In a move that has been eagerly anticipated for weeks, Calif. Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown agreed to debate Republican nominee Meg Whitman next month at Fresno State.

The debate will take place at 11 a.m. on Oct. 2 at the Satellite Student Union. It is sponsored by Univision, the city of Fresno, Fresno State, the Fresno Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and The Fresno Bee. It will be televised by the Spanish-language channel Univision at 4 p.m. An English broadcast can be heard online at univision.com.

“The management at Univision have put together what should be an outstanding event,” Brown said in a press release. “They have worked very hard to create an historic and valuable opportunity to address important issues facing the Latino community.”

The debate will be moderated by Univision’s national anchor Maria Elena Salinas.

Both candidates will likely use this debate as a vehicle to court Hispanic voters, as they are more than 20 percent of California’s electorate and are a growing segment of the population.

It will be the second of three debates between the nominees, with the others scheduled for Sept. 28 at the University of California at Davis and Oct. 12 at Dominican University in San Rafael.

“I have always believed the voters should hear from the candidates directly, which is why I asked for 10 debates at the start of the campaign,” Brown said. “I’m looking forward to debating in Fresno, Sacramento and San Rafael, and I call on my opponent to stop ignoring Los Angeles, and give voters in that important region a chance to see and participate in a debate as well.”

Jerry Brown previously served as California’s governor from 1975-1983, and ran for president of the United States in 1976, 1980 and 1992, each time as a Democrat.

Meg Whitman is the former CEO of eBay who is one of the wealthiest women in the state. She won a hard-fought primary against California businessman Steve Poizner, spending copious amounts of her own cash to defeat Poizner.

Two recent polls forecast a very close race, with Rasmussen Reports giving Whitman a three-point advantage and a CNN/TIME poll giving Whitman a two-point lead. Both polls, however, show the Republican’s lead to be within the margin of error.

This event is not open to the public. Each campaign receives a certain amount of tickets to disperse while members of the local debate organizing committee will be able to bring guests.