Romney, Wilson to face off in debate hosted by Utah Debate Commission, Leavitt Center

CEDAR CITY — Southern Utah University’s Michael O. Leavitt Center for Politics and Public Service Leavitt Center and the Utah Debate Commission will host the Utah Senate debate Tuesday between Republican candidate Mitt Romney and Democratic candidate Jenny Wilson.

The debate starts at 6 p.m. in the America First Event Center on the campus of SUU. Tickets previously reserved via the Utah Debate Commission website can be picked up at the event one hour prior to the start.

According to the Debate Commission website, because of high demand, tickets are no longer available but the Senate debate will air live on channels 5 (KSL), 2 (KUTV), 4 (Good4Utah), 13 (Fox13) and 7 (KUED). KSL Newsradio (102.7FM) and Utah Public Radio stations will also carry it live. Media partners will carry live streams on their webpages, and the Utah Debate Commission will stream it via Facebook Live.

The public can submit questions for the debate here.

About the Leavitt Center

According to a press release for the debate, the Leavitt Center is an interdisciplinary hub for leadership opportunities, experiential learning, citizenship education, humanitarian service and public policy research. This nonpartisan center works to disseminate political information and spark debate about the ever-changing work of politics and issues that have an impact on the people of Utah and the nation.

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