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Congressional Candidates Answer Questionnaire

Nine hopefuls for 24th district share views on varying topics.

Congressional Candidates Answer Questionnaire
Nine candidates debate at Cal Poly for the 24th Congressional District seat

On May 6 and 13, KCRW and The Santa Barbara Independent are co-hosting two forums that will collectively feature all nine of the candidates running for the 24th Congressional district, which stretches from downtown Ventura north into all of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

The May 6 forum will be held before a live audience at the New Vic Theater in downtown Santa Barbara, and broadcast live from 7 to 8 p.m. The May 13 forum will be held in-studio and broadcast live as well from 7 to 8 p.m.

The questions asked in this questionnaire are: