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From The Atlanta Press Club

See Georgia’s candidates, including those running for U.S. Senate and Governor, square off during The Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series.

Members of the media, students and the general public are encouraged to attend the debates and join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #APCDebates. Please see below for the taping schedule and air times.

All qualified candidates have been invited to participate. As the Atlanta Press Club believes it is important to have full participation from all the qualified candidates running for public office, we are issuing a “100 percent challenge.”  Our goal is to have 100 percent participation from every candidate that we invite to participate in a 2014 General Election debate.Candidates who have confirmed their participation are highlighted below in purple. 

All debates will take place before a live studio audience at Georgia Public Broadcasting located at 260 14th Street NW in midtown. Please call 404.577.7377 or email info@atlpressclub.org with questions about the debates or if you would like to attend in person.  

The debate for U.S. Senate will air live on Sunday, October 26 at 7:00 PM, and the debate for Governor of Georgia will air live on Sunday, October 19 at 7:00 PM at Georgia Public Broadcasting. Below is the complete schedule.

Sunday, October 12, 2014

PSC, District 1
Tapes from 1:30 – 2:00PM. Airs online at atlantapressclub.org.
Invited candidates: Doug Everett and John Monds

Agriculture Commissioner
Tapes from 3:00 – 3:30PM. Airs at 6:00PM on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Invited candidates: Gary Black and Chris Irvin

Labor Commissioner
Tapes from 4:45 – 5:15PM. Airs at 6:30PM on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Invited candidates: Mark Butler and Robbin Shipp

State School Superintendent
Tapes from 5:30 – 6:00PM. Airs at 7:00PM on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Invited candidates: Valarie Wilson and Richard Woods

Attorney General
Tapes from 6:15 – 6:45PM. Airs at 7:30PM on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Invited candidates: Greg Hecht and Sam Olens

Sunday, October 19, 2014

PSC, District 4
Tapes from 3:30 – 4:00PM. Airs online at atlantapressclub.org.
Invited candidates: Daniel Blackman, Aaron Gilmer and Lauren “Bubba” McDonald

Secretary of State
Tapes from 4:15 – 4:45PM. Airs at 6:00PM on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Invited candidates: Doreen Carter and Brian Kemp

Lt. Governor 
Tapes from 5:00 – 5:30PM. Airs at 6:30PM on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Invited candidates: Casey Cagle and Connie Stokes

Governor 
Airs LIVE from 7:00 – 8:00PM on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Invited candidates: Jason Carter, Nathan Deal and Andrew Hunt

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Insurance Commissioner
Tapes from 4:15 – 4:45PM. Airs at 6:00PM on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Invited candidates: Ralph Hudgens, Liz Johnson and Ted Metz

12^th Congressional District 
Tapes from 5:00 – 5:30PM. Airs at 6:30PM on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Invited candidates: Rick Allen and John Barrow

U.S. Senate
Airs LIVE from 7:00 – 8:00PM on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Invited candidates: Michelle Nunn, David Perdue and Amanda Swafford

All debates will be archived on GPB.org and atlantapressclub.org.