Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 | 2:48 p.m.
Three of the Republican candidates for Nevada governor will debate at 7 p.m. Friday at the Elko Convention Center in Elko.
Candidates Joey Gilbert, John Lee and Fred Simon will take part in the debate, according to a statement from the campaign of Gilbert, who is sponsoring the event.
Holding the debate in Elko will “give our rural counties and their 300,000 residents the respect they deserve," Gilbert said in a statement.
"Our hard-working miners have a $10.3 billion impact on Nevada's economy (second only to gambling), and yet mining companies are taxed more excessively than any other business sector in the state,” Gilbert said.
Each candidate will have a two-minute opening statement and two minutes to answer questions. They will also have one minute for rebuttals, and 90 seconds for a closing statement, according to the statement.
The debate will conclude at 8:30 p.m.
Gilbert said he hired an independent consultant to coordinate the debate and knows no more about the particulars than any other candidate.
The Elko-based Battle Born Media Networks will livestream the debate on its Facebook page and post it later to YouTube.
