2017 Springfield City Council At-Large Debate

Watch as the ten candidates on the ballot for Springfield City Council At-Large debate over local issues that impact you. The October 9 and October 18 debates are available live or on-demand below.

Candidates participating in these debates include (in alphabetical order):
Thomas Ashe (I)
Ernesto Cruz
Victor Davila
Justin Hurst (I)
Jesse Lederman
Jynai McDonald
Kelli Moriarty-Finn
Timothy Ryan
Kateri Walsh (I)
Tracye Whitfield

Debate #2 – Live at Western New England University on October 18, 2017

UPDATE: Thank you to all who watched this debate live. The debate can now be watched on-demand below.

Rivers Memorial Auditorium
Western New England University
Wednesday, October 18 @7:00pm

Presented by the League of Women Voters/Springfield
Moderated by the League of Women Voters’ Jo-Ann Berry.

Hosted by The Institute for Legislative and Governmental Affairs of the Western New England School of Law.
Co-sponsored by the Springfield City Library’s Civic Engagement Team, the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts, and the Springfield Elections Office.

Recorded live on October 18, 2017
A Focus Springfield Production
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Debate #1 – Live at Focus Springfield Community TV on October 9, 2017

UPDATE: Thank you to all who watched this debate live. The debate can now be watched on-demand below.

Studio A
Focus Springfield Community TV
Monday, October 9 @7:00pm

This debate is moderated by Reminder Publication’s G. Michael Dobbs, with additional support from the Springfield Central Cultural District’s Morgan Drewniany, Western Mass Politics & Insight’s Matt Szafranski, and the Republican’s Elizabeth Roman.

Recorded live on October 9, 2017
A Focus Springfield Production
focusspringfield.com

Executive Producer: Stephen Cary
Producer, Engineer: Brendon Holland
Director: Josue Vazquez
Technical Director: Stephen Monahan
Graphics: Zulfiqar Manzi
Camera: Yesenia Almonte
Camera: Bobby Markham

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