Congressional District 8 Forum tonight at Vincennes University Jasper

Jasper – Tonight, candidates for the 8th Congressional Distict will appear at the Jasper Arts Center for a public forum.

Democratic, Libertarian and Republican Party candidates seeking Indiana’s 8th District Congressional seat have agreed to appear at a forum Oct. 28, 7:00 p.m. (ET), at the Jasper Arts Center. The forum is sponsored by Vincennes University and the City of Jasper.

Candidates participating are incumbent Republican Larry Bucshon, Democrat Tom Spangler, and Libertarian Andrew Horning.

The forum will be presented in two parts. In the first part, each candidate will appear on stage with a three-member panel consisting of two news-media representatives and a VU Jasper Campus student. The conversations will be free-flowing and each candidate may be asked different questions.

In the second part of the forum all three candidates will appear on stage with a moderator to answer questions submitted in writing from the
audience. The candidates will respond to the same questions.

They will have 90 seconds to answer each question. At the end of the program each candidate will be allowed to give a closing statement.

Rules for the forum have been agreed to by the candidates. There will be open seating in the 675-seat auditorium. Admission is free and no tickets are required.

Campaign signs, banners, or paraphernalia will be prohibited in the building and on the grounds of the Jasper Arts Center. Campaign rallies by
each party will be permitted in designated locations on the grounds of the VU Jasper Campus.

The audience will be instructed to refrain from applauding or in other ways demonstrating agreement or disagreement with a candidate’s statements. No still or video cameras or recording devices will be used by members of the audience during the forum. The event will be broadcast live over WBDC-FM and WITZ-FM and will be recorded for later broadcast on WJTS-TV, Channel 18.

VU Jasper Campus students will serve as ushers.