A legislative leader wants Kentucky to establish a debate commission before the November 6 gubernatorial election.
House Minority Floor Leader Jeff Hoover said the commission would be in charge of organizing a series of debates across the state. The goal, he said, is to make voters better informed.
"Our political system and our campaigns have evolved into 30 second sound bites more than I think most of us would want," Hoover told WKU Public Radio Friday.
Representative Hoover said it may be too late to get a debate commission going before this year’s race, but he hopes one can be in place for the 2019 gubernatorial election.
Hoover plans to meet soon with leaders of the state Democratic and Republican parties to begin discussions.
He suggested the commission be modeled after the non-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates.
