Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series to host State and Federal General Election debates

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 14^th Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30318) on Sunday, Oct. 16; Monday, Oct. 17; and Tuesday, Oct. 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.

Logistics:

• To ensure everyone’s health and safety, media will not be allowed in the studio during the debates but will be able to view the debates live from GPB.
• Media can interview candidates following each debate in GPB’s lobby.

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.
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“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

Invited candidates: Bob Christian (D) and Rich McCormick (R)

Invited candidates: Mark Gonsalves (R) and Lucy McBath* (D)

Invited candidates: Sanford Bishop* (D) and Chris West (R)

Invited candidates: Caesar Gonzalez (R) and David Scott* (D)

Invited candidates: Marcus Flowers (D) and Marjorie Taylor Greene* (R)

Invited candidates: Chase Oliver (L), Herschel Walker (R) and Raphael Warnock* (D)

Monday, Oct. 17

Invited candidates: Mike Collins (R) and Tabitha Johnson-Green (D)

Invited candidates: Alisha Thomas Searcy (D) and Richard Woods* (R)

Invited candidates: John King*(R) and Janice Laws Robinson (D)

Invited candidates: Tyler Harper (R), Nakita Hemingway (D) and David Raudabaugh (L)

Invited candidates: Stacey Abrams (D), Shane Hazel (L), Brian Kemp* (R) 

Tuesday, Oct. 18

Invited candidates: Ted Metz (L), Bee Nguyen (D) and Brad Raffensperger* (R)

Invited candidates: Charlie Bailey (D), Ryan Graham (L) and Burt Jones (R)

Invited candidates: Chris Carr* (R), Martin Cowan (L) and Jen Jordan (D)

Invited candidates: Emily Anderson (L), William Boddie (D) and Bruce Thompson (R)

Invited candidates: Buddy Carter*(R) and Wade Herring(D)

More information regarding the Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series can be found here.