Journal to co-host forums for governor, congressional candidates

Journal Staff
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The Providence Journal, in partnership with The Public's Radio, Rhode Island College and the University of Rhode Island, will host two candidate forums leading into the general election.

“The Providence Journal is proud to partner with The Public's Radio, the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College in holding these forums so the public is better informed on where our candidates stand on the issues that matter the most to the people of Rhode Island,” said David Ng, The Journal’s executive editor.

On Thursday, Oct. 13 will be a gubernatorial candidate forum at RIC at 6:30 p.m., and on Monday, Oct. 17 will be a forum among Congressional District 2 candidates at URI, also at 6:30 p.m.

The Providence Journal, The Public's Radio and Rhode Island College will hold a forum among rivals for the governor's office Oct. 13.
The Providence Journal, The Public's Radio and Rhode Island College will hold a forum among rivals for the governor's office Oct. 13.

All candidates on the general election ballot for both races have been invited to participate.

The candidates will field questions from moderator Ian Donnis, political reporter for The Public's Radio, along with Journal political reporter Patrick Anderson. For the gubernatorial forum, they will be joined by Raymond Baccari, a student reporter for Rhode Island College, and for the congressional forum they will be joined by Juliana Lepore, news editor of URI's student newspaper, The Good Five Cent Cigar.

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“As we see our ability to reason together become shattered by partisanship, it is important that our institution, founded to be a communications resource for all, helps provide the setting for discussion and debate. We are proud to join with the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College and the Providence Journal in this effort,” said Torey Malatia, TPR president, chief executive officer and general manager.

The Providence Journal, The Public's Radio and the University of Rhode Island are holding a forum for candidates running for the Second Congressional District on Oct. 17
The Providence Journal, The Public's Radio and the University of Rhode Island are holding a forum for candidates running for the Second Congressional District on Oct. 17

Each forum is free to attend, but registration ahead of time is required. Each forum will also be livestreamed and there will be broadcasting available in Spanish.

Tickets for the gubernatorial candidate forum can be reserved here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-rhode-island-gubernatorial-candidate-forum-tickets-425931411317

Tickets for the CD2 forum can be reserved here: https://www.uri.edu/news/cd2-forum-2022/

Have questions for the candidates?

We are looking to collect questions from the public, which can be submitted in advance here: https://bit.ly/3drvuii.

We will be reaching out to a select few who submit questions for a video component to the forum, which will involve their recording themselves asking a question and sharing that video with the candidates during the forum.

How to attend

Gubernatorial forum 

When: Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m.

Where: Rhode Island College, The John Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts – Sapinsley Hall 600 Mount Pleasant Ave., Providence.

Tickets: https://bit.ly/3BM7LSa

Congressional District 2 forum 

When: Oct. 17 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m.

Where: University of Rhode Island, Edwards Hall, 64 Upper College Rd.

Tickets: https://www.uri.edu/news/cd2-forum-2022/

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: The Journal hosting candidate forum for RI governor, CD2 candidates