Congressman Jared Polis on Monday called the limited number of seats available at the Republican presidential debate being held at the University of Colorado next month “insulting” and urged debate organizers to make more room for CU students.

Some 100 tickets are being made available for CU students and employees for the debate being held on the Boulder campus on Oct. 28. Students last week began criticizing the debate organizers for the limited number of seats open to them.

The debate venue, the Coors Event Center, can hold more than 10,000 people. Last week, a university spokesman said the limited seating is due to the setup of the stage, lighting and camera equipment.

Polis wrote letters to the leaders of the Republican National Committee, the university and CNBC, the cable news network broadcasting the debate.

“I’m no expert, but I’ve never seen video cameras so big that it requires taking up thousands of seats in an arena to get good shots from multiple angles,” Polis wrote.