The Round Hill Association hosts a debate for two state races Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the Round Hill Community House, 395 Round Hill Road. The 149th House District and the open 36th Senate District are both on the card.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for refreshments and socializing. The debate starts at 7 p.m. The event is open to the public.

Round Hill Association President Brendon DeSimone will moderate, according to Patch. Each race gets 45 minutes.

149th House District

Republican incumbent state Rep. Tina Courpas faces Democratic challenger Amiel Goldberg in the first debate. The district spans parts of Greenwich and Stamford.

Courpas won the seat in 2024. She serves on the Appropriations and Housing committees and was named House Ranking Member of the Select Committee on Special Education in her first year, according to her campaign website.

In a June Greenwich Republicans newsletter, she wrote: "While my reasons for running have not changed since my first election in 2024, I have greater clarity on what CT needs to be the best it can be."

Goldberg, a member of Stamford's Board of Representatives, spent more than three decades in financial risk management and data science. He held senior roles at BNY Mellon, IBM, GE Asset Management and UBS, Greenwich Free Press reported.

36th Senate District

The Senate debate follows. Republican Joe Kelly and Democrat Jill Oberlander are competing for the seat held by state Sen. Ryan Fazio, who is running for governor instead of seeking re-election.

Both candidates bring Greenwich finance-board experience, the Greenwich Sentinel reported in May. Kelly, a former chairman of the Greenwich Board of Education, currently serves on the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET). Oberlander, a former Greenwich selectperson, chaired the BET and served on the Representative Town Meeting.

The district covers Greenwich, New Canaan and part of Stamford.

"I'll be laser-focused on the critical, everyday issues people care about … affordability, energy costs, and making sure that anyone who wants to work can find a good job and build a life here," Oberlander said in May when she accepted the Democratic nomination.

How to participate

Residents can submit debate questions online through a Constant Contact form by Friday, Oct. 2.

A second debate is also on the horizon. A Greenwich Democratic Town Committee newsletter lists a League of Women Voters debate for state representative and state senator candidates Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 108 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.