Need to learn about the CD1 candidates? Watch the Journal's community forum tonight
The Providence Journal, in partnership with The Public's Radio, Rhode Island College and Rhode Island PBS, is hosting the 2023 Rhode Island CD1 Special Election Candidate Forum Tuesday night.
The forum will take place at Rhode Island College.
What's the format of the event? Is it a debate or forum?
The format will be as follows: two one-hour sessions, with five Democratic candidates each hour. The sessions have been set up in reverse alphabetical order. Ten candidates in total met the criteria for inclusion in the forums.
Group 1
Regunberg
Quezada
Matos
Goncalves
Casey
Group 2
Carlson
Cano
Berbrick
Beauté
Amo
The forum partners looked at a variety of factors including campaign activity, endorsements, the size of donor lists, ethics and financial disclosures to decide which campaigns had met the minimum threshold of effort to be included in this event.
The candidates will field questions from moderator Ian Donnis, political reporter for The Public's Radio, and from Journal political reporter Patrick Anderson. The event will be hosted by Luis Hernandez of The Public’s Radio.
How can I watch the event?
The Rhode Island CD1 Special Election Candidate Forum will be livestreamed on The Providence Journal's website, Youtube and Facebook pages. Additionally, interested parties can listen live on The Public's Radio. The forum will also be broadcast on RI PBS at a later date.
Will the Republican candidates have a forum?
A forum featuring the GOP candidates for RI's CD1 special election will be prerecorded and released on The Public’s Radio, Rhode Island PBS and on The Providence Journal website later this week.
Where can you learn more about the CD1 race, voting and why Rhode Island is having a special election?
The Providence Journal's 'Voter Guide for RI's Special Election: 2023 Congressional District 1' is the perfect resource to answer all your questions about the race.
It covers key points like:
Why is Rhode Island having a special election?
Who is running for Rhode Island's first Congressional District?
Why did David Cicilline retire?
When will Rhode Island have the special election for CD1?
Do I live in Congressional District 1 and can I vote in the special election?
Where can I learn more about the candidate?
Voter Guide for RI's Special Election: 2023 Congressional District 1 Race
Where can I learn about where the candidates stand on all the major issues before the Sept. 5 primary?
Need help deciding who to vote for in RI's Special Election Primary in September? Use this guide to help distinguish between the Democratic candidates and see where they stand on key issues.
The Providence Journal posed 13 questions, about key topics like the environment, the economy, student loan debt and more, to each candidate who will appear on the Democratic primary ballot. You'll find their written responses, presented in alphabetical order by last name. (One candidate, Spencer Dickinson, did not respond to the questionnaire.
Answers have been edited only to conform with AP style, and not for spelling or grammar. Additionally, each candidate was informed that they would have no more than 75 words to answer each question.
A separate questionnaire has been distributed to the two candidates who will appear on the Republican primary ballot. Their responses will appear online next week.
Key Issues: Democrats in the CD1 Special Election explain where stand on major issues
How can I learn more about the candidate?
First, be sure to sign up for our morning newsletter. We're following this race closely so you'll get the most recent news directly to your inbox, every day.
With every twist and turn of the campaign, we update our story: The latest from the 1st Congressional District election. That includes endorsements, scandals, campaign advertising and financial disclosures of campaigns.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: RI's Special Election CD1 2023: How to watch Journal's candidate forum
