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Public Advocate Runoff Debate Is Tomorrow—Submit Questions!
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Published Sep 23, 2013
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The $13 million runoff election for Democrats to pick a public advocate candidate is Tuesday, October 1. City Council Member Letitia James got 36% of the vote during the primary and State Senator Daniel Squadron got 33%. And to help voters get a better sense of who they might be voting for, the pair are debating tomorrow night!
You can submit questions here on this Google Doc—your question might be selected for use during the runoff debate on Tuesday, September 24. Gothamist and our partners, NY1 News, NY1 Noticias, WNYC, Citizens Committee for New York City, Citizens Union, Hispanic Federation, and Transportation Alternatives are sponsoring this Campaign Finance Board debate, which will air at 7 p.m. on NY1 and you can stream it online on Gothamist.
You can see where the candidates, both Brooklyn Democrats, overlap and differ by checking out our guide to the Public Advocate's race. And here's our writeup of their August 15 debate. Be an informed voter on October 1st—remember, the Public Advocate is first in the line of succession, after the mayor.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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