Denver Campaign Race and Issue Debates - Schedule

INC and the League of Women Voters of Denver is sponsoring  a series of candidate and issues forums.

The Forum will be taped at Denver 8 TV, located at 8269 East 23rd Avenue in Denver’s Stapleton neighborhood (near Uinta and East 23rd Ave.) The forums will be played on Denver 8 TV on several occasions prior to the Election and voters can view these programs 24×7 online at www.denvergov.org/denver8tv.

The public is enthusiastically invited to attend these Forum tapings. During the Issues Forum, audience members will submit questions to the Moderator, to be answered by both a supporter and an opponent of the Issue. Please pass this message along to everyone you know, and plan on attending!

The full schedule is provided below

Wednesday, September 24

7:00 p.m. - State Representative District 5, Joel Judd and J.J. Swiontek

Thursday, October 2

Saturday, October 4, 10:00 a.m.

• Amendments 47 (Prohibition on Certain Conditions of Employment), 49 (Limitation on Public Payroll Deductions), 53 (Liability of Business Entities and Their Executive Officials – Criminal Liability), 55 (Just Cause for Employee Discharge or Suspension), and 56 (Employer Responsibility for Health Insurance) - Carmen Rhodes, Exec Director FRESC (representing the pro-labor view) and Doug Friednash (representing the pro-business view)
• Amendment 58 (Severance Tax) - A Smarter Colorado (representing the supporters*) and Senator Bill Cadman (representing the opposition)
• Amendment 54 (Restrictions on Campaign Contributions from Government Sole-Source Contractors) - Independence Institute (representing the supporters*) and Protect Colorado’s Future (representing the opposition*)
• Amendment 59 (Education Funding) - Jane Urschel, Associate Exec Director, Colorado Association of School Boards (representing the supporters) and the Independence Institute (representing the opponents*)
• Referendum O (Initiative Petition Requirements) - Citizens for Constitutional Common Sense (representing the supporters*) and Common Cause (representing the opposition*)
• DPS Bond Issue - Citizen’s Committee for Capital Needs (representing the supporters) and Susan Barnes-Gelt (representing the opposition)

The current broadcast schedule for the upcoming Denver area debates on Denver 8 TV is as follows:

State Senate - District 35 -  September 27, 11:30 am, 9:00 pm and September 30, 8:30 pm

State Representative - District 2 - September 27, 12:00 pm, 9:30 pm and September 30, 8:00 pm