The Campaign Finance Board (CFB) will hold a Leading Contenders debate for the Democratic Primary Election for Public Advocate and the first official debate for the Republican Primary Election for Mayor.
Leading Contenders Democratic Public Advocate Primary Election Debate:
Sunday, August 25, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM (NBC 4); 12:30-1:00 PM online only
Candidates: Catherine Guerriero, Letitia James, Reshma Saujani, Daniel Squadron
Location: WNBC Studios, 30 Rockefeller Plaza
Co-Hosts: Melissa Russo and David Ushery (NBC)
Panelists: Michael Howard Saul (WSJ), Jorge Ramos (Telemundo Nueva York)
TV: NBC 4 New York (English) and Telemundo Nueva York (Spanish)
Radio: WOR Radio 710 AM
For press access, please RSVP by email to enez.paganuzzi@nbcuni.com
Sponsors: NBC 4 New York, Telemundo Nueva York, The Wall Street Journal
First Republican Mayoral Primary Election Debate:
Wednesday, August 28, 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Candidates: John Catsimatidis, Joseph Lhota, George McDonald
Location: CUNY's Graduate Center at 365 5th Avenue, New York
Moderators: Marcia Kramer (WCBS)
Panelists: Juliet Papa (1010 WINS), Rich Lamb (WCBS Newsradio 880), and Marlene Peralta (El Diario/La Prensa)
TV: CBS 2 News (available on Ch. 2 for everyone, including Time Warner Cable subscribers), WLNY-TV 55 (Spanish)
Radio: WBCS Newsradio 880, 1010 WINS
For press access, please RSVP by email to rferguson@cbs.com
Sponsors: CBS 2 News, WCBS Newsradio 880, 1010 WINS, El Diario/La Prensa, and Common Cause/NY
For information about foreign language broadcasts of these debates, please visit the CFB website.
The CFB has administered the Debate Program in every citywide election since 1997. The debates are a core component of NYC Votes, the CFB's nonpartisan voter engagement campaign. Individual debates are sponsored by outside media and civic groups. Candidates who participate in the matching funds program and meet nonpartisan, objective and nondiscriminatory criteria set by the CFB and its debate sponsors must attend the debates. For more information about the debates, including criteria candidates need to meet, broadcast information, and watch parties, please visit www.nyccfb.info/debates.
NYC Votes is the non-partisan voter engagement campaign of the New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) and its Voter Assistance Advisory Committee (VAAC). In addition to promoting voter registration, participation, and civic engagement in New York City through its many programs and partnerships, NYC Votes sponsors the city’s official Debate Program and produces the citywide Voter Guide.