October 21, 2016
Queens, NY (October 21, 2016) – As part of its PARTICIPATE initiative, St. John’s will host a “Meet the Candidates” Night on Monday, October 24. In advance of the general election, local candidates for state and federal offices are invited to a public forum to discuss issues of importance to college students and the local community.
WHAT: Public Forum with local candidates to discuss issues facing college students and the community.
WHEN: Monday, October 24, 2016
7:00 – 9:00p.m.
WHERE: D’Angelo Center Room 206
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
Those invited to participate in Monday’s forum include:
5th Congressional District: Gregory Meeks (D); Michael O’Reilly (R)
6th Congressional District: Grace Meng (D); Daniel Maio (R)
24th Assembly District: David Weprin (D); Ira Harris (R)
25th Assembly District: Nily Rozic (D); Usman Ali-Chohan (R)
14th Senate District: Leroy Comrie (D); Jarret Freeman (R)
11th Senate District: Tony Avella (D); Mark Cipolla (R)
The St. John’s University PARTICIPATE program began in 2008 during the fall semester when St. John’s students became engaged in the historic 2008 presidential election. Since that time, the University has annually maintained and expanded the PARTICIPATE program, sponsoring voter registration drives, candidate forums, and other academic lectures and events that promote greater civic engagement and work to create better informed and more active voters within the University community.
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