1st District Republican forum May 25

The two active candidates seeking the Republican nomination for Iowa's 1st District seat in the U.S. House will participate in a candidate forum at 7 p.m. May 25 at the McCaskey Lyceum, Saemann Student Center, on the Wartburg campus in Waverly.

The event is presented by Wartburg Television, the student-run co-curricular television channel.

The public is invited to attend.

The candidates are Will Johnson of Dubuque and Ben Lange of Independence. The primary winner will face incumbent Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo, in the November general election.

 Panelists questioning the candidates will include a representative from KWWL-TV, from the Community Newspapers Group, and from Wartburg Television.

 Each round of questions will focus on a single topic, as follows: the economy (jobs, business), immigration, education, energy, and government including politics.

 The event will be streamed live at

www.wartburgtv.org and at

www.kwwl.com.