Senate Hopefuls Debate on June 18 with Special Election on June 25

Gilbert Gomez (l) and Edward Markey at a recent debate. Image courtesy Newstimes.com (c) 2013 Hearst Communications — *Republican Gabriel Gomez (l) and Democrat Edward Markey (r) at a recent debate. Image courtesy Newstimes.com (c) 2013 Hearst Communications*

By Meredith McCulloch

A third and final debate between Senate hopefuls Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey will take place on Tuesday June 18 at 7 pm.

The debate is hosted by WGBH and produced by The Boston Media Consortium whose members WGBH-TV, NECN, WCVB-TV, WHDH-TV, 89.7 WGBH Radio, WBUR Radio, and Bloomberg Radio will air the debate.

The special election will take place on Tuesday, June 25 and Bedford will vote at the John Glenn Middle School on McMahon Road between 7 am and 8 pm. The winning candidate will occupy the Senate seat vacated by John Kerry when he resigned February 1 to become the Secretary of State.

In addition to watching the debate, voters can learn more about the candidates at their websites: