Will Haddeland
Founder and President
Debate Minnesota

Governor Al Quie

Minnesota Governor
1979-1981

Roger D. Moe
Senate Majority Leader
1971-2002

Joan Anderson Growe

Minnesota Secretary of State
1975-1999

Roy W. Terwilliger

Minnesota State Senator
1992-2002

David Durenberger

United States Senator
1978-1995

Hubert H. Humphrey III
Minnesota Attorney General
1983-1999

Sheila Kiscaden
Minnesota State Senate
1996-2006


Neil Fruechte
Retired Banker, Waseca

Larry Sorenson
Retired Banker, Arlington

Michael Martin
Minnesota Cable Communications Association

Ed Schiappa, Ph.D.

Professor of Communication Studies
University of Minnesota


Former Debate Minnesota Board Members

Rod D. Grams
United States Senator
1995-2001


Judi Dutcher
Minnesota State Auditor
1995-2003

 
 


 


 

The Barkley, Coleman, and Franken campaigns for U.S. Senate have agreed to five debates, three of which Debate Minnesota is honored to host.

      

Tickets are free and will be available on a first come basis starting at 6:00 pm at the debates. You may also contact the individual campaign offices for tickets in advance.

 

Sunday, October 5

University Center Rochester

851 30th Ave SE

Rochester, MN 55904

7:00PM

Broadcast live on:

Minnesota Public Radio

 830 WCCO Radio

Minnesota News Network Radio

Streaming on the web at:

http://minnesota.publicradio.org

Rebroadcast on C-SPAN Wednesday October 8th. Time: TBA

. . .

Saturday, October 11

Breck High School

Cargill Theater

123 Ottawa Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55422

7:00PM

Directions

Download Flyer

Co-Sponsored by:

 

Broadcast live on:

KARE 11-TV

Thursday, October 16

University Of Minnesota Duluth

7:00PM

Broadcast live on:

 
 

 

 

Debate Minnesota organizes statewide issue based debates for citizens to encourage public participation in the election process and promote civility in the political process.

2006 U.S. Senate Debate in Moorhead. Candidates Amy Klobuchar, Robert Fitzgerald and Mark Kennedy. Moderators Jack Zaleski and Terry Boldan

 

Debate Minnesota 2008 is underway. Led by a multi-partisan board of directors, Debate Minnesota is preparing to host a series of debates across the state. This important election year features races for the U.S. Senate seat, all eight Congressional seats, and 134 Minnesota House seats. Our goal is to bring the candidates’ voices and views to you, the Minnesota voter, through Debate Minnesota. Be sure to check in regularly for updates and news about the 2008 debates.

 

Debate Minnesota's Mission

  • To promote civility in the political process.
  • To provide a platform for a fair, informative, and in-depth discussion of ideas.
  • To encourage public participation in the election process.
  • To help restore public confidence in government by raising the level of political discourse.

 

2008 Debate Minnesota video clips coming soon!

Watch short video clips of featured debates below.

 
 


site redeveloped and maintained by BAM Productions