The League of Women Voters in Fairfield County will present a debate between the 4th Congressional District candidates, Democrat Jim Himes and Republican Steve Obsitnik, on Sunday, Oct. 28. The event, free to the public, will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m.,at the Clune Performing Arts Center at Wilton High School, 395 Danbury Road/Route 7 in Wilton.
From the league’s news release:
The Leagues of Southwestern Connecticut—the 4th Congressional District—have joined forces to present a centrally-located forum for area residents to learn the candidates’ positions on national and local issues, particularly those impacting our region,” says Debate Facilitator Jara Burnett of LWV Greenwich.
Co-sponsors are LWVs of the Bridgeport Area, Darien, Fairfield, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Stamford, Weston, Westport and Wilton (hosting the event).
The afternoon’s format will include questions collected in writing from the audience and others prepared by League members. All questions will be presented by moderator Stamford’s Kay Maxwell, a former president of the League of Women Voters of the United States and currently executive director of the Stamford-based World Affairs Forum.
Jim Himes, a resident of Greenwich and former business and community leader, has been a Democratic member of the House of Representatives since 2008. He has degrees from Harvard and Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. His Republican challenger, Steve Obsitnik of Westport, is a business executive and graduate of the Naval Academy and Wharton School of Business.
Voter registration will be available at Wilton High School beginning at 3 p.m. prior to the debate.
For additional information about the October 28 debate, visit the website of the League of Women Voters of Connecticut (LWVCT) at www.lwvct.org or call Debate Facilitator Jara Burnett, Director, LWVCT at 203/637-9244 or the League office at 203/288-7996 or Press Contact Janensch above.
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government. The League neither supports nor opposes any political party or candidate.