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The News Leader to host House of Delegates candidate forum Sept. 3
Save the night of Sept. 3 – The News Leader will host all four local candidates for House of Delegates in a special candidate forum.
The News Leader is partnering with Victory Worship Center to bring the candidate forum to life. The moderators of the debate will be Lyra Bordelon and Victory Worship Center founder Ray Eppard.
All four candidates have confirmed they will be in attendance. The candidates, with links to their websites, include:
The Democratic candidate for House of Delegates District 35 Jena L. Crisler.
The Republican incumbent for House of Delegates District 35 Chris S. Runion.
The Democratic candidate for House of Delegates District 36 Makayla R. Venable.
The Republican incumbent for House of Delegates District 36 Ellen H. Campbell.
The forum will be held at the Augusta County Government Center at 7 p.m. on Sept. 3. For those unable to make it in person, The News Leader will publish a video of the event. It will also be livestreamed on YouTube at and on Facebook at
Ahead of the forum, The News Leader staff is calling for readers to submit any questions they might have for the three races. Please send any questions or thoughts about what you'd like to learn from the candidates to STA-LOCALNEWS@
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