NewsChannel 21 will host and air a series of six live debates in the coming weeks to help voters cast an informed ballot, which started with Tuesday night’s (September 13) debate between the two candidates for Bend mayor; Councilor Melanie Kebler and former Councilor Chris Piper.
All of the events, including the first televised debate of the fall between the three leading candidates for governor, also will be livestreamed on ktvz.com.
Here’s the rest of the schedule:
- September 21, 6:30pm: Redmond mayor, with candidates Charles Baer, Ed Fitch, Jay Patrick and Ben Schimmoller.
- September 27, 6pm: Oregon governor, with candidates Christine Drazan, Betsy Johnson and Tina Kotek, to be held at OSU-Cascades.
- October 3, 6:30pm: Fifth Congressional District, Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner
- October 13, 6:30pm: Deschutes County Commissioner Position 1, Republican incumbent Tony DeBone, Democrat Oliver Tatom; Position 3, Republican incumbent Patti Adair, Democrat Morgan Schmidt.
- October 18, 6:30pm: Oregon House, District 53, Democrat Emerson Levy and Republican Michael Sipe; District 54, Democrat incumbent Jason Kropf, Republican Judy Trego
