U.S. Congressional candidates running in the Democrat primary
are invited to the Chesterton High School’s Young Democrat Congressional Forum on Wednesday,
March 4.
The event--open
only to CHS students, teachers, and administration--is hosted and sponsored
by the CHS Social Studies Department and the CHS Young
Democrats.
The event,
beginning t 11:40 a.m., will be broadcast live on WDSO-FM.
Moderated by CHS
Young Democrat founder/president and senior Sid Augustyn, the forum will
provide voting-aged students an opportunity to hear the candidates express
their respective visions for Indiana and debate one another on topics
relevant to Hoosiers.]
Some of the topics
include issues facing the 1st District, the responsibilities of elected
officials, sustainability, climate change, skyrocketing education costs, gun
violence, and access to health care.
Each candidate will
be allowed three to five minutes for opening remarks, followed by
pre-screened questions submitted from students. During the Q&A period,
candidates are allotted no more than one minute to answer, and the order of
responding will be rotated.