The first New Jersey Senate debate between Democrats Andy Kim and Tammy Murphy will take place on tonight at 8 PM.
The 90-minute debate is sponsored by the New Jersey Globe, On New Jersey, and the Rebovich Institute of New Jersey Politics at Rider University and will be streamed on the New Jersey Globe, On New Jersey, Facebook Live, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube.
Laura Jones, the host of “New Jersey Politics with Laura Jones,” a weekly public affairs show for MeTV-WJLP New Jersey/New York, will serve as the debate moderator. Panelists will include New Jersey Globe political reporter Joey Fox, New Jersey Globe editor David Wildstein, and Micah Rasmussen, the director of the Rebovich Institute. Questions will also come from some members of the public.
The incumbent, Bob Menendez, had been invited to participate in the debate if he announced his candidacy by February 11. He did not respond.
Two other candidates, Patricia Campos-Medina and Lawrence Hamm, did not qualify for the debate. Neither had raised enough money or won at least 10% at last week’s Monmouth County Democratic convention.