When

Monday October 17, 2016 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
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5:30 p.m. Reception

6:00 p.m. Auditorium Opens

(No admittance after 6:30 p.m. due to the live broadcast)

7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Debate

Where

Palm Beach State College Eissey Theatre
11051 Campus Drive
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

 
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A section of the debate will be dedicated to answering questions gathered from the public. If you have a question for the candidates, send it in and it may be used along with your first name on the air.

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Contact

Angelique Allen
Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce
561-746-7111
angelique@pbnchamber.com

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Cornerstone Solutions & Communications

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Palm Beach Post

Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center

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Tickets to the general public are sold out at this time.

DEBATE RESCHEDULED: The District 18 Congressional Debate originally scheduled for Wednesday, October 5, 2016 has been rescheduled for Monday, October 17, 2016, due to Hurricane Matthew. Ticketholders for this event will maintain their reservations. Physical tickets dated October 5, 2016 will be considered valid for the new event date.

Reserved tickets are available for pickup at the Palm Beach North Chamber office located at 5520 PGA Boulevard, Suite 200, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m..If you have not done so already, please pick up your tickets by this Thursday, October 13, 2016. If you are no longer able to attend the event please notify us. 

Tickets that are not picked up will be available at will call the day of the event. However, we encourage early pickup by Thursday as we are expecting a sold out crowd and will call lines could be very long. If you would like to authorize someone to pick up your tickets for your, please contact us. 

 

 

The Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce is proud to host the District 18 Congressional Debate featuring Republican candidate Brian Mast and Democratic candidate Randy Perkins on October 17, 2016 at Palm Beach State College Eissey Campus Theatre in Palm Beach Gardens.

The debate will air live on WPEC CBS12 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the West Palm Beach television market, which is comprised of households in Palm Beach, St. Lucie, Martin, Indian River, and Okeechobee Counties. It is the 38th largest television market in the nation including 825 thousand TV Households and more than 1.5 million Adults 18+.

This is the third debate produced and hosted by the PBN Chamber of Commerce. Palm Beach State College’s Student Government Association will serve as a co-host mentored by the PBN Chamber of Commerce. In 2014, the PBN Chamber of Commerce produced and hosted the only District 18 Congressional Debate with an audience, and in 2012 the County Commission, District 1 Debate.

“We are thrilled to be producing yet another debate of Congressional District 18 candidates,” says PBN Chamber of Commerce CEO Beth Kigel.  “This District represents Palm Beach North communities as well as the Treasure Coast which have unique needs, challenges and opportunities. This is a great opportunity for voters and the greater community to understand where each candidate stands on these important topics as well as those of national impact.”

The presenting sponsor of the District 18 Congressional Debate is Hanley Center Foundation. Supporting this debate is facility host Palm Beach State College Palm Beach Gardens Campus, and WPEC’s parent company Sinclair Broadcasting. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce for more information.

CBS12 Anchor Liz Quirantes will serve as moderator. Palm Beach Post reporter George Bennett, TCPalm reporter Nicole Rodriguez and CBS12 reporter Jana Eschbach will serve on the media panel.

DEBATE RULES
No one will be allowed in the theater wearing campaign shirts, button, hats, etc., or with campaign posters, banners or flags, nor will they be allowed to solicit on campus or hold campaign signs. Attendees wearing campaign shirts will be asked to either leave the auditorium or completely cover the shirt so that no campaign messaging can be seen.

Out of respect to candidates and the debate timeline, members of the audience will be instructed by the moderator that no applause or “yelling out” will be allowed during the debate. If an audience member does not abide by the “yelling out” provision, they will be escorted out by Security. Applause will be allowed at the conclusion of the debate.

NO PHOTOGRAPHY OR TAPING WILL BE ALLOWED BY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE. This will be made clear during the moderator’s instructions to the audience prior to debate start. Audience members will be escorted out by Security if they do not follow these instructions.