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Affordable Housing Themed Gubernatorial Forum Set For May 9th

2018 Political Candidates to Present, Exchange Ideas.

A gubernatorial forum and debate between the 2018 candidates will be held on Wednesday, May 9th at the Sheraton Airport Hotel, 1850 Post Road in Warwick, RI

This forum will be focused on the issue of affordable housing, with the debate portion of the night to be moderated by Bill Rappleye of NBC 10.

Doors open at 6:30PM, the event will begin at 7PM, and is set to conclude by 9PM.

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Attendees will be encouraged to actively participate and raise topics, questions, and issues for discussion.

Future forums are planned regarding the issues of: healthcare, "A tale of two Rhode Islands", and economic success.

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Candidates confirmed for this event are, in no particular order:

Paul Roselli, Democrat

Spencer Dickinson, Democrat

Giovanni Feroce, Republican

TBA, Moderate Party

Invitations have also been extended to candidates Allan Fung (R), Patricia Morage (R), Matt Brown (D), Joe Trillo (I) and incumbent Gina Raimondo (D) but their attendance has not yet been confirmed.

To get up to date information, visit the Facebook Page of the Moderate Party of Rhode Island or RSVP here

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