Republican U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann and DFL challenger Jim Graves have three debates or joint appearances scheduled, all in the last week of the election season.

The first 6th Congressional District debate is Oct. 30 in St. Cloud, hosted by the city and the St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce. The second is on Nov. 2 on MPR’s Daily Circuit with Kerri Miller. And the third is a joint appearance on KSTP’s Sunday political show “At Issue” with Tom Hauser.

But Graves isn’t happy with the number and timing of the debates. Campaign manager Adam Graves said they’d like seven debates and don’t want to wait until a week before the Nov. 6 election to get started.

“She had 15 debates when she was running for president,” Adam Graves said. “Don’t you think the people who pay her salary are worth the same time attention?”

Bachmann campaign manager Chase Kroll said the three events cover all news medium and reach all voters in the 6th district.

When asked if Bachmann would agree to more, Kroll said, “That’s what’s agreed to at this point.”

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