Press Release
League of Women Voters of Morgantown-Monongalia County
October 1, 2012
The League of Women Voters will hold two Candidate Forums on October 17 and 24 from 7 to 9 pm at the Suncrest United Methodist Church. The first forum on Wednesday, October 17 will feature the five Democratic and five Republican candidates running for the West Virginia House of Delegates in the 51st District. Also invited are the two candidates running for the House from the 49th District as well as the State Senators from the 2nd, 13th, and 14th Districts.
The second forum will be Wednesday, October 24 for the two candidates running for County Commission, Democrat Tom Bloom and Republican Joe Statler, as well as the Assessor candidates, Republican Kent Pauley and Democrat Mark Musick.
Voters are encouraged to come to meet and question their candidates before they vote. Voter registration ends on October 16 and early voting begins on October 24.
For information about the press release contact:
Catherine Lozier
304-599-8233
I’m afraid this may be pretty confusing to a lot of people who don’t know their district numbers. And somewhat strange to include Taylor County. More of the public would recognize names, I believe, rather than district numbers.
I believe we are planning more detailed announcements for each forum. You are correct, redistricting has created some confusion.
Wish they were including WV-01 Congressional candidates.
If you live in Mon County the candidates from these districts will be on the ballot. District 49 is mostly Taylor County but a small portion is in Mon County. I am just becoming familiar with the districts myself. I hope people are not discouraged from attending.
Sue, Although we do agree that a forum for WV-01 is appropriate, the currently planned forums are especially full this election cycle. We considered many factors in choosing from the limited dates that would work in our locally influenced timeframe. We also felt a WV-01 forum would require finding a 3rd date when it was difficult to find just 2 that would fit in prior to early voting. We are again discussing this but we would need to find a date, place and Rep. McKinley’s acceptance to proceed. That said, our forums are open to the public and everyone is welcome to attend.