Arvanites to Face Frelinghuysen in TV Debate

WAYNE – Democratic congressional candidate John Arvanites is to debate nine-term incumbent Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-11th) at 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 17, at the William Paterson University, 300 Pompton Road
in Wayne. The debate is open to the public.

Arvanites, 45, a certified public accountant and former Mayor of Roseland, seeks to unseat Frelinghuysen in the November 6 general election. Arvanites and his family now live in Morristown.

“This debate will allow voters to hear my views about economic relief, job creation, education, healthcare and the other crucial issues that affect their daily lives,” Arvanites said. “I look forward to a candid public dialogue.”

The debate moderator will be Richard French, host of RNN’s Richard French Live. Candidates will field questions from Alfred Doblin, editorial page editor for The Record of Bergen County; Charles Stile, the newspaper’s political columnist; and Herb Jackson, The Record’s senior Washington correspondent.

RNN
will televise the debate to air on Verizon FiOS1’s Channel 6, Comcast Channel
19, Cablevision Channel 19 and 48, Dish Network Channel 22, Direct TV Channel
48, Time Warner Channel 22, and RNC Channel 16.