Contact: Teresa Moore, Executive Director, CityClub, [email protected], 206.612.2772 (cell)

Seattle CityClub hosts live and broadcast debates for seven district races

Candidates for seven Seattle City Council district positions will vie for support in September and October in voter-engaged debates hosted by Seattle CityClub. The events, which are free and open to the public, will also be broadcast and reported widely thanks to partnerships with local media.

Each debate will take place in a venue within or very close to Council district boundaries. Voters who cannot participate in person will be able to watch or listen to the debates as they are either streamed live or available post-event on KUOW (NPR), Crosscut, KCTS (PBS), KING (NBC), KOMO (ABC) and Seattle Channel, as well as read coverage of the debates in The Seattle Times.

“We are grateful to our media partners for providing extensive access to debates for voters, in-kind production support, and knowledgeable journalists to serve as moderators and interviewers,” said Teresa Moore, Executive Director of Seattle CityClub, a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization that informs and inspires civic engagement.

“By bringing candidates and voters together to learn about public issues and explore differing approaches to solve them, we empower people with knowledge in an atmosphere of civil public discourse.”

Financial support for the debates is provided by presenting sponsor Amazon, signature sponsor AARP Washington and district-level debate sponsors BNSF Railway, the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, PEMCO, Seattle Credit Union and Washington Policy Center Young Professionals. Community partners lending their in-kind support to the event include Goodwill, GSBA, Forterra, Solid Ground, and the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission.

CityClub expressed its gratitude to these organizations for supporting open civic dialogue for these important races. Sponsors and partners have no influence over the format, content, questions or other elements of the debates.

While tickets to attend the debates are free, seating is limited and registration is required. Go to SeattleCityClub.org/local-debates to learn more and register for one or more of these debates:

District 1: Thursday, Oct. 10, 6 p.m. — and Phillip Tavel Youngstown Cultural Arts Center 4408 Delridge Way SW

District 2: Tuesday, Sept. 17, 5:30 p.m. — and Mark Solomon Rainier Arts Center 3515 S. Alaska St.

District 3: Thursday, Sept. 26, 5 p.m. — and Egan Orion Town Hall Seattle 1119 8th Ave.

District 4: Saturday, Oct. 5, Noon — Shaun Scott and Alex Pedersen University Lutheran Church 1604 NE 50th St.

District 5: Saturday, Sept. 21, Noon — Deborah Juarez and Anne Davison Sattler Greenwood Senior Center 525 N. 85th St.

District 6: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2 p.m. — Heidi Wills and Greenwood Senior Center 525 N. 85th St.

District 7: Thursday, Sept. 26, 7 p.m. — Jim Pugel and Andrew J. Lewis Town Hall Seattle 1119 8th Ave.

About Seattle CityClub: Founded in 1981, Seattle CityClub informs and inspires people to engage meaningfully in the most important issues facing our community, state and nation. As a nonprofit organization with an unwavering commitment to nonpartisanship, respectful dialogue and civic innovation, we build a more civil society and a stronger, more equitable and inclusive democracy. Your support for CityClub is an investment in a well-informed, empowered electorate. Learn more at SeattleCityClub.org.