Quick update - LD8 forum and others

The LD8 Clean Elections candidate forum is tonight at the Kerr Cultural Center in Scottsdale from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m.

I was informed last night by Dan Oseran, the Democratic candidate for State Senate in LD8, that Carolyn Allen, the Republican candidate who is not a Clean Elections candidate, has elected to not participate in the debate. As such, he will not be part of the debate because he doesn't have a participating opponent.

However, he has said that he will be there to support the other Democrats (Stephanie Rimmer and Bill Sandberg) and to answer questions from the public.

Reminder:

Next week, LD17 has forums scheduled on both Tuesday and Thursday.

The East Valley Tribune is sponsoring the one on Tuesday, from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Tempe City Council Chambers;

The Clean Elections Commission is holding theirs on Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Tempe High School Auditorium.

So far as I know, all three Democratic candidates in LD17 - Meg Burton-Cahill, Ed Ableser, and David Schapira - will be at both. I am trying to confirm that and will update if necessary.

Also, the next LD17 Dems meeting is next Tuesday night at the Pyle Center in Tempe. Information exchange starts at 6:30, meeting starts at 7.

Later!