October 17, 2018 / Modified oct 17, 2018 2:07 p.m.

Your Vote 2018 Arizona Congressional District 2 Debate

The Republican and Democratic candidates for congress met for a debate on Oct. 9, 2018 at the JCC.

Watch the Arizona Congressional District 2 debate from October 9, 2018. (VIDEO: AZPM)

Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick and Republican Lea Marquez Peterson met Oct. 9, 2018 in Tucson for a live, televised debate in their bids to represent Southern Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Arizona Public Media presented the debate in front of a live audience at the Tucson Jewish Community Center. It was moderated by AZPM reporter Christopher Conover and feature a panel of journalists, including Lorraine Rivera (AZPM), Ron Hansen (The Arizona Republic), Steve Goldstein (KJZZ) and Joe Ferguson (Arizona Daily Star).

PHOTOS FROM THIS EVENT
CD2 Debate Community Page 0 VIEW LARGER Attendees check in at the Congressional District 2 debate hosted by Arizona Public Media on October 9, 2018
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CD2 Debate Community Page 1 VIEW LARGER AZPM crew set up cameras for the Congressional District 2 debate.
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CD2 Debate Community Page 2 VIEW LARGER A peek inside the impromptu control room set up inside the Tucson J.
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CD2 Debate Community Page 3 VIEW LARGER AZPM crew and students take a moment to pose for a photo prior to the debate.
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CD2 Debate Community Page 4 VIEW LARGER Student crew help mic and prepare panelists for the debate, while moderator Christoper Conover looks on.
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CD2 Debate Community Page 5 VIEW LARGER Panelists (from left to right: Ron Hansen, Joe Ferguson, Steve Goldstein, and Lorraine Rivera) prepare for the CD2 debate.
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CD2 Debate Community Page 6 VIEW LARGER Moderator Christopher Conover from Arizona Public Media talks with fellow journalists in the press room prior to the debate.
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CD2 Debate Community Page 8 VIEW LARGER Arizona Public Media's Bob Lindberg sets up his camera for the night's debate.
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CD2 Debate Community Page 7 VIEW LARGER Moderator Christopher Conover reviews his notes prior to the Congressional District 2 debate.
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CD2 Debate Community Page 10 VIEW LARGER Lea Marquez Peterson answers questions from the press following the 2nd Congressional District debate on Oct. 9, 2018.
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CD2 Debate Community Page 11 VIEW LARGER Ann Kirkpatrick answers questions from the press following the 2nd Congressional District debate on Oct. 9, 2018.
CD2 Debate Community page 12 VIEW LARGER CD2 candidates, Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick, left, and Republican Lea Marquez Peterson, shake hands following the debate.
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