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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

King County Executive candidate forum happening tonight in Renton

Interested in getting to know some of the people who are running for King County Executive a little better? Well, here's your chance.

Tonight the King County Democrats are holding a forum with four of the declared candidates for Executive: Ross Hunter, Fred Jarrett, Dow Constantine, and Larry Phillips, all who have won election to office as a Democrat.

The event is free and open to the public. I'm particularly excited about it because I've been asked to moderate. There's nothing that I like more than a good exchange of ideas, and that's exactly what's going to happen tonight.

The competition to succeed Ron Sims is already shaping up as the marquee race of the year. Whoever wins will assume leadership of the nation's thirteenth largest county and be responsible for representing more than 1.8 million people.

If you live in King County you owe it to yourself to make an informed decision in this race. Tonight's an unbeatable opportunity to become more acquainted with the four Democrats who are seeking your vote. I hope to see you there.

If you can't make it, I invite you to check back here tonight for live coverage of the forum. NPI staff will be liveblogging and live microblogging throughout the evening, here on The Advocate and over at In Brief.

King County Executive Candidate Forum
Renton Carpenters Hall (231 Burnett Avenue N, Renton, WA, 98057)
May 5th, 2009, 7:30 PM (social hour begins at 6:30 PM)
Sponsored by the King County Democrats Central Committee
The event is open to the media and the public. Readers are encouraged to come

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