Oct. 12. The Lake Norman Chamber will host a candidate forum for NC House District 98, Mecklenburg County District 1 and Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) District 1 on Oct. 12 at Town Hall.
The forum, which will be held in the Community Room from 7 pm to 9 pm, will be moderated by Paul Cameron, former WBTV news anchor. Candidates for other races will also be invited to attend to meet the public but will not be featured.
—Christy Clark, Democrat, will once again challenge incumbent Republican John Bradford for the NC 98.
Paul Cameron
—Incumbent Democrat Elaine Powell will face Republican newcomer Ross Monks for Mecklenburg County Commissioner District 1.
—The Charlotte Mecklenburg School District 1 race features five candidates. They include Ro Lawsin, Hamani R. Fisher, Melissa Easley, incumbent Rhonda Cheek and Bill Fountain.
More information: Contact the Chamber of Commerce at 704-892-1922 or visit www.lakenormanchamber.org.
I attended the forum on Wednesday evening and in general I thought it went well. I learned a lot about each of the candidates and what they stand for. Paul Cameron did an excellent job of moderating the event and kept the candidates on track and held them to the prescribed time limits. He asked the the audience to refrain from comments or applause during the Q&A out of respect for the candidates and the limited time allotted for their response.
There was an audience of about 60 people and most of them were considerate, with the exception of a small group of people all sporting Christy Clark T-shirts. That group repeatedly either made disparaging sounds or applause depending on what the candidates said. I thought this was immature and inconsiderate.