TMP Reports
Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2008 4:49 pm

Candidates for the state House of Representatives and Senate in Tennessee will participate in a forum on higher education from noon to 1:30 Wednesday, Oct. 22, in Cantrell Hall in MTSU’s Tom H. Jackson Building.

“Since many of our students are first-time voters or have moved here from other parts of the state, they have never met the local candidates for state representative and senate,” said Dr. Jim Williams, director of MTSU’s Albert Gore Research Center and coordinator of the American Democracy Project, which sponsors the forum. “This forum is part of the overall voter education and civic engagement activities of the American Democracy Project to produce active, informed, and engaged students and graduates of MTSU.”

The candidates who have confirmed that they will attend include Democratic candidate from House District 48, Tim Tipps; Republican candidate from House District 49, Rick Womick; incumbent Rep. Kent Coleman (D-District 49); Democratic candidate from House District 34, Dr. Rishi Saxsena; and Democratic candidate for Senate District 16, Jean Anne Rogers.

Invitations also were extended to Rep. Donna Rowland (R-District 34), Sen. Jim Tracy (R-District 16), and Republican candidate for House District 48 Joe Carr.

There will be informal question-and-answer periods of 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after the forum for discussions on other topics.

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Williams at 615-898-2632 or jhwillia@mtsu.edu.