The Public Relations Office announced today the law school will partner with two area media organizations and host a pair of Delaware debates in the public interest.Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to take advantage of this valuable opportunity to get an in-person view of the candidates for two key First State elected positions: Delaware attorney general and U.S. Senate. The attorney general candidates are expected to remain on campus after the hour-long evening debate has concluded its live radio broadcast, in order to answer audience questions and engage with those who attend.“Our 2014 debate lineup in Delaware presents a fantastic opportunity for the Widener community,” said Interim Dean Erin Daly. “It is a unique experience for law students to be able to shake hands with attorney general candidates, and ask them questions about their platforms. The Attorney General’s Office employs a large number of our graduates, and it provides externship opportunities to our students. I highly recommend that everyone in the Widener Law community take advantage of this access to the next Delaware attorney general, as well as the candidates for U.S. Senate.”The debates will be presented by WDEL 1150 AM and WHYY. Both will be held in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom. The radio station will broadcast them live; WHYY will record the events for later television broadcast. The candidates in both events will take questions from a panel of area journalists that includes members of the WDEL and WHYY news staffs, as well as other media outlets. WDEL will provide the event moderators.The first debate on Wednesday, Oct. 15 will be held in the evening, from 6 to 7 p.m. Candidates are expected to stay until 7:30 p.m. to answer questions posed by the audience. The candidates include Democrat Matt Denn, who is the current lieutenant governor, and Republican Ted Kittila. The media organizations have also invited Independent candidate David Graham, Libertarian candidate John Machurek and Green Party candidate Catherine Damavandi.On Wednesday, Oct. 29 the school will host the candidates for U.S. Senate in a morning debate that begins at 8 a.m. and lasts one hour. Candidates include the incumbent, Democrat Chris Coons and the Republican challenger Kevin Wade. The media organizations have also invited Green candidate Andrew Groff.The debates will be broadcast live on WDEL 1150 AM and at WDEL.com. WHYY will broadcast the attorney general debate Friday, Oct. 17 at 5 p.m. and again at 11 p.m. The U.S. Senate debate will air on WHYY on Friday, Oct. 31 at 5 p.m. and again at 11 p.m.Both events are open to the public. Standard Disclaimer for External Links