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Danbury Residents Invited To Meet State Candidates For Office

DANBURY, Conn. -- A Meet the Candidate forum featuring incumbents and challengers for Connecticut State Senate and State House of Representatives is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 18.

Rep. Richard Smith (R-108) will be on hand and is running unopposed in November.

Rep. Richard Smith (R-108) will be on hand and is running unopposed in November.

Photo Credit: Connecticut State House of Representatives

The event will take place at the Broadview Middle School Auditorium at 7 p.m. and allows locals to get to know the candidates before Election Day. 

Three questions will be asked by the Danbury City-Wide PTO, who is sponsoring the forum. Those in attendance will also have the opportunity to ask the candidates questions.

The questions being asked by the PTO are as follows:

  • What do you know about the state funding issue for schools and how it impacts education and Danbury taxpayers?
  • What can be done about the overcrowding in our schools?
  • What impact is the U.S. Presidential election going to have on us?

Participating candidates include:

  • Ken Gucker: challenger (D-24) State Senate
  • Michael McLachlan: incumbent (R-24) State Senate
  • Veasna Roeun: challenger, (R-109) State House
  • David Arconti Jr.: incumbent (D-109) State House
  • Emanuela Palmares: (R-110), challenger, State House
  • Bob Godfrey: (D-110), incumbent, State House
  • William Duff: (R-2), challenger, State House
  • Raghib Allie-Brenan: (D-2) incumbent, State House
  • Michael Ferguson: (R-138), challenger, State House
  • Jeffrey Tomchik: (D-138) incumbent, State House
  • Stephen Harding Jr.: (R-107), incumbent, State House  (Unopposed)
  • Richard Smith: (R-108), incumbent, State House (Unopposed)

The school is located at 72 Hospital Ave., Danbury.

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