Sparks Fly in 34th Senate District Forum

Well, last night was a very successful event for Equality Fairfax when we held our first ever state legislative candidate forum with our "Putting the 'Fair' in Fairfax" Senate Discussion Forum.

We were a bit nervous at first because we weren't sure where some of our candidates were, but apparently according to a reporter from the Connection, that's par for the course at these forums. Candidates apparently tend to come and go during these forums, which is understandable given the hectic nature of campaign seasons and the importance of voter contact events. As organizers, however, it is nice when the attendees give you a warning that they'll be late!

We are so grateful to all four candidates who appeared, Janet Oleszek, Jeannemarie Devolites-Davis, Chap Petersen, and George Barker, for appearing at our group forum and discussing our issues.

Without getting into too much detail just yet, let me say, if you love political drama, you're gonna love hearing about the exchange in the 34th District race forum. There's already been a post about it over at Raising Kaine.

Stay tuned for some written recaps of the evening. Also, if we have suitable audio quality on our recording, we plan to put three podcasts on our web site for our members and friends who were not able to attend to listen, one for each race.

You may begin to see other reporting from the event in some area papers as reporters from the Washington Post, The Falls Church News-Press, the Connection newspapers, and the Richmond Times-Dispatch, at least, were in attendance.

Thanks again to MCC NOVA for allowing us to host the event in their sanctuary, and thank you to all the candidates who took the time to address our community. most importantly, thank you to the 50 or so members and friends of Equality Fairfax who showed up to hear what the candidates had to say to our community.