Tonight! Second Official Democratic Mayoral Primary Debate 7 to 9 p.m

The visual descriptions of the studio, moderator, panelists, and candidates are intended to provide greater access to the debates for voters who are blind or have low vision.

Debate studio: Each of the eight candidates will be standing behind a clear lectern. Behind them will be blue lit walls and monitors with red, white, and blue graphics. Bill Ritter, Dave Evans and Yisel Tejada will be seated at desks. Bill Ritter will directly face the eight candidates. Dave Evans and Yisel Tejada will be seated off to the side.

Bill Ritter, moderator: 'I am 6 feet tall. 71 years old, and until a few years ago I had brown hair that has, with the birth of my third child, quickly turned gray. I have been a journalist since 1972. I started working at ABC in 1992. I've moderated WABC's mayoral debates since 2001.'

Dave Evans, panelist: 'I am a white male, in my early 60's, with short grey hair and blue eyes. I am wearing horn-rimmed glasses, a pink shirt, grey tie and a black suit.'

Yisel Tejada, panelist: 'I am a Latina female, light skinned, long black hair and black eyes. I am wearing a royal blue dress.'

Eric Adams: 'I am a bald black man, in my early 60's with brown eyes. I am wearing a blue suit and white button down shirt.'

Shaun Donovan: 'I am a white male, in my mid-50's with sandy blonde hair and blue eyes. I am wearing clear square-rimmed glasses and a royal blue suit.'

Kathryn Garcia: 'I am a white female in my early 50's with medium length blonde hair and blue eyes. I am wearing a navy suit with a white blouse.'

Raymond J. McGuire: 'I am a 6' 4' Black male, in my early 60s, bald with brown eyes. I am wearing a Navy-blue suit, light blue collared shirt and dark blue tie.'

Dianne Morales: 'I am a first-generation Afro-Latina, 53 years old, with medium length curly, dark hair and brown eyes. I am wearing a Navy blue dress and jacket.'

Scott Stringer: 'I am pale skinned with salt and pepper hair. I have glasses and am wearing a grey suit with a white shirt. I use he/him/his pronouns.'

Maya Wiley: 'I am a Black woman. I am 57 years old. My hair is down and I have long grey locks. Today I am wearing a red blazer and I look slammin'.'

Andrew Yang: 'I am a six-foot-tall Asian male in my mid-40s. I am wearing a navy suit and light-blue shirt with no tie.'

WABC-TV is co-hosting with The League of Women Voters of NYC, Univision 41 Nueva York, Hispanic Federation, and NAACP NYS Conference.

City law requires sponsors to produce a one-hour debate. ABC will host a two-hour debate to provide sufficient air-time for each of the eight candidates appearing to address the many important issues facing the next mayor.
Candidates appearing in this debate have met nonpartisan, objective, and nondiscriminatory criteria in the city's Campaign Finance Act. Seven of the eight candidates participating in this debate have qualified for and received public matching funds totaling $32,373,764. This is the highest number of mayoral candidates to receive payment and the highest amount paid to mayoral candidates in campaign finance program history.

The candidates participating in the matching funds program must participate in this debate if they meet the eligibility thresholds. Ray McGuire, who is not participating in the city's campaign financing program, has been invited to participate after meeting the same eligibility thresholds.

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