Dean Browning claimed victory Wednesday in the contest for the Republican nomination to a new Senate district in the middle of the Lehigh Valley, but a close battle was in progress among Democrats with 27-year-old Nick Miller saying he was “cautiously optimistic” about his lead.
The three Democratic candidates for the newly drawn Senate 14th district - Nick Miller, Yamelisa Taveras and Tara Zrinski - shared their thoughts with The Morning Call on key issues in Pennsylvania and the district.
The Lehigh Valley will have a slew of high-interest elections in the May 17 primary, including the race for the “new” Senate 14th district that covers large chunks of Lehigh and Northampton counties.
The battle for Hispanic voters in traditional Democratic strongholds is intensifying in Pennsylvania. Last month, the Republican National Committee opened a Hispanic community center in Allentown, the state’s third-largest city.