Pinsley, Merkl-Gump to go head-to-head in 16th state Senate District's Democratic primary debate
Lehigh Valley Public Media at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, will hold a debate between Mark Pinsley and Bradley Merkl-Gump, Democratic candidates for the 16th District state Senate seat. The debate will be at Lehigh Valley Public Media in Bethlehem and on PBS39's YouTube channel.
Democratic primary candidates Bradley Merkl-Gump and Mark Pinsley will face off Tuesday, April 28 in a debate for Pennsylvanias 16th state Senate District at the Univest Public Media Center in Bethlehem. Lehigh Valley Public Media is hosting the event.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Lehigh Valley Public Media will host a debate Tuesday, April 28 between the two Democratic candidates running for Pennsylvania's 16th state Senate District.
Democratic voters in Bucks and Lehigh counties will choose between Mark Pinsley and Bradley Merkl-Gump when they head to the polls for the May 19 primary.
The winner is expected to face off against state Sen. Jarrett Coleman in the November election. Coleman, a first-term Republican, is running unopposed in the GOP primary. The 16th Senate District represents the northern half of Bucks County and much of Lehigh County.
Pinsley, Lehigh County's two-term controller, and Merkl-Gump, a Pennridge School Board director, will go head-to-head in a race that could have statewide consequences. While the district usually favors Republican candidates, Democrats are looking to flip the district as they attempt to regain control of the state senate for the first time in 30 years.
The debate begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Univest Public Media Center at 839 Sesame St. The forum will be moderated by reporter Tom Shortell of LehighValleyNews.com.
