Tampa Bay legislative candidates set to speak in Ybor City forum next week

Only Tampa Bay Tiger Club members will be able to ask the candidates questions

click to enlarge The forum event will take place on Friday, July 15 at The Cuban Club in Ybor City. - Photo via office of Senator Janet Cruz
Photo via office of Senator Janet Cruz
The forum event will take place on Friday, July 15 at The Cuban Club in Ybor City.

With primary elections for Florida's State Senate and House of Representatives around the corner, let's hear what the candidates running have to say.

Tampa Bay Tiger Club is hosting a "Legislative Candidate Forum" where candidates to speak to members at The Cuban Club in Ybor City on Friday, July 15. Tickets are available for purchase online and include lunch, but only club members will be allowed to ask the candidates questions during the event. The talk will also air on TBAE.

The candidates confirmed to speak at the forum are:
  • Janet Cruz (DEM) - Senate District 14
  • Jesse Philippe (DEM) - House District 62
  • Michele Rayner (DEM) - House District 62
  • Jake Hoffman (REP) - House District 65
  • Michael Minardi (REP) - House District 65
  • Karen Pittman (REP) - House District 65
  • Andrew Learned (DEM) - House District 69
All candidates from Senate District 14 and House Districts 62, 65 and 69 have been invited to participate.

The Tampa Bay Tiger Club is non-partisan political group that hosts open discussion forums that subject candidates to "no-holds-barred" questions spanning across a wide variety of topics. General memberships start at $75 annually and $50 annually if under the age of 30.

The deadline to register to vote on Florida's Congressional Primary Elections is July 25. Early voting will take place from August 8-21 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and mail-in ballots are tentatively set to begin on July 14. Election day will take place on August 23 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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