Lafayette will host a debate Sun., Feb. 1, with the seven candidates who have filed to run in the spring Democratic primary for the PA-7 congressional district. The candidate who secures the Democratic nomination in the spring will face Congressman Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., in the 2026 midterm elections.
The debate will be moderated by John Kincaid, Robert B. and Helen S. Meyner Professor of Government and Public Service and director of the Meyner Center for the Study of State and Local Government.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the debate will begin at 7 p.m. in Colton Chapel. The event is open to the public.
This debate was originally scheduled to be held Jan. 25 at Northampton Community College, but was rescheduled due to inclement weather.
Lafayette College is hosting this debate as a public service, not as an endorsement of one party over another.