Moses Lake chamber to host candidate forum
STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 10 months AGO
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce will host a candidates forum Tuesday, according to a press release from the chamber.
The forum, sponsored by the Columbia Basin Herald and KWIQ Radio, will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Moses Lake Civic Center, 401 S. Balsam St. The event is free and open to the public.
All candidates in local contested races in the primary election have been invited:
• Moses Lake City Council Pos. 6: Victor Lombardi, Gerrit A. Klein, David P Eck, Jeremy Nolan
• Grant County Hospital Dist. No. 1, Commissioner District No. 3: Brandon Penix, Elliott DeLong, Katherine Christian
Questions prepared by the sponsors will be asked of all candidates and if time permits, some audience questions will be asked. All audience questions will need to be submitted in writing and in the form of a question to one or more of the candidates.
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