Oregon students to get first crack at gubernatorial candidates in Tuesday’s debate

Justin Thach, a 17-year-old at West Salem High School, is one of 15 students selected as questioners in the first of three gubernatorial debates (Aubrey Wieber/Salem Reporter)

In the first gubernatorial debate Tuesday, the three candidates seeking the state’s highest office won’t be grilled by reporters or field questions from citizens in a town-hall format. In fact, most of the questioners can’t cast a ballot in November.

The debate, put on in partnership by Children…