The Elizabethtown-White Lake Chamber of Commerce will host a nonpartisan Candidate’s Forum on Tuesday, October 18, from 7 until 8:30 p.m. at the Bladen County Cooperative Extension Auditorium.
Races highlighted at the county level will include the County Commissioner At-Large races, the District 3 County Commissioners candidates and the District 3 Board of Education Candidates. This forum will give the candidates an opportunity to share their views with the voting public.
County Commissioner Candidates and offices:
Ashley Trivette, Republican District 3
Billy Ray Britt, Republican County Wide
David Gooden, Republican County Wide
Jimmy Smith, Democrat County Wide
Ken Register, Democrat District 3
Mike Cogdell, Democrat County Wide
Ophelia Munn Goins, Democrat District 1
Pam Benton, Democrat County Wide
Randy Crow, Un-affiliated County Wide
Ray Britt, Republican County Wide
Board of Education Candidates
Berry Leonard Lewis, District 2
Bonnell Walker, District 3
Chris Clark, District 3
Glenn Coatney McKoy, District 2
Light refreshments will be served. The moderator for the evening will be Charlotte Smith, owner of Bladen Online.
Each candidate will be addressing the moderator and the audience with their answers and not each other. There will not be follow up questions or exchanges between candidates. Only answer the question you have been asked without getting off topic or adding to your answer to a previous question. The audience will be reminded at the beginning, and throughout the evening if necessary, that they are to keep quiet during the event. Applause will be offered after each group of candidates is finished. No one will be allowed to have any campaign signs or banners in sight inside or outside the auditorium. Candidates are encouraged to speak to everyone individually before the forum begins and at the end. Candidates are allowed to hand out typical campaign cards.
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