Politics & Government
Philadelphia DA Candidates Debating Thursday
The debate will air live at 7 p.m. on 90.9 WHYY-FM and WURD 900 AM.
PHILADELPHIA – The seven Democrats vying for Philadelphia District Attorney will face off in a debate Thursday night at WHYY Inc. Beth Grossman, the sole Republican running for DA, is not slated to participate.
The debate will be held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 22 at WHYY Inc., 150 6th St., Philadelphia.
All attendees must be seated by 6:45 p.m. The entire event will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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The Philadelphia NAACP and WHYY are hosting the debate, which will air at 7 p.m. on 90.9 WHYY-FM and WURD 900 AM and again on Sunday, May 7 at 3:30 p.m. on WHYY-TV.
Democratic candidates Teresa Carr Deni; Jack O’Neill; Tariq El-Shabazz; Joe Khan; Lawrence Krasner; Rich Negrin; and Michael Untermeyer will all participate in the debate ahead of the May 16 primary election.
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WURD morning host Solomon Jones will moderate the debate.
Additionally, Philadelphia NAACP President Rodney Muhammad; Nikki White of the Philadelphia Commission for Millennials; Judi Rhee Alloway of the Philadelphia Commission on Asian American Affairs; and Rock the Vote’s Sheneice Simmons will join Davies asking questions of the candidates.
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