Channel 17 presents LIVE Primary Election Candidate Forums

July 05, 2018
Watch Democracy in Action with Local Votes Candidate Forums from July 11-August 7, 2018
 
Vermont’s primary election — on August 14th — will determine who will be on the ballot in the general election on Tuesday, November 6th. 
 
“As voters, we all have the power to decide who represents us, so it’s important to understand the process and know where each candidate stands on the issues we care about,” says Channel 17 Director Meghan O’Rourke. With a number of local and state offices to be elected, including U.S. senator, U.S. representative, governor, and lieutenant governor, next month’s primary election is about “weighing in on bigger statewide and national priorities,” explains O’Rourke.
 
Beginning July 11th, Channel 17/Town Meeting Television will present candidate forums for every contested primary election on the ballot in Chittenden County and statewide. All candidates listed on the ballot, or running write-in campaigns, are invited to appear on live candidate call-in forums.
 
Primary Election Forums air live on Comcast and Burlington Telecom cable Channels 17 and online at www.ch17.tv/live from July 11 - August 7, 2018. Unless otherwise noted, forums begin at 5:25 p.m. and are held at the Channel 17 Studios, 294 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, VT. (2nd Floor) The public and press are invited to attend all forums and viewers are encouraged to ask the candidates questions — in person, by phone (802-862-3966), or by submitting questions to feedback [at] cctv [dot] org (please include what town you live in and which candidates your questions are for).
 
Primary Election Forum Schedule 2018 
Subject to change. 
 
Wednesday, July 11
Democratic Primary - State Rep Chit 2: ANTHONY JORDICK, TERRY MACAIG, JIM MCCULLOUGH
 
Friday, July 13
CANCELLED Republican Primary - Lieutenant Governor: H. BROOKE PAIGE, DON TURNER JR
(H. Brooke Paige withdrew from the race)
 
Wednesday, July 18 
Democratic Primary - State Senator: FINNIAN BOARDMAN ABBEY, TIM ASHE, DEBBIE INGRAM
 
Thursday, July 19
Democratic Primary - State Senator: PHIL BARUTH, VAL CARZELLO, VIRGINIA "GINNY" LYONS
 
Friday, July 20
Democratic Primary - State Senator: STEVE MAY, CHRISTOPHER A. PEARSON, MICHAEL SIROTKIN
 
Monday, July 23
Republican Primary - Representative to Congress: H. BROOKE PAIGE, ANYA TYNIO
 
SPECIAL EVENT: Wednesday, July 25th
Republican Primary - Governor: PHIL SCOTT, KEITH STERN
Hosted & broadcast live by Channel 17, moderated by VT Digger. Studio audience welcome & calls/questions encouraged.  Click here to submit questions in advance. You may also record a question by calling (802) 552-3495.
 
Thursday, July 26 
AT 5:25 PM - Democratic US Senator Primary: FOLASADE ADELUOLA, BERNIE SANDERS
AT  6:00 PM - Republican US Senator Primary: ROQUE "ROCKY" DE LA FUENTE, H. BROOKE PAIGE, JASDEEP PANNU, LAWRENCE ZUPAN
 
SPECIAL EVENT: Thursday, August 2nd
Democratic Primary - Governor: JAMES EHLERS, CHRISTINE HALLQUIST, BRENDA SIEGEL, ETHAN SONNEBORN
Hosted & broadcast live by Channel 17, moderated by VT Digger. Studio audience welcome & calls/questions encouraged.
 
Tuesday, August 7
Democratic Primary - Representative to Congress: DAN FREILICH, BENJAMIN MITCHELL, PETER WELCH
 
Visit www.ch17.tv for a full schedule of election-related events. Live broadcasts and recorded meetings and programs can also be found on YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel17townmeetingtv.