The candidate forum is free and open to the public.
The Marion County Informer is asking readers to submit questions they would like posed to Republican Congressional candidate Joe Tegerdine of Petal.
Tegerdine will take part in a candidate forum in Columbia today at 6:30 p.m. at the Second Street Bean coffee Shop 321 2nd St., Columbia.
If you have a question you would like Tegerdine to answer, leave it in the comment field below and it may be asked to him during the forum.
The Marion County Informer is sponsoring the forum, which is free and open to the public.
Tegerdine faces Steven Palazzo of Biloxi in the June 1 Republican primary, and the winner will challenge Democrat incumbent Gene Taylor in the November general election. The election is for the Fourth Congressional District, which includes Columbia.
What is Tegerdine’s stance on “No Child Left Behind” which was passed under George W. Bush? What, if any, plans does he have to pursue the federal funding that was promised, though not received by the many states, so that each state can be in full compliance with the federal law? (Many cash- strapped districts are now even more cash-strapped due to NCLB not being funded as it should have been by the federal government)
Will he seek to have NCLB rewritten or redesigned so that it can actually be an attainable education goal?
How do you think you are different from any other Republican or Democrat running for office or that is in office? Will you be just another member of the Party of No or are you able to think for yourself and do what is right for the State of Mississippi even if it goes against the dictates of the Party you are affiliated with?
Why aren’t you a liberal Democrat instead?
Have you ever served in the military? What is your stance on a strong military defense? Are you conservative or just Republican?
What is you stance on the 2nd amendment? Where do you stand on Obamacare? What is your oppinion on the new Arizona illegal immigration bill?
I think you should give us the opportunity to subscribe to your paper tonight at the forum. You are providing a great service to our community, but you must have bills to pay!
Would you be in favor of term limits for Congress?
Why isn’t your opponent in the Republican primary showing up to debate you?
Would you tell us one specific vote that Gene Taylor has made that went against the wishes of the majority of this district? Would you be willing to buck Republican leadership as often as Mr Taylor has Democratic leadership when it was in his judgement better for the district to do so?
What is your stance on “Eminent Domain reform” and how does it differ from your opponents?
Where do you stand on the “Audit the Federal Reserve Bill”?
Would you support a sales taX as opposed to the existing unfair tax code we currently have?