Contenders to Share Their Views Just Days Before Nov. 4 Election
10/24/2014
Contacts for media: Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944 or Nancy_Cicco@uml.edu and Christine Gillette, 978-934-2209 or Christine_Gillette@uml.edu* Media Advisory *
Thursday, Oct. 30
5:30 p.m.
Media check-in: 4:30 to 5:15 p.m.
What: Candidates for attorney general and state representative will debate the issues before voters at an event for the public and campus.
Beginning at 5:30 p.m., Democrat Rady Mom will face unenrolled candidate Fred Bahou as they contend for the House of Representatives 18th Middlesex District seat vacated in April by Kevin Murphy when he became Lowell’s city manager. The district serves Lowell’s Acre and Highlands neighborhoods and includes portions of UMass Lowell’s campus.
At 7 p.m., state attorney general candidates Democrat Maura Healey and Republican John Miller will square off in the night’s second debate. There is no incumbent in the race, as Attorney General Martha Coakley is a candidate for governor and is not seeking re-election.
The event is presented by UMass Lowell’s Center for Public Opinion and The Sun newspaper of Lowell. The debates come less than a week before Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Moderating the Healey-Miller debate will be James Campanini, The Sun’s editor. The candidates will be questioned by panelists including Tom Zuppa, The Sun’s daytime managing editor; UMass Student Trustee Phillip Geoffroy, a UMass Lowell student and political science major; and Chris Camire, city editor of The Sun’s sister paper, the Sentinel & Enterprise of Fitchburg. Moderating the Mom-Bahou debate will be Christopher Scott, The Sun’s enterprise editor, who will be joined on the panel by Zuppa; Frank Talty, co-director of UMass Lowell’s Center for Public Opinion and assistant dean of the College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; and Soben Pin, managing partner of Lowell-based KhmerPost USA.
The event is among a host of community programs held at UMass Lowell’s University Crossing, which includes the new, expanded bookstore, the River Hawk Shop, and the Crossroads Cafe, which are both open to the public.
Where: University Crossing, Moloney Hall, Room 260, 220 Pawtucket St., Lowell. Contact UMass Lowell media relations for directions and parking information.