WCVE 88.9 Candidate Forum - Oct. 22, 2009 from Silver Persinger.
Above, you can watch the entire forum.
On Thursday, October 22, 2009, WCVE hosted a live radio candidate forum. The forum was organized by League of Women Voters, Partnership for Housing Affordability, Leadership Metro Richmond, Richmond First Club, and WCVE. The forum began at 7:06 PM and lasted a little over an hour. The first five minutes of this video is an hourly news updated from NPR News, I left it in there because I thought it would be interesting to hear again in future years to give a flavor of the day's news.
Below, view select clips by individual districts.
55th District - John Cox [Republican] and Robert Barnette [Democrat]
56th District - James Towey [Democrat] and Bill Janis [Republican] - Not Present
65th District - Gary Reinhardt [Independent] and Lee Ware [Republican] - Not Present
68th District - Bill Grogan [Independent] and Manoli Loupassi [Republican] - Not Present
69th District - L. Shirley Harvey [Independent]; Betsy Carr [Democrat] - Not Present; Ernesto Sampson [Republican] - Not Present
70th District - Delores McQuinn [Democrat] and Henry Otis Brown [Independent] - Not Present
71st District - Jennifer McClellan [Democrat] and Silver Persinger [Independent]
73rd District - John O'Bannon [Republican] and Tom Shields [Democrat]
74th District - Joe Morrissey [Democrat] and Michael Gage [Republican]
Thursday, October 22, 2009
WCVE 88.9 Candidate Forum - Richmond Area House of Delegates Candidates
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Richmond Crusade for Voters Candidate Forum for the 71st District
Crusade for Voters Candidate Forum - 71st District - Oct. 20, 2009 from Silver Persinger.
The Richmond Crusade for Voters held their final candidate forum of the election season. They will be endorsing candidates at there next meeting on October 28. The forum was moderated by Crusade President Antione Green. The candidates for the House of Delegates are incumbent Jennifer McClellan, a lawyer who works for Verizon Telephone and myself, Silver Persinger. I work at the Library of Virginia with the Virginia Newspaper Program.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Henrico County NAACP Candidate Forum
Henrico County, Virginia NAACP Candidate Forum - Oct. 6, 2009 from Silver Persinger.
On October 6, 2009 the Henrico County Chapter of the NAACP held a candidate forum for Richmond, Virginia area House of Delegates candidates. More information to follow.
Watch my comments at the Forum.
Henrico County NAACP Candidate Forum - Silver Persinger excerpts from Silver Persinger.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Richmond Regional Candidates’ Forum
Richmond Regional Candidates’ Forum - Sept. 30, 2009 from Silver Persinger.
Above, watch the entire meeting. The forum opened with comments from Jay Squires, President, Gay Community Center of Richmond and Jon Blair, Equality Virginia. The forum was moderated by Kathy Benham of Benham Consulting.
September 30, 2009
7pm to 9pm
Gay Community Center of Richmond
Richmond, VA 23220
One of the first candidate forums of the 2009 campaign season.
Candidates present: Robert N. Barnette, Jr. [55th District], James O. Towey [56th District], Lashrecse D. Jones, Representing Delegate Rosalyn R. Dance [63rd District], William K. "Bill" Grogan [68th District], Henry Otis Brown [70th District], Delores McQuinn [70th District], Jennifer McClellan [71st District], Silver Persinger [71st District], Jimmie P. Massie, III [72nd District], Tom J. Shields [73rd District], Joe D. Morrissey [74th District]
Sponsoring Organizations
Equality Virginia
Fan Free Clinic
Gay Community Center of Richmond
Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) of Richmond
Gay Pride Virginia
LGBT Stonewall Caucus of the Democratic Party
Log Cabin Republicans of Virginia
Metropolitan Community Church of Richmond
Mothers and Others
PFLAG Richmond
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
Richmond Lesbian Feminists
ROSMY
Virginia Organizing Project
Virginia Partisans Gay and Lesbian Democratic Club
Below, watch opening remarks from the candidates.
Candidates' Opening Remarks at Forum - Sept. 30, 2009 from Silver Persinger.
Questions were offered to candidates prior to the forum. The question are presented below.
1. Do you believe that employees of state and local government should be protected from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in state and local employment? Will you co-patron and support legislation (like HB 2385, 2008) to ban such discrimination?
2. Do you believe that GLBT people should be protected from violence directed at them because of their sexual orientation or gender identity/expression? Will you co-patron and support legislation to extend Virginia’s hate violence law to include such violence?
3. Do you believe that students should be able to form Gay Straight Alliances in Virginia public and private schools that strive to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression? Will you oppose legislation that seeks to ban such organizations in schools?
4. Do you support comprehensive training for all Virginia youth and family service providers and Family Life Education and guidance programs in public schools that offer age-appropriate, medically accurate, evidence based information on sexuality, tolerance, homosexuality, gender identity, and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS?
5. Do you believe that GLBT couples should have equal rights to government recognized marriage and all of its benefits, some other form of relationship recognition, or no legal recognition? Please explain your position and the reasons for it. Will you support repeal of all or part of the constitutional amendment banning any and all relationship recognition, including recognizing lawful marriages entered into in other states? Please explain your position and the reasons for it.
Written questions from the audience.