{"id":10775,"date":"2014-10-06T07:35:57","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T11:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=10775"},"modified":"2014-10-21T09:16:36","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T13:16:36","slug":"meet-the-candidates-vlcoc-2013-10-07","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/meet-the-candidates-vlcoc-2013-10-07.html","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Candidates @ VLCoC 2014-10-07"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<strong>Update 2014-10-21:<\/strong> Fixed year in title, and <a href=\"\">LAKE videos are posted<\/a>.<p>\r\nTuesday is the annual Chamber Meet the Candidates event.\r\nUsually there&#8217;s not much chance to ask them questions\r\nand see them answer in front of everybody,\r\nbut at least you get to hear them speak.\r\n<p>\r\nOddly the Chamber did not list which candidates will be there,\r\nbut\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/valdostaceo.com\/news\/2014\/10\/valdosta-lowndes-community-invited-meet-candidates\/\">\r\nValdosta CEO did<\/a>:\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valdostahomefinder.com\/Web\/AR450625\/Blog\/post\/?post_id=93340\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;width:300px\" src=\"http:\/\/idx-images.cisdata.net\/acnt\/images\/625\/AR450625\/file_manager\/\/Meet_the_Candidates.JPG\"><\/a>\r\n<p><strong>U.S. Representative &ndash; District 1 <\/strong>\r\n<br>\r\nE.L. Buddy Carter (R)\r\n<br>\r\nBrian Corwin Reese (D)<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>State Senate &ndash; District 8<\/strong>\r\n<br>\r\nC. Ellis Black (R)<br>\r\nBikram Mohanty (D)<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>State House &ndash; District 174<\/strong>\r\n<br>\r\nJohn Corbett (R)\r\n<br>\r\nJessie Smith (D)<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Lowndes County Commission &ndash; District 3<\/strong>\r\n<br>\r\nTally Mark Wisenbaker, Jr. (R)\r\n<br>\r\nTom Hochschild (D)<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chamberorganizer.com\/Calendar\/moreinfo.php?eventid=127534\">\r\nMeet The Candidates 2014<\/a><!--more-->\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<table>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"150\" align=\"right\">\r\n<b>Description:\r\n<\/b>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">\r\nThis event provides the entire community the opportunity to meet candidates for local, state and federal office. Candidates have the opportunity to share their platforms with attendees.\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"150\" align=\"right\">\r\n<b>Event Date:\r\n<\/b>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">\r\n10-07-14\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"150\" align=\"right\">\r\n<b>Event Time:\r\n<\/b>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">\r\n05:30 PM &#8211; 07:30 PM Eastern\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"150\" align=\"right\">\r\n<b>Location:\r\n<\/b>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fusioncreativemarketing.com\/brochures-direct-mail\/\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;width:150px\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fusioncreativemarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/conference-center2.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rainwaterconferencecenter.com\/\">\r\nRainwater Conference Center<\/a>\r\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/preview?q=1+Meeting+Place,Valdosta,GA+31601+us\">1 Meeting Place<\/a>\r\n<br \/>Valdosta, GA  31601\r\n<\/b>\r\n<br \/>UNITED STATES\r\n<br \/>\r\n<br>\r\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=1+Meeting+Place,Valdosta,GA%2031601%20us\">\r\n<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mapquest.com\/maps\/map.adp?city=Valdosta&#038;state=GA&#038;address=1+Meeting+Place&#038;zip=31601&#038;country=us&#038;zoom=5\">\r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"150\" align=\"right\">\r\n<b>Contact Person:\r\n<\/b>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">\r\n<a href=\"mailto:mmoore@valdostachamber.com\">\r\nMiranda Moore<\/a>\r\n<br \/>(phone: 229-247-8100 ex. 231)\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"150\" align=\"right\">\r\n<b>Event Registration:\r\n<\/b>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">\r\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chamberorganizer.com\/members\/evr\/reg_event.php?evid=17586703&#038;orgcode=VLCC\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chamberorganizer.com\/Calendar\/register_button.gif\"><\/a>\r\n<\/b>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Update 2014-10-21: Fixed year in title, and LAKE videos are posted. 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