Presented by WRFA.

Chautauqau County Executive P.J. Wendel (l.) Candidate Richard Morrisroe (r.)

A 60-minute debate featuring the two candidates in the special election for Chautauqua County Executive: Paul "PJ" Wendel (R-Lakewood) and Richard Morrisroe (D-Dunkirk).

The special election for county executive is to fill the final year of the current term for that office. It comes after former County Executive George Borrello stepped down from the post following his being elected to the NYS Senate in 2019.

The debate will take place at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts inside the 3rd Floor Multimedia Room.

Due to COVID-19, the event will be closed to the public and there won't be a live studio audience. However, it will be broadcast live on WRFA radio (107.9 FM or streaming at www.WRFALP.com/Streaming) and also live streamed by WNY News Now on Facebook or www.WNYNewsNow.com/live. It will also be rebroadcast at times TBA by WJTN and WRFA radio.

The debate will be moderated by WRFA's Jason Sample and will involve questions from participating media members - Terry Frank (Media One Radio / WJTN), Justin Gould (WNY News Now), and Sample. There will also be an opportunity for each candidate to ask one question to one another.

The debate is intended to help inform voters of Chautauqua County on each of candidate prior to Election Day - Tuesday, November 3, 2020.

Made possible by support from the Reg and Betty Lenna Fund at the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation.

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