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Candidate Forums Sponsored by the League of Women Voters

Note: This listing was compiled in early September 2008.  Please confirm these dates with the contacts listed below before attending.  If no contact is listed, you can go to a list of chapters here.

Akron Candidates' Night
Oct 15, 2008, 6:30 p.m. (parking free after 6:00 p.m.)
Akron Summit County Library, Main Branch
A forum of judicial candidates for Summit County Common Pleas Court
Coordinated by Gerry Hall
 
Bowling Green and Perrysburg Area Candidates Forum
Sunday, October 19, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
First United Methodist Church, 1506 East Wooster Street
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
 
Cincinnati 34th Ohio House Candidate Forum
Thursday, October 9, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Anderson Government Center, 7850 Five Mile Road
 
Columbus Meet the Candidates
Races include 12th District U.S. Congress, 19th & 20th District Ohio House of Representatives, Franklin County Commissioner (race 1), Franklin County Clerk of Courts, 10th District Court of Appeals (race 2), and Franklin County Common Pleas Judge.

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
Peace Lutheran Church, 455 Clark State Road, Gahanna 43230
Contact: Skip Cornett & Dr. Tom Peet, (614) 384-4654

Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, 9:30 a.m.
Jewish Community Center, 1125 College Avenue, Columbus 43209
Contact: Debbie Vinocur, (614) 231-2731

Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008, 1:30 p.m.
St. Thomas More Newman Center at OSU, 64 W Lane Avenue, Columbus 43201

Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, 9:30 a.m.
Haimerl Center, Ascension Lutheran Church, 1421 Morse Road, Columbus 43229
Contact: Marcella Morgan, (614) 878-1528

Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
Haimerl Center, Ascension Lutheran Church, 1421 Morse Road, Columbus 43229
Contact: Dave Paul, (614) 325-8217

Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
Prairie Township Senior Center, 4616 W Broad Street, Columbus 43228
Contact: Marcella Morgan, (614) 878-1528

Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 1111 Stewart Avenue, Columbus 43206
Contact: Erin Cordle, (614) 241-2540 x282

Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
Reynoldsburg United Methodist Church, 1636 Graham Road, Reynoldsburg 43068
Contact: Lee Leonard (614) 861-8637 or Barbi Crabill, (614) 231-2250

Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
Broad Street Presbyterian Church, 760 E Broad Street, Columbus 43205
Contact: Ann Palmerton, (614) 221-6552

Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W Weisheimer Road, Columbus 43214
Contact: Cathy Elkins, (614) 267-5884

Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
Brookwood Presbyterian Church, 2685 E Livingston Avenue, Columbus 43209
Contact: Barbara Smoot, (614) 833-2714

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, 6:30 pm
St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 10700 Liberty Road S, Powell 43065
Contact: Erin Cordle, (614) 241-2540 x282

Cuyahoga County Candidate Forums
Tuesday, Sep 23, 2008, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
21016 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River, OH (Umerley Civic Center)
The League of Women Voters presents Peter Lawson Jones and Debbie Sutherland, candidates for Cuyahoga County Commissioner.

Thursday, Oct 23, 2008, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
27333 Center Ridge Rd. Westlake, OH (Porter Public Library)
LWV Cuyahoga Area presents a public forum with west shore candidates for District 16 State Representative: Jennifer Brady and Nan Baker. U. S. Congressional candidates for the 10th district, Dennis Kucinich and James Trakas, are also invited.
 
Dayton Meet the Candidates
Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Holiday Inn Colonel Glenn Hwy
The congressional candidates in the 3rd, 7th and 8th Congressional Districts have been invited to participate in this evening of discussion about healthcare. 
 
Oxford Candidates Forum with WMUB-FM
Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Oxford Senior Citizens & Community Building, 922 Tollgate Drive, Oxford, OH 45056
 
Tallmadge Candidates’ Night
October 18, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Location: TBA