Ferguson and Reichert will debate twice in September

Gubernatorial candidates Bob Ferguson and Dave Reichert will face off in two, hour-long debates this month.

Ferguson, the Democratic state attorney general and Reichert, a Republican former congressman, will meet Sept. 10 in Seattle and then eight days later in Spokane. These will be the first and possibly only, opportunities for the state’s nearly five million voters to see and hear the candidates discuss their policies side by side ahead of the Nov. 5 election.

Ferguson, a former member of the King County Council, was first elected attorney general in 2012. He is concluding his third term. R...