Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli will square off in the first general election gubernatorial debate on Sunday, September 21, at 7 p.m., sponsored by the New Jersey Globe, On New Jersey, and Rider University.
The Sherrill vs. Ciattarelli debate is presented by O’Toole Scrivo, LLC.
NJBIA is also serving as a co-sponsor of the TV event, which will air on ONNJ.com and newjerseyglobe.com
“It is our pleasure and honor to be associated with the first gubernatorial debate,” said NJBIA President and CEO Michele Siekerka.
“As the state’s largest and most influential business association, it is NJBIA’s mission to put business at the center of policy direction for the next governor of New Jersey. Because when we have a thriving business community, our great state can also thrive. We look forward to hearing the responses from the candidates in this forum.”
The 90-minute debate will feature a town hall-style format with questions from students, faculty, parents, alums, employees, and community members from Rider, along with questions from New Jersey Globe Editor David Wildstein, Rebovich Institute of New Jersey Politics at Rider University Director Micah Rasmussen, and New Jersey Monitor Reporter Sophie Nieto-Muñoz. Laura Jones of On New Jersey will moderate the debate.
Debate coverage will begin at 5 p.m., sponsored by AARP of New Jersey, and will be led by New Jersey Globe reporter Joey Fox and former NBC 4 reporter Brian Thompson.
Thompson and Fox will resume debate coverage at 8:30, including post-debate press gaggles, interviews with Stomping Grounds analysts Alex Wilkes and Dan Bryan, and panel discussions.
PSEG will sponsor the livestream.
In addition to the New Jersey Globe and On New Jersey websites, the debate will also appear on their social media sites: Facebook, YouTube, and X (formerly Twitter). C-SPAN will also air the debate, along with Local Now and News On.
The debate between Sherrill and Ciattarelli will also be available across multiple OTT Platforms: Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV, Samsung TV, YouTube TV, Amazon App Store, Twitch, Vizio, Fubo, Sling, Fios, Altice, Dish, IOS, Vimeo, Hisense, Xumo, Frndly, Google Android, Reflector, and Joox.
