Frisco, TX – February 3, 2010 – The Frisco Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a March 2010 Candidate Forum where business owners and the voters will have direct access to their representatives. The unique opportunity will be informal and no set speeches will be given. Instead, attendees will determine what questions they want to ask, if they want to ask, or if they just want to listen to what others have to say.
The Forum will be held on Thursday, February 11, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Frisco Chamber of Commerce Event Room, 6843 Main Street (parking and entrance in back of the building).
“In a time when businesses and residents are tired of hearing canned speeches and ads from candidates, we are offering an opportunity for our members and the Frisco community who want to get to see and hear the candidates in person,” said David Arbuckle, Chair of the Chamber’s Governmental Affairs Committee.
“Business owners must make their voices heard and the Frisco Chamber is giving you the tools you need to do so,” added Kelly Kunst, member of the Governmental Affairs Committee. Candidates will be positioned throughout the Chamber building. Business members and residents present can circulate among those present, ask questions of who they want to know more about, listen to other questions, etc.
“Some people may have their mind made up about all candidates except one,” said Tony Felker, President of the Frisco Chamber of Commerce. “However, if there are questions about that one office or race, and they want to stand there and listen to those two candidates and only those two candidates for an entire hour or more, they will be able to do so.”
The Frisco Chamber of Commerce feels this format will help engage more of its business members to get involved in the March elections. “We want to be a strong resource for all business people and residents to be able to turn to for information on any election affecting our community,” said Felker.
While this particular candidate forum will be limited to races involving state representative, county judge, district attorney, and justice of the peace affecting Frisco (both Collin and Denton County), the Chamber will also be providing much more information on other elections/races. The Frisco Chamber website will soon have a section detailing all contested races in the March 2 election, links to all of the candidates, and voting information (times, days, locations).
Candidates who have invited/committed to attend include Collin County Judge candidates Keith Self and John Muns, State Representative District 65 candidates Burt Solomons and Mike Murphy, Collin County District Attorney candidates Greg Willis, James Angelino, and Jeff Bray, Denton County District Attorney candidates Paul Johnson and Brent Bowen, Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 (Collin County) candidates Mike Yarbrough, Kelley Adley and Doug Reeves, and Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 (Denton County) candidates James DePiazza and Carlos Gallardo.
For more information, visit the Frisco Chamber of Commerce website at www.friscochamber.com or call 972-335-9522.
