Scranton mayoral debates split hopefuls, discussion, by party
Two Republican mayor candidates argued Scranton's government needs to operate better than it does during their debate Tuesday.
In a separate Democratic debate, one mayor candidate, Bob Sheridan, agreed with the Republicans, but the other, Mayor Paige Cognetti, said she's doing a good job running the city and made her case for four more years.
The debates took place at the University of Scranton. The Democrats debated first, then the Republicans followed in the same room with the same moderator, who asked the same questions.
Each candidate seeks a nomination in the May 20 primary election. Pennsylvania has a closed-primary system. Only members of the major parties vote to nominate candidates for November elections.
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