{"id":308904,"date":"2026-05-10T11:38:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T11:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/308904\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T11:38:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T11:38:44","slug":"how-to-watch-the-senate-district-16-debate-on-kget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/308904\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch the Senate District 16 debate on KGET"},"content":{"rendered":"

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 Candidates looking to represent California\u2019s Senate District 16 will face off in a debate live on KGET on Wednesday, May 13.<\/p>\n

The debate featuring just two of the three candidates for the seat will take place May 13 at 7 p.m. live from the KGET studios in Bakersfield. The debate will be televised on KGET in Bakersfield and KSEE\/KGPE in Fresno and available to watch on our streaming apps.<\/p>\n

Watch 17 News, After Sunrise and more local news free on your smart TV. Click to learn more about KGET+ <\/a><\/p>\n

Bakersfield Vice Mayor Manpreet Kaur<\/a>, a Democrat, and Guillermo Gonzalez<\/a>, a Republican, have confirmed they will participate in the debate. Incumbent Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) declined KGET\u2019s invitation and will not take part.<\/p>\n

Kaur is the current Vice Mayor of Bakersfield and is seeking state office for the first time. She was elected to the Bakersfield City Council in 2022. Gonzalez is a Bakersfield native, a business owner, and has previously worked for Rep. David Valadao.<\/p>\n

Hurtado was first elected to the California Senate in 2018 and narrowly won reelection in 2022.<\/p>\n

California\u2019s 16th Senate District includes portions of Kern, Kings and Tulare counties.<\/p>\n

The debate will be moderated by 17 News\u2019 Vincent Demonte and KSEE24\u2019s Katherine Phillips.<\/p>\n

How to watch the debate on KGET+<\/p>\n

KGET+ is available for download on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV and Samsung TV.<\/p>\n

Roku: Press the home button on your remote control, highlight search on the menu, search for \u201cKGET.\u201d Find the KGET+ app and\u00a0add the app.<\/a>\u00a0After downloading, the app will appear on your screen.<\/p>\n

Fire TV: From the home screen, go to the magnifying glass icon to search for\u00a0KGET+<\/a>, select the app and click download to install it.<\/p>\n

Samsung TV: On your home screen select Apps, search for KGET+ using the search icon, select install. Press the Home button to return to the Home menu.<\/p>\n

The debate will also be available on\u00a0KGET.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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