John Mannion

Rep. John Mannion and Kailee Buller have agreed to participate in a debate next month hosted by syracuse.com | The Post-Standard, the first of three formal debates before the 22nd Congressional District election.

The debate will be taped live Oct. 5 at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and published later that week on syracuse.com and its YouTube and social media pages. There will be no public audience.

The debate will be moderated by syracuse.com public affairs editor Chris Baker. The candidates will not be given a list of questions or topics in advance of their meeting.

If you have questions or topics you’d like us to cover during the debate, email Chris Baker at [email protected].

Mannion. D-Geddes, and Buller, a Republican from Auburn, also agreed to take part in debates that will be broadcast later in October on WSYR-TV (Channel 9) and CNY Central, the combination of WSTM-TV (Channel 3) and WKOF-TV in Syracuse.

The 22nd Congressional District spans all of Onondaga and Madison counties, and parts of Cayuga, Cortland and Oneida counties. The district includes the cities of Syracuse, Auburn, Cortland and Utica.

Most political analysts in Washington have listed the 22nd District as a safe Democratic seat heading into this year’s midterm elections, the first time the seat has not been considered competitive in almost two decades.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Early voting will take place from Oct. 24 through Nov. 1.