Washington U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Democratic challenger Lisa Brown share a stage Wednesday night in downtown Spokane, their first public appearance together ahead of a high-profile November race for Eastern Washington’s 5th Congressional District seat.
Lisa Brown, Cathy McMorris-Rodgers
The candidates will appear at a Northwest Passages forum to be held at the Bing Crosby Theater, jointly hosted by The Spokesman-Review and KHQ-TV. The town hall event will be televised live on KHQ beginning at 6 PM.
McMorris Rodgers faces what appears to be the closest contest to retain the seat she’s held in Congress since being elected in 2004. The Republican emerged on top of the August blanket primary with 49 percent of the vote.
Brown earned 45 percent of the vote, and is seeking to be the first Democrat elected to represent the 5th District since Tom Foley was ousted in 1994.
Other debates are scheduled in October with the Walla Walla Chamber of Commerce, Spokane Rotary 21, and Greater Spokane, Incorporated. (Spokesman-Review)
