ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA – Winthrop University Political Science Professor Scott Huffmon will moderate a debate between S.C. Sen. Wes Hayes and challenger Wes Climer on May 19.
Hayes and Climer will face each other in the GOP primary for Senate District 15 on June 14.
The May 19 debate will be held in the DiGiorgio Campus Center’s Richardson Ballroom at 7 p.m.
Huffmon is the director of Winthrop’s Social and Behavioral Research Laboratory and the Winthrop Poll.
Jointly sponsored by the York County GOP and the Clover-Lake Wylie Republican Women, the debate is open and free to the public.
Radio WRHI will broadcast the debate live on 94.3, with streaming at http://www.wrhi.com/listen.
Winthrop University is a public institution dedicated to serving the state of South Carolina and to promoting the free exchange of ideas and informed citizenship. Winthrop University welcomes political candidates, elected officials, and guest speakers from all political and ideological perspectives to visit campus and to present their ideas to the Winthrop and Rock Hill communities. These appearances do not constitute an endorsement of any party, candidate, or ideological perspective.
For more information, call Peggy Upchurch at 803/831-2608 or Margarett Blackwell at 803/831-2547.
