Candidate Forums Scheduled for October 27

The Asheville-Buncombe League of Women Voters, joined by Children First/Communities in Schools of Buncombe County, Kids Voting, and Mountain Xpress, will present two candidate forums at the Randolph Learning Center on Montford Avenue this month. County Commission candidates (including candidates for chair) will meet the public from 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday, October 20; candidates for NC state House and Senate seats from Buncombe County will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday, October 27. The events are free and open to the public.

Additional supporters include Christians for a United Community, Just Economics, MANNA Foodbank, North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement, NAMI, NAACP, and the United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County. For more information contact Greg Borom, director of advocacy and community engagement, at Children First/CIS, (828) 259-9717.

The forums will be an opportunity for the candidates to discuss
platform issues and answer written questions from the audience. The
forums will be mediated by Nelda Holder, News and Opinion Editor of the
Mountain Express.
Both candidates for chair of the County Commission, David Gantt (D) and
Nathan Ramsey (R) are scheduled to participate. Candidates for
Commission seats are John Carroll (R), Mike Fryar (R), Holly Jones (D),
Ron McKee (R), Carol Weir Peterson (D), William H. (Bill) Stanley (D),
and Don Yelton (R).

Candidates scheduled to participate for the State Legislative
Race forum include: State Senate District 49 R. L. Clark (R) and Martin
Nesbitt (D); State House District 114 Susan Fisher (D); State House
District 115 Bruce Goforth (D) and Paul Purdue (R); State House
District 116 Tim Moffitt (R) and Jane Whilden (D).

Children First/CIS is a non-profit organization that is funded
through the United Way, individual and corporate contributions, civic
and faith contributions, and government/federal grants.

For more information on Children First of Buncombe County or if
you are interested in helping us help the children and heir families in
our community, visit http://www.childrenfirstbc.org , or call Children First at (828) 259-9717.