NY-25: One debate set, more possible | Vote Up! | Vote Up NY http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/voteup/2012/08/22/ny-25-one-d... Democrat and Chronicle Article Search Enter Your Search Term: Posted by Jessica Alaimo • August 22, 2012 • 4:30 pm U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-Fairport, and Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks, R-Webster, have already agreed to debate. Search for: Now, the next question: How many times? Contributors Both candidates have agreed to a debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters, to air on Channel 8 Oct. 30. Jessica Alaimo covers local politics for the Democrat However, Brooks wants more. Her campaign said she has committed to six, and is calling on the Slaughter and Chronicle. She previously was a political and campaign to commit to them too. enterprise reporter for Gannett’s Media Network of Eric Walker, spokesman for Slaughter, said the campaign expects to commit to more than one, but could not give a Central Ohio, and also covered politics in Maine for time frame on when they’d make the commitments. Politicker.com. Follow Jessica on Twitter: @JessicaAlaimo Add a comment... Jessica Bakeman started as a statehouse correspondent for the Gannett Albany Bureau in July 2012. Before that, she covered state government and Chaim DeLoye · Top Commenter higher education for The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Six debates? Neither candidate has enough intellectual ammunition for one! Miss. She is a Rochester native. Reply · 2 · Like · August 22, 2012 at 6:49pm Follow Jessica on Twitter: @JessicaBakeman Jon Campbell has been covering government and politics for the Gannett Albany Bureau since May 2011. Previously, he covered health and environmental issues for the Press & Sun-Bulletin in Binghamton, N.Y., with a focus on natural gas development in the Marcellus Shale. Follow Jon on Twitter: @JonCampbellGAN Joseph Spector is Gannett Albany Bureau chief and has covered New York politics and government since 2002. He was the political reporter for the Democrat and Chronicle and has since joined the Albany Bureau, covering state government for all of Gannett New York. Follow Joseph on Twitter: @GannettAlbany Brian Tumulty has worked in the Gannett Washington Bureau since 1992, first as a national business writer and then as a regional reporter for newspapers in New York, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. A native of the New York City borough of Queens, he attended high school on Long Island and college in the Bronx. He has four children and one granddaughter. 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