September marks the start of a series of debates for Connecticut’s statewide offices. The series is co-produced by Connecticut Public and the League of Women Voters of Connecticut, and will feature the races for U.S Senate, the five Congressional seats, governor, and secretary of state.
Journalists from Connecticut Public will serve as moderators. Each debate will feature a live audience and be broadcasted and streamed on Connecticut Public platforms as well as the LWVCT’s website and YouTube channel. You can also listen to the debates on Connecticut Public Radio and podcasts available through the App Store, Google Play, and other common podcast platforms.
A live stream will be offered to any media outlet or organization in the state that wants to stream them through their own platform.
The schedule is as follows:
• Thursday, September 15, 8 p.m. – Secretary of the State (University of Hartford, Lincoln Theater, West Hartford, CT), moderated by Walter Smith Randolph
• Thursday, September 22, 8 p.m. – 1st Congressional District (Manchester Community College, SBM Charitable Foundation Auditorium, Manchester, CT), moderated by Ray Hardman
• Thursday, September 29, 8 p.m. – 2nd Congressional District (Eastern Connecticut State University, Fine Arts Instructional Center Concert Hall, Willimantic, CT), moderated by Catherine Shen
• Thursday, October 6, 8 p.m. – 3rd Congressional District (Gateway Community College, Curan Community Center, New Haven, CT), moderated by Lisa Hagen
• Thursday, October 13, 8 p.m. – 4th Congressional District (Norwalk Community College, David Levinson Theater, Norwalk, CT), moderated by Dr. Khalilah Brown-Dean
• Thursday, October 20, 8 p.m. – 5th Congressional District (Central Connecticut State University, Torp Theatre, New Britain, CT), moderated by Frankie Graziano
• Tuesday, October 25, 8 p.m. – United States Senate (Fairfield University, Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield, CT), moderated by John Henry Smith
• Thursday, October 27, 8 p.m. – Governor (Fairfield University, Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield, CT), moderated by Lucy Nalpathanchil