Candidates Forum Coming Up Oct. 5

The League of Women of Voters is hosting a legislative candidates forum on Sunday, Oct. 5, for all candidates running for the Third Congressional District seat, the Third Middlesex State Senate seat and the 14th Middlesex State Representative seat.

The forum is at the Willard School Auditorium, 185 Powder Mill Road, Concord, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Invited candidates are Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, Democrat from Lowell, and her challenger, Ann Wofford, Republican from Haverhill; State Sen. Mike Barrett, Democrat from Lexington, and his challenger, Sandi Martinez, Republican from Chelmsford; and State Rep. Cory Atkins, Democrat from Concord, and her challenger, Ken Van Tassell, Libertarian from Chelmsford.

Sudbury precincts 1, 4 and 5 are part of the Third Middlesex Senate District, and Sudbury precinct 1 (the northern two-thirds of the precinct but not the section designated precinct 1A) is part of the Third Congressional District.
The League of Women Voters of Sudbury is a co-sponsor of this forum and urges voters in those precincts to attend this forum.

The LWV of Concord-Carlisle is the hosting sponsor of the forum, and co-sponsors are the Andover/North Andover, Acton Area, Harvard, Sudbury and Westford Leagues. Also supporting the event are the Lexington and Weston Leagues.

The forum will be recorded for later broadcast on local cable TV stations in many communities.

Voters may send suggested questions for the candidates to questions@lwvcc.org by 5 p.m. Oct. 3. Please identify the office for which the question is intended (Congressional, State Senate or State Representative) and provide the city or town where you are registered to vote.

The general election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Eligible residents must register to vote no later than Oct. 15.
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, issues-oriented organization of women and men that encourages informed and active participation in government. The League does not support or oppose any candidate or political party.

Article submitted by the Sudbury League of Women Voters,