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Debate Series will include offices of Governor, U.S. Senate, Secretary of the State, all Five U.S. Congressional Districts

HARTFORD, CT 鈥� (April 12, 2022) 鈥� 黑料吃瓜网 and the League of Women Voters of 黑料吃瓜网 (LWVCT) will co-produce an unprecedented series of eight debates in advance of the November 2022 elections, including debates for the statewide offices of Governor, U.S. Senate, Secretary of the State, and 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 five U.S. Congressional districts.

The debate series will run for seven weeks, beginning September 15 and culminating with the Gubernatorial Debate at Fairfield University on October 27, 2022, as follows:

• Thursday, September 15, 8 p.m. 鈥� Secretary of State (Hartford)
• Thursday, September 22, 8 p.m. 鈥� 1^st Congressional District (Manchester)
• Thursday, September 29, 8 p.m. 鈥� 2^nd Congressional District (Norwich or New London)
• Thursday, October 6, 8 p.m. 鈥� 3^rd Congressional District (New Haven)
• Thursday, October 13, 8 p.m. 鈥� 4^th Congressional District (Bridgeport)
• Thursday, October 20, 8 p.m. 鈥� 5^th Congressional District (New Britain)
• Tuesday, October 25, 8 p.m. 鈥� United States Senate (Fairfield)
• Thursday, October 27, 8 p.m. 鈥� Governor (Fairfield)

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In addition, a live stream will be offered to any media outlet or organization in the state that would like to stream the debates through their platform.

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