{"id":107702,"date":"2022-07-11T11:56:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T16:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=107702"},"modified":"2022-07-11T16:19:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T21:19:22","slug":"michael-best-strategies-spectrum-news-1-uw-milwaukee-and-wispolitics-partner-to-present-wisconsin-lieutenant-governor-primary-debates-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/michael-best-strategies-spectrum-news-1-uw-milwaukee-and-wispolitics-partner-to-present-wisconsin-lieutenant-governor-primary-debates-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin lieutenant governor primary debates to be held at UWM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>UW-Milwaukee in July will host the only statewide televised primary debates featuring the Democratic and Republican candidates for lieutenant governor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Democratic debate will be held on Wednesday, July 20, from 1 to 2 p.m. at UW-Milwaukee Mainstage Theatre and will air live on Spectrum News 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Republican debate will be held on Thursday, July 21, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at UW-Milwaukee Mainstage Theatre and also will air live on Spectrum News 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Both debates will be moderated by Spectrum News 1 anchor Jason Fechner, along with anchors Pete Zervakis and Sachelle Reed, and JR Ross, editor of WisPolitics, as panelists.<\/p>\n<p>A limited number of tickets are available for students, faculty and staff on a first come, first served basis. Those interested in a ticket may email Keri Duce at <a href=\"mailto:klduce@uwm.edu\">klduce@uwm.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cOpen dialogue and debate are the tenets of critical thinking and informed decision-making. UWM is delighted to be a partner in hosting this statewide public policy forum,\u201d said UWM Chancellor Mark Mone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Each campaign and sponsor organization will be offered a limited number of seats for the debate, and a small number of seats will be available to the public. Ticket availability and press logistics will be circulated closer to the debates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The debates are presented as a partnership among Michael Best Strategies, Spectrum News 1, UW-Milwaukee and WisPolitics, designed to provide voters with a closer look at the candidates for the No. 2 spot in the executive branch of state government.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UW-Milwaukee will host the only statewide televised primary debates featuring the Democratic and Republican candidates for lieutenant governor on July 20 and 21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3151,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[174,200],"tags":[],"section":[],"display_categories":[],"related-coverage":[],"uwmnews-feed":[],"class_list":["post-107702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-news-in-brief"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Wisconsin lieutenant governor primary debates to be held at UWM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"UW-Milwaukee will host the only statewide televised primary debates featuring the Democratic and Republican candidates for lieutenant governor on July 20 and 21.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/michael-best-strategies-spectrum-news-1-uw-milwaukee-and-wispolitics-partner-to-present-wisconsin-lieutenant-governor-primary-debates-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wisconsin lieutenant governor primary debates to be held at UWM\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"UW-Milwaukee will host the only statewide televised primary debates featuring the Democratic and Republican candidates for lieutenant governor on July 20 and 21.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/michael-best-strategies-spectrum-news-1-uw-milwaukee-and-wispolitics-partner-to-present-wisconsin-lieutenant-governor-primary-debates-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UWM REPORT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-07-11T16:56:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-07-11T21:19:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/01\/20190617_IMC_EH_0023-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"628\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"John G. 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