The Washington State Debate Coalition (WSDC) is hosting three free public debates ahead of the Nov. 5 general election. The debates will cover the races for attorney general, superintendent of public instruction and the Seattle City Council Position 8 seat.
Debates will be in-person with live broadcasts from media partners, including livestreams on cascadepbs.org. Those attending in-person can submit questions for the candidates upon registering.
The Coalition was founded in 2016 by Seattle CityClub and has produced public election debates all over the state, for both local and statewide races. The Coalition is supported by media, educational and civic organizations.
A fourth debate scheduled for October between gubernatorial candidates Bob Ferguson and Dave Reichert has been cancelled. The debate would have included the participation of Cascade PBS and three other news outlets.
Premier media partners for this year’s debate series include Converge Media, FOX 13, KUOW, RainierAvenueRadio, TVW and the Washington State Standard.
For more information or to register in-person, visit seattlecityclub.org.
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Seattle City Council, Citywide Position 8: Candidates Alexis Mercedes Rinck and Tanya Woo will participate in a live debate at the Seattle Central College Auditorium on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. The debate will be moderated by Cascade PBS city reporter Josh Cohen, John Hopperstad of FOX 13 and Angela King of KUOW.
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Attorney General: Candidates Nick Brown and Pete Serrano will participate in a live debate at the Seattle Central College Auditorium on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. The debate will be moderated by Cascade PBS state politics reporter Shauna Sowersby, Laurel Demkovich of the Washington State Standard, Libby Denkmann of KUOW and Hana Kim of FOX 13.
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Superintendent of Public Instruction: Candidates David Olson and Chris Reykdal will participate in a live debate at the Edmonds Center for the Arts on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. The debate will be moderated by Cascade PBS associate news editor Venice Buhain, John Hopperstad of FOX 13, Sami West of KUOW and student panelist Kellyanna Brooking.