2016 Debate Sites and Dates
On September 23, 2015, the CPD announced sites and dates for the 2016 debates, scheduling
the first one in September in light of early voting. The schedule is:
First presidential debate, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, September 26, 2016
Vice presidential debate, Longwood University, Farmville, VA, October 4, 2016
Second presidential debate, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, October 9, 2016
Third presidential debate, University of Nevada Las Vegas, NV, October 19, 2016
The 2016 backup site is Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY.
Commission Leadership
Co-Chairmen
Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.
Michael D. McCurry
Honorary Co-Chairmen
Gerald R. Ford*
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan*
William J. Clinton
Co-Chairman Emeritus
Paul G. Kirk, Jr.
Board of Directors
Howard G. Buffett
John C. Danforth
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
Charles Gibson
John Griffen
Jane Harman
Antonia Hernandez
Reverend John I. Jenkins
Jim Lehrer
Newton N. Minow
Leon E. Panetta
Richard D. Parsons
Dorothy S. Ridings
Bob Schieffer
Olympia Snowe
Shirley M. Tilghman
Executive Director
Janet H. Brown
* Deceased
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