Iowa secondhe Congressional District debate. Your voice, your vote. Moderator welcome to the second Congressional District debate in cedar rapids. This is the first of a twopart set of debates. The next debate will be next thursday, october 15. Focus on a few different topics and we will tonight such as education, but still, weve got plenty of subjects to work through for the next hour. James lynch,y longtime political reporter with the gazette in cedar rapids, also to serve as moderators tonight. Audience. Hout an we are trying to keep it socially distanced with the candidates and now it is time to meet our candidates. Democrat rita hart is a former served as iowa state senator in the 49th district six years, covering clinton and scott counties. On the right, Mariannette Millermeeks, ophthalmologist from a tumwater ottumwa. Soft for 60ead a seconds to talk about why you are the best choice for this seat in congress. Ms. Hart thank you so much and it is a pleasure to be here. Im rita h
Democrats and republicans are vying to replace him. Tv nine and the gazette, this is the iu second Congressional District debate, your voice, your vote. Welcome to the second congressional debate here in cedar rapids. This is the first of a twopart debate. We are also partnering with the gazette and quad city times. Is october 15. We will focus on different topics. We have plenty to work our way through the next hour. Lynch,ined by james longtime political reporter with the gazette. We are moderators tonight. Because of the pandemic, we are without an audience. We are trying to keep socially distance with the candidates. Now its time to meet our candidates. Rita hart is a former teacher and served as an iowa state senator for six years, covering clinton and scott counties. On the right, republican marion , current state senator. Thank you both for joining us tonight. We appreciate it. You get to lead us off. For 60 seconds, talk about why you are the best choice for this seat in congre
And longtime political reporter with the gazette in cedar rapids, serving as the moderator tonight. Because of the pennant, we are without an audience know it is time to meet our two candidates for the Second District of congress. Former teacher. Covering clinton and scott counties. Senator, thank you both for joining us tonight. We appreciate it. You get to lead us off. For 60 seconds, talk about why you are the best choice for this seat in congress. Thank you so much and it is a great pleasure to be here. Farmer,ormer teacher, a and a long life rhode island or. And also took that to the state senate, working on important issues like Economic Development. I know we are not going to agree on every issue tonight, but i want to go to washington to find common ground. We are facing some tough problems right now with the pandemic, the economy, with health care, and with education. Many more. I know that the way to get to the best solution is to do it together. You. Nator, 60 seconds or i w
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