2026 Live Free or Die Debates | October 19 & 20

New England College invites you to attend the Live Free or Die Congressional Debates October 19 and 20, 2026. The debates will include candidates vying for New Hampshire’s 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts and will feature questions from student reporters from The NewEnglander and NEC-TV.

Members of the public who would like to attend can register online at no cost. Limit of six tickets per party.

Can’t make it in person? Watch the livestreams.

Rosamond Page Putnam Center for the Performing Arts
10 Weare Road
Henniker, New Hampshire

Monday, October 19, at 7:00 p.m. | Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
1st Congressional District

Anthony DiLorenzo (R)

Stefany Shaheen (D)

Tuesday, October 20, at 7:00 p.m. | Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
2nd Congressional District

Maggie Goodlander (D)

Lily Tang Williams (R)