke) locked in a tight reelection battle with Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta, a county executive just outside his 11th Congressional District says the longtime incumbent needs to make sure voters know and understand his record.

"I think Congressman Kanjorski has a strong record of helping that part of Pennsylvania," Lehigh County Executive Don Cunningham told PolitickerPa.com this morning. "It's critical that he reinforce that record.

"Paul has been a good Congressman, but it's going to take him telling people what he's done," Cunningham added.

Barletta, who made national headlines because of his tough stance on illegal immigrants, is giving Kanjorski the toughest challenge of his career in Congress.

Rolling his eyes when asked what a Congressman Barletta would mean for the district, Cuningham said: "I think Barletta's risen to prominence on a very divisive issue and gained attention for himself. I don't know what results there's been."

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