SPONSORS OF GUBERNATORIAL DEBATES ANNOUNCE DETAILS

Sponsors of two gubernatorial debates this fall have announced the time and date of their events.

The first debate will be held at 7 pm on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at the New Jersey Performing
Arts Center in Newark.

The second debate will be held at 7 pm on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at
William Paterson University in Wayne.

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center is partnering with WABC-TV in New York, WPVI-TV
in Philadelphia, Univision in New York and Philadelphia, NJ Advance Media, NJBIZ, NJ Spotlight, El
Diario, Rutgers University, League of Women Voters NJ, Lead NJ, and National Association of Latino
Elected Officials.

William Paterson’s partners include WCBS-TV in New York, WKYW-TV in Philadelphia, The
Record and other Gannett New Jersey newspapers.

Republican candidate Kimberly Guadagno, who currently is Lieutenant Governor, and Democratic
candidate Phil Murphy are the expected participants in the debates.

ELEC also has picked Montclair State University and partners to host a debate featuring the two
candidates for lieutenant governor.