St. John's To Host "Meet the Candidate" Night, October 9

October 04, 2012

First of two forums will feature candidates for NY State Legislature

St. John’s University, continues its “PARTICIPATE ’12” program – with two “Meet the Candidate” nights on Tuesday, October 9 and Tuesday, October 23 at the school’s Belson Moot Courtroom in the School of Law. Both events will begin at 7 p.m.

The October 9 “Meet the Candidate” night will feature candidates for the New York State Legislature partaking in a public forum to discuss issues of importance to college students and the local community. Each Candidate is invited to present a brief campaign speech to be followed by Q&A from a panel that includes two St. John’s University undergraduate students, a faculty member and a media representative from NY1 News. 

What:             Meet the Candidates for the New York State Legislature

Who:              Invited guests include:

·         The 11th NYS Senatorial District NYS Sen. Tony Avella (D) & Joseph Concannon (R)

·         The 14th NYS Senatorial District NYS Sen. Malcolm Smith

·         The 16th NYS Senatorial District NYS Sen. Toby Stavisky (D) & JD Kim (R)

·         The 24th NYS Assembly District  NYS Assembly Member David Weprin

·         The 25th NYS Assembly District  Nilly Rozic (D) & Abe Fuchs (R)

·         The 27th NYS Assembly District  NYS Assembly Member Michael Simanowitz

·         The 29th NYS Assembly District  NYS Assembly Member William Scarborough

  When :          Tuesday,October 9 – 7 p.m.

                         Belson Moot Courtroom
                         St. John’s School of Law

                         This event is free and open to the public.

St. John’s University has partnered with NY1 as a media partner for the “Meet the Candidate Night” forum.

“PARTICIPATE ’12” is a major civic-engagement initiative to encourage and increase student voter registration, education and community involvement in anticipation of the upcoming Presidential Election to be held on Tuesday, November 6.

For more information on PARTICIPATE ’12, please visit www.stjohns.edu/participate, or contact Brian Browne, Assistant Vice President for Government Relations at St. John’s at browneb@stjohns.edu.  

For media inquiries, please contact Elizabeth Reilly, Associate Director of Media Relations, by calling (718) 990-5789, or by e-mail to reillye@stjohns.edu.