BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The two Republicans seeking the party's nomination to run for Lehigh County executive debate tonight on PBS39.
Participating are Mike Welsh and Roger MacLean.
The Lehigh County executive debate will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at the Univest Public Media Center in Bethlehem.
LehighValleyNews.com political reporter Tom Shortell and 91.3 WLVR's All Things Considered host Megan Frank will serve as co-moderators.
Besides PBS39, the hourlong debate will be streamed live on LehighValleyNews.com, on LehighValleyNews.com’s Facebook account, and on the PBS39 YouTube channel.
The debate will also will be simulcast live on 91.3 WLVR.
Democrat Josh Siegel, a state representative, is running unopposed on the Democratic ticket. He has said he intends to debate the winner of the Republican primary in the fall.
Other debates
This will be the fourth and final debate hosted and organized this primary season by Lehigh Valley Public Media.
Others have included races for Allentown mayor, Bethlehem mayor and Lehigh County executive.
Those debates can be found on demand on the PBS39 YouTube channel.
They'll also be rebroadcast on PBS39 at the following times:
Bethlehem Mayoral Debate: 2 p.m. Friday, May 9; and 5 p.m. Friday, May 16;
Allentown Mayoral Debate: 3 p.m. Friday, May 9.
Lehigh County Executive Debate: 5 p.m. Friday, May 9; and 6 p.m. Friday, May 16;
Northampton County Executive Debate: 6 p.m. Friday, May 9; and 3 p.m. Friday, May 16.