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Candidate forums set

The Public Policy Institute at Grand Valley offers a series of candidate forums for selected races for the Aug. 6 primary election for state House and Senate. The forums are free and open to the public. Please note the times and locations for the legislative districts and the candidates who have been invited to attend:

  • Thursday, July 18
    Lake Michigan Center, 740 W. Shoreline Dr., Muskegon
    7 p.m. House District 91 Republican primary: David Farhat, Kenneth J. Wolcott
    8 p.m. House District 92 Democratic primary: Rep. Julie Dennis, Tom Nolan, Gregory Roberts

  • Monday, July 22
    Grand Rapids Press Auditorium, Eberhard Center, 301 W. Fulton St., Grand Rapids
    7 p.m. House District 72 Republican primary: Dennis J. Gillem, Kenneth D. Parrish, Steven F. Stapleton, Glenn Steil Jr.
    8:15 p.m. House District 86 Republican primary: Wayne L. Creelman, Bob Eleveld, James Koetje, Ross Leisman

  • Tuesday, July 23
    Grand Rapids Press Auditorium, Eberhard Center, 301 W. Fulton St., Grand Rapids
    7 p.m. Senate District 24 Republican Primary: Rep. Patricia L. Birkholz, Terry Geiger, Joe Wicks
    8 p.m. Senate District 28 Republican primary: Brian K. Craig, Timothy M. Doyle, Hon. Bill Hardiman.

  • Wednesday, July 24
    Cook-DeWitt Center, Allendale Campus
    7 p.m. House District 88 Republican primary: Gary Dewey, Jeff Farnsworth, Rick Kraai, Fulton Sheen, Roger Van Volkinburg
    8:15 p.m. House District 90 Republican Primary: Bill Huizenga, Case VanKempen

  • Thursday, July 25
    Cook-DeWitt Center, Allendale Campus
    7 p.m. House District 89 Republican primary: Sen. Leon Stille, Rep. Barbara Vanderveen
    8 p.m. Senate District 30 Republican primary: James C. Cooper, Timothy J. Dykstra, Rep. Wayne Kuipers, Philip Tanis, Rick VanderKolk

    The Public Policy Institute at Grand Valley is an educational resource for elected officials, community leaders, and the general public. It is sponsored by the university with the goal of providing a forum for the exchange of ideas concerning public policy issues. For more information, visit the institute's Web site at www4.gvsu.edu/publicpolicy.
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