Monday, July 25, 2011

CWAG & WIARA Hosting Several Recall Candidate Forums

Let your voice be heard by attending one of the candidate forums.

The Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups and the Wisconsin Alliance of Retired Americans are hosting various statewide Recall Candidate Forums in Wisconsin.

Please join us for an informational discussion on state issues and programs affecting retirees, seniors and our children and grandchildren. Find out where candidates stand on these important issues and programs.

* Medicare & Medicaid
* Family Care
* SeniorCare
* Internet Sales Tax
* Corporate Spending on Political Campaigns
* Tax cuts and increases
* Voter ID Requirements

Please let your voice be heard and become a more informed voter by attending one of the following candidate forums:

State Senate District 18 - July 28th
Randy Hopper - Republican (Incumbent) & Jessica King - Democrat
Oshkosh Senior Center
200 N. Campbell Road, Oshkosh, WI
9:30 a.m. Doors Open
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Candidate Forum

State Senate District 2 - August 1st
Robert Cowles - Republican (Incumbent) & Nancy Nusbaum - Democrat
Brown County Library Auditorium
515 Pine Street, Green Bay, WI
9:30 a.m. Doors Open
10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Candidate Forum
Sponsored by the League of Women Voters - Greater Green Bay

State Senate District 8 - August 2nd
Alberta Darling - Republican (Incumbent) & Sandy Pasch - Democrat
Washington Park Senior Center
4420 W. Vliet Street, Milwaukee, WI
9:30 a.m. Doors Open
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Candidate Forum

State Senate District 14 - August 2nd
Luther Olsen - Republican (Incumbent) & Fred Clark - Democrat
Al Ringling Theater
136 Fourth Avenue, Baraboo, WI
6:00 p.m. Doors Open
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Candidate Forum

State Senate District 32 - August 4th
Dan Kapanke - Republican (Incumbent) & Jennifer Shilling - Democrat
La Crosse Public Library
800 Main Street, La Crosse, WI
9:30 a.m. Doors Open
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Candidate Forum

State Senate District 12 - August 5th
Jim Holperin - Democrat (Incumbent) & Kim Simac - Republican
Oneida Senior Center
1103 Thayer Street, Rhinelander, WI
9:30 a.m. Doors Open
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Candidate Forum

State Senate District 22 - August 12th
Robert Wirch - Democrat (Incumbent) & Fred Ekornaas / Jonathan Steitz - Republicans
Location - TBD (check www.cwag.org for current information)
9:30 a.m. Doors Open
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Candidate Forum

For More Information Contact:

John Hendrick, GovernmentalAffairs Director at the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups
(608)446-4842 or jhendrick@cwag.org

Billy Feitlinger, Executive Director at Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans (414)771-9511 or
bfeitlinger@hotmail.com

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