VIDEO: Progressive Neighbors Fall [Dem] Gubernatorial Candidates Forum

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Posted By: Ryan Miner October 10, 2017

Progressive Neighbors held a Democratic gubernatorial candidates forum on Monday, October 9, 2017, at the Silver Spring Civic Center.

Founded in 2006 to help elect Jamie Raskin and other candidates, Progressive Neighbors mission is to help elect candidates who match local progressive values.

Five of the seven declared Democratic candidates for governor participated in the Silver Spring forum, including Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker, state Sen. Rich Madaleno, tech entrepreneur Alec Ross, Baltimore attorney Jim Shea and former Obama official Krishanti Vignarajah.

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and former NAACP CEO Ben Jealous were both absent.

The forum’s agenda (below) was held to strict time standards.

7:30 p.m.: Welcome by Keith Berner, PNSC

7:40 p.m.: Candidate introductions

7:50 p.m.: Moderators’ questions

8:30 p.m.: Candidate questions to each other

9:00 p.m.: Questions from the audience

9:25 p.m.: Closing statement from Progressive Neighbors

Video courtesy of AMinerDetail.com.

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About the Author

Ryan Miner
Ryan R. Miner, MBA is the founder, editor in chief, and senior reporter of A Miner Detail, the Maryland investigative journalism publication he launched in April 2015. He hosts the A Miner Detail Podcast, distributed across Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and seven other platforms. A native of Hagerstown, Maryland, Miner holds a B.A. in political science from Duquesne University (2008) and an MBA from Mount St. Mary's University (2020). He teaches at Frederick Community College. He is also the founder of Sentinel Silver, LLC, Maryland's first older adult technology institute, and the publisher of The Senior Soup, a Maryland senior advocacy platform. His longer story is at ryanrminer.com. Reach him at Ryan@AMinerDetail.com or (240) 244-7075.

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