Senate candidate debate Oct. 23

SPOKANE—A debate between incumbent Democratic Sen. Patty Murray and Republican challenger Tiffany Smiley is scheduled at Gonzaga University in Spokane. The event will take place on Oct. 23 at 5p.m.

The debate is being organized and jointly sponsored by the League of Women Voters and The Spokesman-Review’s Northwest Passages speaker series, along with broadcast assistance from KSPS. The Washington State Debate Coalition also is affiliated with this debate.

Admission will be free, but tickets will be required to the event at the university’s Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center. Details on how to get tickets will be announced soon.