Oklahoma City– The campaigns for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jari Askins and Republican gubernatorial nominee Mary Fallin are jointly announcing they have agreed to two presidential-style campaign debates.

The first debate will be sponsored and hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma on October 18, 2010. The Tulsa Metro Chamber will sponsor the second debate on October 28, 2010 on the campus of Oklahoma State University-Tulsa. Both debates will begin at 7:00 p.m. and last for one hour. The debates will be open to every media outlet in the state, and they will be the only two debates between the candidates for governor.

Details on the format and production of each debate will be announced at a later time and are to be determined by the debate sponsors. For more information on the production of the October 18thdebate in Oklahoma City, call UCO’s Charlie Johnson at 405-974-2315 or at chjohnson@UCO.edu. For more information on the October 28th debate in Tulsa, contact Sheila Curley at 918-560-0258 or at Sheilacurley@tulsachamber.com.