Below are responses from candidates of pivotal races throughout the Lehigh Valley regarding environmental policy.
Lehigh Valley Candidate Profiles
The primary objective of the Coalition of Concerned Students is to educate Lehigh Valley residents about candidates running for election. Take a minute to become acquainted with who is on the ballot this November. These potential elected officials are vying for YOUR vote and as a resident of the Lehigh Valley, you deserve to have your questions answered.
The list below includes candidates for office in contested elections in the Nov 7 General Election for both major parties, the Democrats and Republicans.
Where there is a college or university in the voting district of the elected official, the profile indicates the name of the local school.
In the general elections, you may vote for candidates regardless of party registration. If you would like, use the buttons below to check candidates by party, or continue to scroll to see by county & race.
For easy navigation through the profiles, there are links below that display local races for Northampton and Lehigh counties. Select your county below, and click on the links for each race to move quickly through the page. Alternatively, you can scroll through the whole page to view all of the races in both counties.
Lehigh County (Democratic)
Lehigh County (Republican)
Lehigh County Commissioner (District 4) — 4 year term
(Location of Cedar Crest College and Muhlenberg College)
Lehigh County Commissioner (District 5) — 4 year term
(Location of De Sales University)
City of Allentown: Mayor
(Location of Cedar Crest College and Muhlenberg College)
City of Allentown: City Council
(Location of Cedar Crest College and Muhlenberg College)
(vote for up to 4)
Ed Zucal (D)
Tino Babayan (D)
City of Bethlehem: Mayor — 4 year term
(Location of Lehigh University and Moravian College)
City of Bethlehem: City Council — 4 yr term
(Location of Lehigh University and Moravian College)
(vote for up to 4)
Rachel Leon (D)
Lower Macungie Township Commissioner
(vote for up to 3)
Lower Milford Township Supervisor
Timothy Cougle (R)
Lowell Linde (R)
John Quigley (R)
North Whitehall Township: Supervisor
Christopher E Moakley (R)
Mark H Hills Jr (R)
Alfred Geosits (R)
South Whitehall Township: Commissioner
(vote for up to 2)
Christina Tori Morgan (R)
Boro of Bangor: Mayor
Mary Ellen DeFranco (R)
Robert Goffredo Jr. (R)
City of Easton: Council (District 3)
Lehigh Township: Supervisor
(vote for up to 2)
David Hess (R)
Phillip Gogel (R)
Gerald L. Pritchard (R)
Larry Shoemaker (R)
Moore Township: Supervisor
Michael A. Tirrell Jr (R)
Richard K. Gable (R)
Palmer Township: Supervisor
(vote for up to 2)
Palmer Township: Supervisor
(vote for up to 2)
Robert Smitty Smith (R)
David Colver (R)
Phil Taverna (R)
Borough of Tatamy: Mayor
James D. Pallante Jr (R)
John Nadolski Jr. (R)
Washington Township: Supervisor
David Hess (R)
R. Justin Huratiak (R)
Borough of West Easton: Council
(vote for up to 4)
Paul Brown (D)
Janie Jones Brown (D)
Paul G. James (D)
Kenneth E. Decker Jr.(D)
Matt Dees (D)
Borough of Wilson: Council (Ward 2)
(vote for up to 2)
Kenneth Kurt Snyder (D)
Justin Woodring (D)
Jeffrey Bracken (D)
Borough of Wilson: Council 3rd Ward
Shaun M Gable (D)
James Klass (D)