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Tompkins County Democrats running for New York State Senate and Assembly, and Tompkins County District Attorney held a 'Virtual Candidates Forum' forum Tuesday. The forum was hosted by Tompkins County Democratic Committee Chair Jim Gustafson in a Zoom meeting while being live-streamed on Youtube. Rather than summarizing the candidates' presentations we have embedded the video in this article so you can view the forum (below) to see for yourself what the candidates have to say.
The primary is scheduled for June 23rd. The Tompkins County Board of Elections (BOE) is recommending that voters request an absentee ballot, and submit the application via email, mail, or fax. The application is available on the BOE Web site.
Participants were:
1. Leslie Danks Burke, Candidate for State Senate (58th District: Ithaca, Enfield, Newfield and Ulysses)
2. Candidates for Tompkins County District Attorney: Matt Van Houten and Edward Kopko
3. Candidates for State Assembly (125th District): Sujata Gibson, Beau Harbin, Lisa Hoeschele, Anna Kelles, Jason Leifer, Jordan Lesser, Seph Murtagh
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