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LD13 House Candidate Forum

  KAWC partnered with KECY/ABC 5 for a candidate forum on the campus of Arizona Western College.  The three republican candidates for the Arizona House—incumbent Representatives Darin Mitchell and Steven Montenegro and their primary opponent, Diane Landis­­—took questions from KAWC News Director Lou Gum and KECY anchor Anna Chaulk on a variety of topics and then addressed the concerns of an audience of potential voters.  Below is a re-cap and the full forum in two parts...

LD13 House Candidate Forum Part 1 includes candidate opening statements and the Q & A between the candidates and moderators.  Questions cover the new state budget, healthcare, guns in schools, Yuma water rights and Highway User Revenue Funds (HURF)...

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LD13 House Candidate Forum Part 1

LD13 House Candidate Forum Part 2 includes audience questions and candidate closing statements.  Questions cover campaign funding, Common Core, electronic cigarettes, state prison infrastructure, the minimum wage and more...

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LD13 House Candidate Forum Part 2

Lou grew up in Tucson and has a long family history in the state of Arizona. He began his public radio career in 1988 at KNAU in Flagstaff as a classical music DJ and has been hooked on public radio since, transitioning to news after trying his hand at several other careers in publishing and commercial broadcasting. Lou has a degree in American Studies from Arizona State University and was KAWC's Morning Edition host for two and half years before becoming News and Operations Director.