Published: July 01, 2008 06:05 pm            

Atlanta Press Club hosts primary election debates

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Press Club will host 10 live debates this primary election season, giving statewide candidates a chance to debate the issues. The debates will take place July 1, 2, 10 and 13 at Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB), 260 14th Street in Midtown, in front of a live studio audience. Press club members, journalists, college students and supporters are invited to be part of the audience.



The schedule is:

• 8th Congressional District Democrats– online debate*

Tuesday, July 1, from 3 - 3:30 p.m.

Invited candidates include Jim Marshall and Robert Nowak

• 13th Congressional District Democrats– online debate*

Tuesday, July 1, from 4 - 4:30 p.m.

Invited candidates include Donzella James and David Scott

• 12th Congressional District Democrats

Tuesday, July 1, from 7 - 7:30 p.m.

Invited candidates include John Barrow and Regina Thomas

• 12th Congressional District GOP

Tuesday, July 1, from 7:30 - 8 p.m.

Invited candidates include Ben Crystal, Ray McKinney and John Stone

• 4th District Public Service Commission GOP – online debate*

Wednesday, July 2, from 2– 2:30 p.m.

Invited candidates include Pam Davidson and Lauren W. McDonald Jr.

• 4th District Public Service Commission Democrats – online debate*

Wednesday, July 2, from 3 – 3:30 p.m.

Invited candidates include Bob Indech and Jim Powell

• 1st District Public Service Commission GOP – online debate*

Wednesday, July 2, from 4 – 4:30 p.m.

Invited candidates include Rick Collum and H. Doug Everett

• 5th Congressional District Democrats

Wednesday, July 2, from 7 – 7:30 p.m.

Invited candidates include Mark Hutchins, John Lewis and “Able” Mable Thomas

• 10th Congressional District GOP

Wednesday, July 2, from 7:30 – 8 p.m.

Invited candidates include Paul Broun and Barry Fleming

• U.S. Senate Democrats

Sunday, July 13, from 7 – 8 p.m.

Invited candidates include Dale Caldwell, Vernon Jones, Rand Knight, Josh Lanier and Jim Martin



* The online debates for the 8th and 13th Congressional Districts and for the Public Service Commission Districts 1 and 4 can be seen live at gpb.org. These debates will be rebroadcast on GPB's statewide radio network on Wednesday, July 2, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The 10th and 12th Congressional and the U.S. Senate debates will be simulcast statewide by GPB radio and be available live online at gpb.org.



The Atlanta Press Club will also tape five local debates at GPB in front of a live studio audience. These debates will air on WPBA on Sunday, July 13.

• DeKalb County CEO

Thursday, July 10, from 9 – 10 a.m.

Invited candidates include Joe Bembry, Burrell Ellis, Ann Kimbrough, Steen Miles and Stan Watson

• Fulton County Sheriff

Thursday, July 10, from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Invited candidates include Ronald Brandy, Frank Brown, Curtis Farmer, Myron Freeman, Ted Jackson, Patrick Labat, Aubrey Osteen, Charles Rambo and Charles Shelton

• Gwinnett County Commission Chair

Thursday, July 10, from 1 – 1:30 p.m.

Invited candidates include Charles Bannister, Lorraine Green and Glenn Pirkle

• Clayton County Commission Chair

Thursday, July 10, from 2 – 2:45 p.m.

Invited candidates include Eldrin Bell, Virginia Burton Gray, Earl Randall, Phaedra Graham and Lee Scott

• Clayton County Sheriff

Thursday, July 10, from 3:15 – 4 p.m.

Invited candidates include Victor Hill, Kem Kimbrough, Garland Watkins, Ernest Strozier and Sherman Lemon



For more information or to be part of the studio audience contact the Atlanta Press Club at (404) 577-7377.

        

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