Election 2010: Giffords and Kelly Live Debate at the UA The public is invited to the University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center Ballroom on Monday, Oct. 18, for a debate between the candidates running for the Congressional seat in Arizona's 8th District.

By Wendy Erica Werden, Arizona Public Media





The public is invited to the University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center Ballroom on Monday, Oct. 18, for a debate between the candidates running for the Congressional seat in Arizona's 8th District.

Democrat Gabrielle Giffords and Republican Jesse Kelly have agreed to participate; Libertarian candidate Steven Stoltz has been invited.

Christopher Conover from Arizona Public Media will moderate, and a distinguished panel of journalists will pose questions.

The debate will begin promptly at 7 p.m. and will end at 8 p.m., doors will open at 6 p.m., and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. All attendees must be seated by 6:45 p.m., and no signage will be permitted in the ballroom. Parking will be available in the Second Street Garage.

Arizona Public Media will air the debate live on three platforms: PBS-HD Channel 6, NPR-KUAZ 89.1FM/1550AM, and online. The event video will also be available afterward on demand at the same address.

Complete election information, candidate interviews and other information can be found here.

The debate is a partnership among Arizona Public Media, Cox Communications, Associated Students of The University of Arizona, the Arizona Students' Association and the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

The Arizona Students' Association is a statewide advocacy organization representing all of Arizona's public university students. ASA works to make sure that higher education in Arizona is affordable and accessible by advocating to elected officials and running issue campaigns to engage students.

The Associated Students of the University of Arizona, or ASUA, serves as the representative student voice of 39,000 students at the UA. The organization offers a wide variety of programs and services and advocates on behalf of UA students at a local and statewide level.

Cox CommunicationsÂ® delivers multiple communication and entertainment services via one fully integrated network. As the nation's third largest cable and broadband company, Cox has about 6 million total customers. Cox is also the nation's third-largest cable television provider.

The mission of the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is to advocate for and provide services to help grow member's businesses.

Arizona Public MediaÂ® is the trusted source of information that promotes thoughtful conversation and community collaboration. AZPM creates, acquires, and distributes distinctive and relevant content for, with, and about Southern Arizona, The University of Arizona, and the Southwest.Â

AZPM broadcasts NPR, jazz and local programming on KUAZ-FM 89.1 and 1550AM; and classical music on stations KUAT-FM 90.5 and FM 89.7. Television broadcasting of PBS stations includes KUAT Channel 6 and KUAS Channel 27; on digital TV channels 6-1 PBS-HD; 6-2 V-me (en EspaÃ±ol); 6-3 Create; KUAS Channel 27-1 PBS-HD; 27-2 PBS Kids; 27-3 PBS World, the UA Channel (Cox 116/Comcast 76); and the Ahora channel (en EspaÃ±ol) on KUAZ-HD2.

AZPM also produces award-winning original local television programming from its digital studios on the campus of the UA. AZPM is a member-supported non-profit media organization of the UA and is a registered trademark of the Arizona Board of Regents.



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Extra info What Arizona Congressional District 8 Debate Where UA Student Union Memorial Center Ballroom When Monday, Oct. 18, 7-8 p.m. Doors will open at 6 p.m.; Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. All attendees must be seated by 6:45 p.m. No signage will be permitted in the ballroom. Parking will be available at Second Street Garage: http://parking.arizona.edu/pdf/maps/campus.pdf

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