A handful of events will offer local residents the opportunity to hear directly from the candidates running for political offices including those in Clark County, the Third Congressional District, and the 18th and 15th legislative districts.
Upcoming events include:
Camas youth council forum
The Camas Youth Advisory Council will host a General Election candidate forum Monday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m., at Camas High School, 26900 S.E. 15th St.
Among the invited candidates include those run ning for U.S. Senator (Patty Murray and Dino Rossi), U.S. Representative Third Congressional District (Denny Heck and Jaime Herrera); 18th District State Representative (Dennis Kampe and Ann Rivers) and Clark County Commissioner District 3 (Steve Stuart and Alan Svehaug).
The General Election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 2. The ballots for the all-mail vote will be sent out this week.
The Camas Youth Advisory Council concept was developed by the Camas School Board and Camas City Council in 2002. The first advisory council made up of CHS students was formed in 2003.