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
What is the best way to do that . Get involved. Get involved with the Johnson County democrats and go to jcdems. Org, get out your phones right now and head there, sign up for our weekly email. There is a newsletter that will send you events in our area as well as details about the caucuses, information about training online, and also in person, so please go to that site, join the Johnson County democrats, and help us take back the state, the country, and support our local democrats. Thank you. [applause] next, please join me in welcoming state senator joe bolkcom to the stage. [applause] snoo sen. Bolkcom good afternoon, iowa city. Happy holidays. I am state senator joe bolkcom. Thank you for comi sen. Bolkcom good afternoon, iowa city. Happy holidays. I am state senator joe bolkcom. Thank you for coming to see Elizabeth Warren this afternoon. If youre already a committed warren supporter, thank you for your support. We have a lot of work to do in the next 63 days. If you were still u
Was running for president. Afterwards, she took questions from the audience. [cheers and applause] hey, good afternoon. Im chair of the Johnson County democrats. Im not here to make an endorsement im here to welcome you and i know the reason youre here. And that reason is you want to make the change in the way our state and our government in washington is being run. [applause] absolutely. And really whats the best way th do that . Get involved. You can get involved with the Johnson County democrats and what to do is go to jcdems. Org. Thats jcdems. Org, get out your phones right now and had their, and sign up for our weekly email. On the email there is a newsletter that will give you the latest of the important political events going on in our area as well as you can have details about the caucasus, where youre going to caucus, information about training on what, and also in person online. So please go to that site, join the Johnson County democrats and help us take back the state, the
Johnson county democrats. What you do is go to jcdems. Org, get out your phones right now and head there, sign up for our weekly email. On that email there is a newsletter that will give you the latest of the important political events going on in our area, as well as details about the caucuses, where you will caucus, information about training online, and also in person, so please go to that site, join the Johnson County democrats, and help us take back the state, the country, and support our local democrats. Thank you. [applause] next, please join me in welcoming state senator joe bolkcom to the stage. Snoo sen. Bolkcom good afternoon, iowa city. Happy holidays. I am state senator joe bolkcom. Thank you for coming to next, please join me in welcoming state senator joe bolkcom to the stage. [applause] sen. Bolkcom good afternoon, iowa city. Happy holidays. I am state senator joe bolkcom. Thank you for coming to see Elizabeth Warren this afternoon. If youre already a committed warren s