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Join the community in getting to know our District 7 and District 8 House of Representative candidates for the upcoming election. Both forums will take place on Saturday, September 28 and will be moderated by Angela Boersma, former County Commissioner and owner of ID8 Architecture. 

The District 7 forum will take place at 9:00 am, with the District 8 forum following thereafter. The forums will begin at 9:00 am in the third floor Chambers of the City-County Government Center in Brookings. District 7 will have four candidates running for two open seats on the House of Representatives. Candidates include Blake Stevens, Fedora Sutton-Butler, Mellissa Heermann, and Roger DeGroot. 

District 8 will have three candidates for two open seats. Candidates include Greg Zimmerman, Tim Reisch, and Tim Walburg. 

The Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce would like to thank their partners at the City of Brookings for providing use of the facility, staff, and technology to broadcast the forum live on the City's TV channel, as well as rebroadcasting (9/28 at 9:00 pm; 9/29 at 6:00 pm; 9/30 at 6:00 pm). The forum will also be available for viewing on the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce YouTube page the Monday following the forum. 

The work of the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce Public Affairs committee wouldn't be possible without the support of their Platinum Sponsors, Vision Brookings, Brookings Economic Development Corporation, and Kool Beans Coffee. 

Voters can send their questions in ahead of time to info@brookingschamber.org, and may also attend in-person and submit their question in writing. Please contact the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce at (605) 692-6922 with any questions regarding the forums.