Washington State Debate Coalition Fall 2018 | U.S. Senate (2 debates) and 8th Congressional District (1 debate) | Locations: Statewide CityClub established the State Debate Coalition as a bold and innovative response to the lack of public access to candidates for our state’s most important elected offices. In 2016, our inaugural year, we hosted two debates for Governor and two debates for U.S. Senator in locations across . In 2018, we are presenting three nonpartisan public political debates: two US Senate debates (Spokane and Tacoma) and a debate for Washington's 8th Congressional District (Ellensburg). Locations and dates will be confirmed by August 1, 2018.

Exclusive Lead Sponsor Presenting Supporting Sponsor for for Election Sponsor for Contributing Event Washington State Debate Coalition Election Season Season Election Season Sponsor Sponsor 2018 Sponsorship Levels & Benefits $50,000 $25,000 $10,000 $5,000 $2,500 Number of sponsorships offered 1 Up to 5 No limit No limit No limit 3 debates & 3 debates & 3 debates & Single Single Events included in sponsorship broadcasts broadcasts broadcasts debate debate statewide statewide statewide Sponsor recognition on event marketing materials Logo Logo Name Name Name (alphabetical by level) Customized recognition at debates √

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Reserved tickets for sponsored debate(s). 20 10 5 per 5 3

For more information, please contact Juli Genovesi, Development Director, at [email protected]

LEAD SPONSORS

SUPPORTING SPONSORS

Smith-Barbieri Progressive Fund

2018 Coalition Members MEDIA

Arlington Times/ Issaquah/ Sammamish Reporter KREM Auburn Reporter Journal of the San Juan Islands KSPS-TV KBTC Public Television KUNS Bellevue Reporter Kent Reporter KUNW Bellingham Business Journal KEPR TV KUOW Bothell/Kenmore Reporter KHQ KVI Bremerton Patriot/Central Kitsap KIMA TV KVVK Reporter Kingston Community News KXLY TV Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Kirkland Reporter La Raza Reporter KIRO Radio Mercer Island Reporter Crosscut Kitsap Week NewsRadio 560 KPQ/Wenatchee Federal Way Mirror KNDO North Coast News KNDU iFiberone KOMO Radio Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune Inlander KONA Islands’ Sounder KORX Islands’ Weekly KPQ Redmond Reporter Renton Reporter The Daily Herald Tukwila Reporter Scene Magazine The Daily World Vashon-Maury Island Business Journal Beachcomber Sequim Gazette The News Tribune Veterans Life Whidbey Crosswind South Beach Bulletin The Spokesman-Review Whidbey Examiner South Whidbey Record The Vidette Whidbey News-Times The Wenatchee World Whidbey TM The Courier-Herald Tri-City Herald

CIVIC LEADERS Norm Dicks Christine Gregoire Ralph Munro Dan Evans Gary Locke Sam Reed Slade Gorton Rob McKenna Bill Ruckelshaus

NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATIONS

Henry M. Jackson Foundation Slade Gorton International Policy Center Seattle Rotary IV YMCA Youth & Government

COLLEGES + UNIVERSITIES

Bellevue College Columbia Basin College Spokane Falls Community College Big Bend Community College Community Colleges of Spokane The Evergreen State College University Olympic College