FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Gaby Beecher, (203) 972-2121
League of Women Voters, New Canaan
gbeecher1@yahoo.com

League of Women Voters of New Canaan Joins Forces to Hold 4th District Congressional Debate in Wilton October 23rd

New Canaan, CT (October 11, 2016) –The League of Women Voters of New Canaan will join with the 11 other Fairfield County Leagues to present a debate between incumbent Democrat Jim Himes and Republican John Shaban, candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives 4th Congressional District, on Sunday, October 23. The event, free and open to the public, will be held from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., at the Clune Performing Arts Center at Wilton High School, 395 Danbury Road/Route 7 in Wilton CT.
It will be possible to register to vote and get Absentee Ballot information prior to the event. Both candidates have accepted the invitation to this event. The Debate Facilitator is Jara Burnett of LWV Greenwich.

Stamford’s Kay Maxwell, a former president of the League of Women Voters of the United States and currently executive director of the Stamford-based World Affairs Forum, will moderate the debate.
Other co-sponsors of this event are LWVs of the Bridgeport Area, Darien, Fairfield, Greenwich, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Stamford, Weston, Westport and Wilton (hosting the event).

The League of Women Voters is nonpartisan and does not support candidates. It encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
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