First August Candidates' Forum Hosted by Chamber

Vote for Florida! Ocala/Marion County Chamber of Commerce kicks off the election season by inviting Primary Election Candidates to be heard.

For Immediate Release                                                  Contact:  Christine Delli Bovi          

August 8, 2006                                                                 Phone: 352.629.8051 x229

AUGUST CANDIDATES’ FORUM 

Ocala/Marion County Chamber of Commerce kicks off the election season by inviting

Primary Election Candidates to be heard

Ocala, FL – Candidates vying for the non-partisan offices of Circuit Judge, County Court Judge and Marion County School Board  have been invited to participate in a Candidates’ Forum hosted by the Ocala/Marion County Chamber of Commerce on Monday, August 28, 2006 at Hilton Ocala.  The Forum will broadcast live on the Marion Educational Channel to nearly 200,000 households at 6:00 p.m. and rebroadcast five times prior to the Primary Election on September 5, 2006.  The Forum will be closed to the public, with the exception of media.

Each candidate will have one minute to introduce themselves and three minutes to respond to questions from a panel of representatives of the Chamber Board of Directors. Candidates are given one minute for closing remarks.

  Kevin Christian of Marion County School Board and Rosey Moreno-Jones of Cox Communications will serve as the moderators  The three panelists representing the Chamber of Commerce are Bill Evans of SunTrust Bank, Lola Gonzalez of Accurate Background Check, Inc. and the Chamber’s Hispanic Business Council Chair and Karen Reed of Cingular Wireless.  Candidate questions were solicited from Chamber members and the final three questions to be posed selected by the Chamber’s Primary Candidates Forum committee. Candidates will not be provided with questions prior to air.  Currently scheduled broadcast times are:

August 28^th at 6:00 p.m. – LIVE

August 30^th and 31^st at 6:00 p.m. – Rebroadcast

September 2^nd and 3^rd at 2:00 p.m. – Rebroadcast

September 4^th at 6:00 p.m. – Rebroadcast

The Forum will air on the following channels:

Cox - Channel 12

Bright House - Channel 17

Comcast - Channel 99

Cablevision of Marion County - Channel 13

Oak Run and Pine Run - Channel 19

Ocala Palms - Channel 11

Due to availability of space and time constraints, media wishing to attend the Primary Candidates Forum are asked to RSVP no later than August 24, 2006 to Christine Delli Bovi, communications director at (352) 629-8051 ext. 229 or Christine@ocalacc.com. 

The Ocala/Marion County Chamber of Commerce will hold a Candidates’ Forum and Hob Nob for the General Election on Monday, October 16, 2006 at the Hilton Ocala.  The public will be invited to purchase a ticket for the Hob Nob and have the opportunity to watch the Candidates Forum live.  For more information on upcoming issues and election news, visit VoteforFlorida.org.

The Ocala/Marion County Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit business for business whose mission is to improve the business climate, economy and quality of life in Ocala and Marion County.

The Ocala/Marion County Chamber of Commerce is located at 110 E Silver Springs Boulevard, Ocala, Florida. Website address is www.Ocalacc.com. Main telephone number is (352) 629-8051. 

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For more information regarding the Ocala/Marion County Chamber of Commerce, please contact Christine Delli Bovi, Communications Director, at 629-8051 ext. 229 (tel), 629-7651 (fax) or by email at christine@ocalacc.com.

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