Runners for upcoming election to speak to Plant City
The community is invited to meet the candidates on the ballot who want to represent Plant City on Aug. 9.
The Plant City Candidate Forum will also be an opportunity to hear each one make a case for why they should be voted into office.
The event will be held at the Trinkle Center at the Hillsborough Community College- Plant City campus at 1206 N. Park Rd. and will be hosted by the Governmental Affairs Committee of the Plant City Chamber of Commerce.
The meet and greet segment will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the program will begin at 6:30 p.m.
The Supervisor of Elections will host a straw poll, providing unofficial vote counts to see who and what voters support.
Candidates that are expected to be present are running for the seats of attorney general, circuit court judge districts, county commissioner, county court judge, governor, school board, state representative, state senate, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senate and Soil and Water Conservation.
The primary election will be on Aug. 23 and the general election will be on Nov. 8.
