ATLANTA—The Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series will host General Election debates for U.S. Senate, Governor, Secretary of State, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner, Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, State School Superintendent and U.S. Congressional Districts One, Two, Six, Seven, Ten, Thirteen and Fourteen. The debate series will take place at Georgia Public Broadcasting, 260 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, on Oct. 16-18.
All debates will be available for viewers to watch live on GPB.org and The Atlanta Press Club Facebook page www.fb.com/TheAtlantaPressClub.
All candidates who qualify to have their name on the ballot are invited to participate in the Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series. The complete schedule is below. Incumbents are noted with an asterisk.
“Elected officials in an American democracy are expected to field questions from the media,” said Ken Foskett, Atlanta Press Club Board Chair. “The Atlanta Press Club believes voters learn about a candidate’s readiness for office by his or her willingness to face questions from reporters in a debate.”
Interviews: Atlanta Press Club representatives are available to discuss the debate series by request.
Sunday, Oct. 16
Race | Tape and Livestream |
Congressional District Six | 10:00 a.m. |
Invited candidates: Bob Christian (D) and Rich McCormick (R)
Race | Tape and Livestream |
Congressional District Seven | 11:15 a.m. |
Invited candidates: Mark Gonsalves (R) and Lucy McBath* (D)
Race | Tape and Livestream |
Congressional District One | 12:30 p.m. |
Invited candidates: Buddy Carter*(R) and Wade Herring (D)
Race | Tape and Livestream |
Congressional District Two | 1:45 p.m. |
Invited candidates: Sanford Bishop* (D) and Chris West (R)
Race | Tape and Livestream |
Congressional District Fourteen | 3:45 p.m. |
Invited candidates: Marcus Flowers (D) and Marjorie Taylor Greene* (R)
Race | Tape and Livestream |
Congressional District Thirteen | 5:00 p.m. |
Invited candidates: Caesar Gonzalez (R) and David Scott* (D)
Race | Livestream | Airs on GPB-TV |
U.S. Senate | 7:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. |
Invited candidates: Chase Oliver (L), Herschel Walker (R) and Raphael Warnock* (D)
Monday, Oct. 17
Race | Tape and Livestream |
Congressional District Ten | 11:00 a.m. |
Invited candidates: Mike Collins (R) and Tabitha Johnson-Green (D)
Race | Tape and Livestream |
State School Superintendent | 12:15 p.m. |
Invited candidates: Alisha Thomas Searcy (D) and Richard Woods* (R)
Race | Tape and Livestream |
Insurance Commissioner | 1:30 p.m. |
Invited candidates: John King*(R) and Janice Laws Robinson (D)
Race | Tape and Livestream |
Agriculture Commissioner | 2:45 p.m. |
Invited candidates: Tyler Harper (R), Nakita Hemingway (D) and David Raudabaugh (L)
Race | Livestream | Airs on GPB-TV |
Governor | 7:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. |
Invited candidates: Stacey Abrams (D), Shane Hazel (L), Brian Kemp* (R)
Tuesday, Oct. 18
Race | Tape and Livestream | Airs on GPB-TV |
Secretary of State | 11:00 a.m. | 7 p.m. |
Invited candidates: Ted Metz (L), Bee Nguyen (D) and Brad Raffensperger* (R)
Race | Tape and Livestream | Airs on GPB-TV |
Lt. Governor | 12:15 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. |
Invited candidates: Charlie Bailey (D), Ryan Graham (L) and Burt Jones (R)
Race | Tape and Livestream |
Attorney General | 1:30 p.m. |
Invited candidates: Chris Carr* (R), Martin Cowan (L) and Jen Jordan (D)
Race | Tape and Livestream |
Labor Commissioner | 3:00 p.m. |
Invited candidates: Emily Anderson (L), William Boddie (D) and Bruce Thompson (R)
More information regarding the Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series can be found here.