BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A business manager on Bethlehem’s South Side says he plans to run for an at-large seat on Bethlehem City Council in 2027, launching a prospective campaign centered on homelessness, housing affordability, and rent regulation — proposals that could test the limits of what city government can do.
Michael Cooley, general manager of the Insomnia Cookies shop on Bethlehem’s South Side, told Lehigh Daily he intends to seek the Democratic nomination in the 2027 primary. Cooley has not filed nomination paperwork, and his name is not yet certified for any ballot.
Candidates seeking a Democratic or Republican primary ballot line in Pennsylvania must file nomination petitions and a statement of financial interests with the county board of elections…