league of women voters of connecticut debates with connecticut public

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut (LWVCT), in collaboration with Connecticut Public, is presenting a weekly series of political debates between the key candidates in advance of the midterm November 2022 elections, including debates for the statewide offices of Governor and Secretary of the State, as well as U.S. Senate and Connecticut’s five U.S. Congressional districts.

Moderated by Connecticut Public journalists, each debate will take place at a different college or university campus throughout our state and will be broadcast and streamed across Connecticut Public platforms.

Following each debate will be a lively post-debate discussion led by Connecticut Public’s Frankie Graziano with Connecticut’s leading political pundits and journalists.

When to Tune In: Thursdays 9/15, 10/13, 10/18, 10/20 and 10/27, and Tuesdays 10/4, 10/11 and 10/25 at 8 p.m.

See the debate schedule below. Please note, debate dates may change or be canceled so check back for updates (bolded debates reflect races that impact New Canaan):

• Tuesday, October 4, 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 – 3rd Conrgressional District – This event will not occur due to candidate viability and scheduling conflicts.
• Tuesday, October 11, 8 p.m. – 1st Congressional District (Manchester Community College, SBM Charitable Foundation Auditorium, Manchester, CT), moderated by Ray Hardman
• Thursday, October 13, 8 p.m. – 4th Congressional District (Norwalk Community College, David Levinson Theater, Norwalk, CT), moderated by Dr. Khalilah Brown-Dean 
• Tuesday, October 18, 8 p.m. – *** This debate was rescheduled from September 15th due to unforeseen circumstances. Secretary of the State (University of Hartford, Lincoln Theater, West Hartford, CT), moderated by Walter Smith Randolph
• 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.

Learn more on CTPublic.org.

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