Debate Night: Local candidates square off on issues likely to face the next Congress
About Debate Night:
Debate Night 2024 will bring local candidates running for Minnesota House of Representative seats from around our region to our Bemidji and Brainerd Studios to air live debates to Northern and Central Minnesota residents. Lakeland PBS has partnered with The Bemidji Pioneer, The Brainerd Dispatch, Park Rapids Enterprise, and KAXE Northern Community Radio to offer a thorough and well-rounded panel to bring discussion of important issues likely to face the next Minnesota Legislature.
Debate Night 2024 Schedule
House District 2A
Monday, October 7 at 7pm
Bidal Duran (R)
Reed Olson (D)
House District 2B
Monday, October 7 at 8pm
Rep. Matt Bliss (R)
Michael Reyes (D)
House District 5A
Tuesday, October 8 at 7pm
Rep. Krista Knudsen (R)
Brian Hobson (D)
House District 7A
Tuesday, October 8 at 8pm
Rep. Spencer Igo (R)
Aron Schnaser (D)
House District 5B
Thursday, October 10 at 7pm
Rep. Mike Wiener (R)
Gregg Hendrickson (D)
House District 6A
Thursday, October 10 at 8pm
Rep. Ben Davis (R)
Earl Butenhoff (D)
House District 6B
Friday, October 11 at 7pm
Rep. Josh Heintzeman (R)
Emily LeClaire (D)
Troy Kenneth Scheffler (Americans First)
House District 10A
Friday, October 11 at 8pm
Rep. Ron Kresha (R)
Julia Samsal Hipp (D)
How To Watch Debate Night 2024:
Debate Night 2024 and all of our local productions are free to access to the public.
Tune in to our Lakeland Prime Channel October 7th - 11th to watch Debate Night 2024 live!
Viewers will also be able to find all Debate Night Specials on demand right here on this webpage or on the PBS App the following day.