Gretchen Hoffman
Voters in Burbank and Glendale have the chance to pick the brains
of eight candidates vying for the 43rd Assembly District and 27th and
29th Congressional districts.
The League of Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank is hosting a
candidates' forum from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in City Council
chambers. The forum is open to the public and will be broadcast on
Charter Communications Channel 6.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and the challengers for his 29th
District seat -- Republican Jim Scileppi and Libertarian Ted Brown --
will take part, as will 27th Congressional District contenders Rep.
Brad Sherman (D-Mission Hills) and Republican Robert Levy. Because of
redistricting that takes effect after the election, Sherman will
represent part of Burbank.
The candidates for the 43rd Assembly District -- Assemblyman Dario
Frommer (D-Burbank), Republican Ingrid Geyer and Sandor J. Woren --
will also participate in the forum.
"We know that the most important thing that an American citizen
has is the right to vote," said Connie Wilson of the League of Women
Voters of Glendale/Burbank. "What they are contributing to is making
democracy work."
"They're electing people to represent them and represent some of
the views they think are important," she added. "We don't always have
the best officials. Either vote them in or vote them out."
Questions can be submitted in advance, and the forum will be
moderated by a panel, including Burbank Chamber of Commerce Executive
Director Susan Bowers and Barbara Inatsugu, president of the state
League of Women Voters.
"We want the citizens to participate, even if they can't attend
the forum," Wilson said. "It is our duty to let the people who are
going to represent us know about the issues at hand."
