GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - A proposed primary debate between Republican State Senate candidates Vincent Polistina and Seth Grossman has been canceled after Polistina declined to participate, according to a release from Stockton University.
The William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University and the League of Women Voters of Atlantic County invited the candidates to a May 11 online debate on Zoom and YouTube Live due to continued COVID-19 coronavirus precautions. Grossman accepted the debate invitation.
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On Saturday, Polistina's campaign manager, Joe Berg, emailed a league representative saying the former assemblyman will not participate in online debates. The League of Women Voters has a policy of not participating in one-candidate forums and withdrew its event co-sponsorship.
The Hughes Center and the League of Women Voters will co-sponsor an online debate between Democratic primary candidates for Atlantic County clerk 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 27. The two candidates, Egg Harbor City Mayor Lisa Jiampetti and activist Mico Lucide have agreed to participate.
Links to the debate are on the Hughes Center website at stockon.edu/hughes-center.
