6 Democrats Run for Bethlehem City Council

Six Democrats—two of them incumbents—are vying for four nominations for Bethlehem City Council in Tuesday’s primary election.

Bethlehem Patch sent a questionnaire to each of the six Democratic candidates and has posted the replies in their entirety. Click on the name of the candidate to read his/her information, including educational and family background as well as each candidate's qualifications.

Here are the candidates in alphabetical order:

• Bryan Callahan

• Karen Dolan

• Eric Evans

• Steve Melnick

• Dave Sanders

• Adam Waldron

At least three of the four winners on Tuesday will actually serve on City Council beginning in 2014 as only one Republican is running.

That Republican, Chris Morales—best known in Bethlehem as the man who runs the city’s lone street hot dog vending cart—is expected to be the only competition for the four winners of Tuesday’s Democratic primary in the November general election.

Karen Dolan and City Council President Eric Evans are the only incumbents in the race. Two other council members—Jean Belinski and David DiGiacinto—did not seek re-election.

DiGiacinto is running unopposed in the Democratic primary for city controller. At this point, it appears he will be unopposed in November as well.

Belinski, who has served on council for four terms and 16 years, is retiring from public life.