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Republican candidates for U.S. Senate debate at college
Nine of the 10 Republican candidates running for election to the U.S. Senate fielded questions in a debate in Sheridan College’s Kinnison Hall Tuesday night.
Due to the number of candidates, the event was broken into two one-hour debates, at 7 and 8 p.m.
Leading off the first hour’s debate was Cynthia Lummis, former Wyoming state treasurer and a veteran of eight years in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Also speaking during the first hour was Michael Kemler.
Kemler charged that Wyoming’s mineral industry is being overregulated not for environmental or safety concerns but to put the industry out of business.
Also speaking in the first group of candidates were Donna Rice, Bryan Miller and Josh Wheeler.
Speakers in the second group of candidates were John Holtz, R. Mark Armstrong, Robert Short and Star Roselli of Scottsdale, Arizona.
The 10th Republican candidate for the Senate seat is Devon Cade of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The debates were presented through a partnership of the Sheridan Press, Wyoming Public Media and Wyoming PBS.
Due to state and county COVID-19 restrictions, the public wasn’t allowed to attend the debates, but they will be live-streamed and available on demand on the Wyoming PBS website. They were also broadcast live on Wyoming PBS and Wyoming Public Radio.
There are six Democrats running for the U.S. Senate seat, and a debate among those candidates is scheduled for Thursday night in Riverton.
