In a bid to provide a platform for voters to engage with Congressional District 5 candidates, the Leagues of Women Voters of Muncie-Delaware County, Anderson-Madison County, Hamilton County, and Howard County have joined forces with Woof Boom Radio, WXIN/FOX, and WTTV/CBS to organize a Congressional District 5 Candidate Forum. The event is scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 4, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Anderson High School Auditorium located at 4610 S Madison Avenue, Anderson, IN 46013.

For those unable to attend the event in person, it will be broadcast live on four radio stations within the 5th District, as well as streamed live on various websites and social media platforms. Additionally, the forum will be available for live viewing on the platforms of WXIN/FOX and WTTV/CBS.

All candidates who filed by the deadline have been invited to participate in the forum. Among those expected to attend are Raju Chinthala, Max Engling, Mark Hurt, Patrick Malayter, Matthew Peiffer, Ryan Pfenninger, Lonnie D Powell, Larry L. Savage Jr., and Victoria Spartz.  One candidate is missing from that list, Chuck Goodrich, who apparently will not be participating in this event..  Democrat Deborah A. Pickett messaged me saying she will be participating, even though her name was not included in the LWV news release.

The moderator for the event will be Steve Lindell, Vice-President of Programming for Woof Boom Radio, and Director of News Operations for the entire East Central Indiana Woof Boom Radio group. With over three decades of experience, Lindell brings a wealth of expertise to the forum.

Emphasizing its non-partisan nature, the forum is designed to inform and engage citizens without endorsing any specific party. To maintain the integrity of the event, campaign materials such as handouts, shirts, signs, and buttons are prohibited within the venue.

The forum is open to the public free of charge, and audience members will have the opportunity to submit questions for the moderator to pose to the candidates. Questions will be screened by League members for appropriateness, relevancy, and repetition, with a commitment to presenting them as faithfully as possible to the citizens who wrote them.