https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvTuvE7Qmk4BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The two Republicans seeking the party's nomination to run for Lehigh County executive met for a debate Wednesday.
Participating were Mike Welsh and Roger MacLean.
The debate was held 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 served as co-moderators.
Besides PBS39, the hourlong debate was streamed live on LehighValleyNews.com, on LehighValleyNews.com’s Facebook account, and on the PBS39 YouTube channel.
The debate was also 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 was 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 Northampton 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.