Democratic Congressional Candidate Tim Prince Will Not Get Debate With 30-Year Incumbent Jerry Lewis

The Tim Prince for Congress campaign says they have delivered official proposals to Republican incumbent Congressman Jerry Lewis, our representative for the 41st District, to participate in a debate at the University of Redlands, prior to the November 4 election. Campaign representatives for Prince, a San Bernardino attorney, say that invitations were sent to Congressman Lewis on October 20, delivered in person to his Redlands office and mailed to his Washington DC office—these letters outlined three different dates and three different times, from which the incumbent could choose, and indicated that Gloria Anderson, President of the local chapter of the League of Women Voters, would organize the debate. Per Congressman Lewis's Redlands office, there is no debate planned between the two. Lewis's Chief of Staff Arlene Willis tells KBHR that the two candidates had discussed participating in a debate while at a San Bernardino Chamber of Commerce breakfast, though nothing definitive was planned. Chief of Staff Willis further tells us, “Congressman Lewis did not recall receiving the invite.” Now, she adds, given the limited timeframe before the November 4 election, Congressman Lewis's schedule will not allow for a debate with Democratic candidate Tim Prince prior to voting day.