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House candidates answer voter questions at forum Monday night
5 men seeking 9th District seat to answer questions from panel, attendees at event
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9th District Town Hall Meeting

Who: Republican candidates for 9th District U.S. House race

When: 6:30-8 p.m. Monday

Where: Brenau Downtown Center auditorium, 301 Main St., Gainesville

Cost: Free

The five men seeking the Republican nomination for the 9th District U.S. House seat will be on the line answering questions from voters and panelists at a town hall meeting tonight at Brenau University.

The event is sponsored jointly by The Times and AccessWDUN. It runs from 6:30-8 p.m. in the auditorium of the Brenau Downtown Center, 301 Main St., Gainesville.

The event will also be broadcast live on WDUN AM550 and FM102.9, and streamed live on gainesvilletimes.com, AccessWDUN.com, WDUN.com and the AccessWDUN smartphone app.

All five GOP candidates on the May 24 primary ballot are scheduled to attend: two-term incumbent Rep. Doug Collins and challengers Paul Broun, Roger Fitzpatrick, Bernie Fontaine and Mike Scupin.

Questions have been solicited via social media and will be presented to the candidates. The panel of questioners will include The Times’ Joshua Silavent, with WDUN’s Joel Williams and AccessWDUN’s Mitch Clarke as hosts.

The event is free and open to the public.