WHAT:
Two weeks prior to a special primary election, 17 candidates vying for the open 48th Congressional district seat have been invited to a candidate forum co-sponsored by the University of California, Irvine and the City of Irvine. Open to the public, the event will be moderated by attorney and journalist Greg Ricks. The moderator will pose questions on pre-selected topics ranging from the local economy to homeland security. Candidates will not be told questions in advance, but be advised of the discussion topics. Questions will also be submitted by the attending audience.

WHEN:
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20

WHERE:
City of Irvine, City Council Chambers, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, CA.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The event will be broadcast live on ICTV, Channel 30, and webcast at www.ci.irvine.ca.us. A live audio broadcast will be provided by KUCI at 88.9 FM. and www.kuci.org (a pre-show on KUCI begins at 6 p.m.). For further information, press should contact Larry Larsen at (949) 724-7913. A press table will be set up outside of the City Council Chambers for press check-in.

BACKGROUND:
On Oct. 4, a special primary election will be held in the 48th Congressional District of California to choose a United States Representative to replace Republican Chris Cox, who resigned effective Aug. 2, 2005 and became Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Seventeen candidates are vying for the vacated seat. If no candidate receives a majority of votes on Oct. 4, the top vote-getters for each party will advance to a Dec. 6 special general election.

CANDIDATES FOR THE 48TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT SEAT:
Marilyn Brewer, Republican
John Campbell, Republican
Bruce Cohen, Libertarian
David Crouch, Republican
Bea Foster, Democratic
Jim Gilchrist, American Independent
John Graham, Democratic
John Kelly, Republican
Scott MacCabe, Republican
Guy Mailly, Republican
Marsha Morris, Republican
Tom Pallow, Democratic
Marshall Sanders, Republican
Edward Suppe, Republican
Bea Tiritilli, Green
Don Udall, Republican
Steve Young, Democratic

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Media Contact:
Larry Larsen, City of Irvine
(949) 724- 7913
llarsen@ci.irvine.ca.us

Event Contact:
Kathy Eiler, UC Irvine
(949) 824-5227
keiler@uci.edu