Editor’s note: You can watch the debate tonight live on Cablevision (Channel 67), Verizon (33) or BronxNet. We’ll also be providing live coverage of the debate tonight through our Twitter feed: @norwoodnews.

Tonight, the Bronx will get to hear from all of the candidates running to represent the newly constituted 13th Congressional District — Craig Schley, Joyce Johnson, Adriano Espaillat and Clyde Williams — except for the incumbent, Charlie Rangel, who has chosen not to participate in various candidate forums throughout this abbreviated campaign. The primary is two weeks from tomorrow, June 26.

The Bronx makes up 26 percent of the population of the 13th District, which, after redistricting and a judge’s ruling, stretches from Harlem to upper Manhattan and into the northwest Bronx. None of the candidates have strong ties to the new Bronx portion of the district.

Espaillat, a state senator, represents a good chunk of Riverdale, but his district, heavily based in Washington Heights, doesn’t overlap with the new congressional district. The others challenging Rangel — Schley, a former model and firefighter, Johnson, a district leader and political activist, and Williams, a former aide to President Clinton — are all based in Harlem.

Tonight’s debate, hosted by the Norwood News and Riverdale Press, is airing live on BronxNet’s BronxTalk show at 9 p.m. The broadcast at BronxNet studios, in Lehman College’s Carman Hall, is open to the public, but seating is limited and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 8 p.m.

Bronx voters will have a chance to hear how these candidates would represent them in Washington. They will not, however, hear from the 81-year-old Rangel, who, according to a statement sent by a campaign spokesperson, remains confident in his ability to get re-elected:

“Congressman Rangel regrets that he is unable to accept your invitation to participate in the debate due to a previous engagement. He has been working hard to get to know the residents of the Bronx, and is disappointed that he is unable to attend. He remains eager to meet them and looks forward to representing the people of this new district.”