TAMPA, Fla — The candidates for Congressional District 15 will face off Thursday in a debate hosted by Spectrum Bay News 9 and the Tampa Bay Times.
The moderators are Spectrum Bay News 9 anchor Holly Gregory and Tampa Bay Times Political Editor Emily Mahoney.
Alan Cohn, the Democratic candidate in the race, is a former investigative journalist. He ran for Congress in 2020 for Congressional District 15 against Scott Franklin but lost.
Laurel Lee is the Republican candidate. She most recently served as Florida’s Secretary of State and resigned before announcing her entrance into the race. Prior to that, she served as a judge on Florida’s 13th Judicial Circuit.
Watch the Debate LIVE Thursday at 7 p.m.
The 30-minute debate takes place in the Spectrum Bay News 9 studio and airs at 7 p.m. on Thursday — with no commercial breaks.
Congressional District 15 is essentially a new district. It was drawn to cover portions of west Hillsborough County, east Polk County and south Pasco County after Florida was awarded an additional seat in Congress following the 2020 census.